I heard him/her chattering and I sneaked a peak.
I laid awake for the entire evening when I went to our cottage. When I realized the two of us had a squirrel in the chimney, the only thought I had was to smoke him out. I sad about the squirrel and I hoped she was smart enough to go up the chimney to safety and to not stay there and die. My partner tried to make me believe better, even though I didn’t want to be cheered. When 4AM came around, I couldn’t sit there any longer. I got up and lit the stove so I could start some breakfast. My partner always got up at 5AM and I wanted to have a nice breakfast for him. I heard a noise and there was the squirrel, inside the fire cage over the fireplace. She was looking over at me, care about I had put him in jail. I went over to the cage and I sat down on the floor to talk to him. I told him how dangerous a fireplace was and that it could hurt him. She cocked her head and chattered. I told him that I wanted him out of the fireplace and that she had to go home. I swear I saw him shake her head no. I even rattled the fireplace cover, even though she would not move. She kept looking over toward the empty pantry. I moved the fireplace cover and she headed over to the pantry. I heard him/her chattering and I sneaked a peak. There were several baby squirrels and she was wrapped around them. It was no wonder she didn’t want to leave the house. She had babies.