I am a wimp

I usually think that I am pretty tough moderately speaking I mean I did have 5 kids with no drug assistance. But last night I was up late taking a relaxing bathe and I heard this thumping in the other room curious I went out and saw in the dark something flying around so I turned on the light thinking it was a bird and lo and behold it was a bat, loud screams ensued. I called for my husband and ran back in the bathroom. After an adventure with a broken broom and a baseball bat as well as a smashed picture frame the bat was dead. My heart is still racing just thinking about it I hate bats. We still don't know how it got in the house, I wish I knew. Thankfully my husband was able to face his fears and take care of it but was literally shaking I never thought in our area we would have a problem like this I am sure I will be hearing things all day, oh what is that thumping noise in the chimney.