Things that go bump in the night

One thing that is never good to hear in the night is unexplainable noises. Last night this happened to John and I twice. The first time we did a quick search and discovered nothing out of place. The second time the noise was much louder. It sounded like a crack and a swoosh. My first thoughts were the endless list of creatures that could be living in my ceiling. My second thought was "PLEASE don't let it fall through the roof and land on my bed." John being the dutiful husband that he is did a second search and once again came back to bed with no explanation.

It was a relief when we discovered in the daylight that the noises we heard was an old rotten, termite eaten tree cracking and falling. The guards watched it fall and since it did not land on the house did not want to wake everyone up by calling which was considerate. There is part of me that wished they would have called because I spent the rest of the night listening for it. They did however call FM (facilities management) and it was cleaned up by lunch.