The lucky bat

I ate dinner at my in-laws the other day (the good kind of in-law, not the kind they make movies about). It was great food, homemade manicotti! Afterwards, we were all sitting on the couches talking about various topics, including how much I love my new job. I was sitting on a couch chair with my back directly up against the window, which had its blinds pulled up to the top. All of a sudden, a small bat climbs out from in between the window and the blinds, where he had apparently been roosting! Katy yells "oh my god! A bat!" and points. The bat flies down and lands on the arm of the chair I was sitting in! Now for those of you who don't know, I LOVE bats! I am fascinated by them, so when the bat landed next to me, all I could do was stare at it with great interest. I had to resist trying to catch it with my bare hands (rabies or some other disease would have made it an UNlucky bat). It then flew off again and landed on a shelf. Bill, my father in law, went and got some leather gloves, and I picked it up, took a picture with it, and let it outside where it flew into the neighbor's yard.

At work the next day, I found out that my supervisor had requested that I return in the fall as a paid law clerk, and got the approval! I would like to thank the little lucky bat for granting my wish. There is a downside though; After use my two other wishes, my soul belongs to him. Well, they do say nothing is free.