Do you ever find yourself saying things that you never thought would be coming out of your mouth? That is an almost daily occurrence for me.

Just the other day as I walked into the house from work, my wonderfully patient husband approached to hug me. I waved him off with a warning and said, “I have a rat in my bra.” Some people would find that odd. Many men would be mortified. My husband’s reply: “Just one?” I had put the sole surviving orphan from a large litter in there to keep him warm for the trip home. Baby mammals need to be fed every few hours around the clock, so the rehabbers and select volunteers at Peace River Wildlife Center take turns at home care. Not everyone uses their underwear. He is now set up in an old aquarium, on a heating pad, in a cozy little nest of tissues. He is bottle fed a special formula using a one-cc syringe every few hours, which will continue until his eyes open and he starts to eat on his own. Only time will tell if there was any psychological damage from his Victoria’s Secret moment.