I had an intruder!

Last night I woke up at about 2am in the morning and heard a pot dropping in the kitchen. I was a bit scared but thought I should go and check it out. I armed myself with a sharp pencil and crept up to the kitchen area but couldn't make out any shapes. My elite ninja skills kept me secreted away and I could definitely hear some movement in there. Whatever was in there did not sound very human, and when turned on the light I encountered one of the biggest possums I'd ever seen. Cheeky little bugger wasn't even scared of me- and just casually looked around for an opening to get out. I didn't particularly want possum patty for dinner the next night, so rather than killing it, I just herded the little intruder back to the door and out through the doggy door.

*phew*

note to self- funny faces and wild gesticulation do not work possums, but hissing like a cat and making claws out of my hands does.

*cough* Spanking the possum's bottom to help it through the doggy door was mildly amusing. *cough*