Tracy Estes:  

Life For two years I have been living, with my husband and 2 dogs, in New England. My husband's work brought us here. Even though my husband works in Massachusetts, we chose to live in a rural area of New Hampshire. Population around 3,000. There are several acres of forest behind our house. That means that many wild creatures are our neighbors. The other morning I found a bat sleeping on our living room curtains! Image that! A city girl finding a bat in her home:) I screamed loudly, and the bat continued to sleep! Luckily, my husband hadn't yet left for work. He 'escorted' our visitor to the backyard. I am sure we will see it flying around some evening. Fine. It is not welcome in our home, though. I enjoy all of the other creatures: frogs, butterflies, fireflies, crickets, deer, etc.... Okay. The skunks aren't too enjoyable:) Cute but stinky. Living super close to many other states is fun. We are about 30 minutes from Maine and Massachusetts. Rhode Island is a few hours from us, and New York is about a 4 hour drive. French Canada is also close: ...Expand for more