When raccoons get up on the back porch, Mama just sweep 'em off with the broom

As I write, there is a family of raccoons pawing at our living room window. Here's one:


In the past year, we have found a snake in my closet, a small guinea pig or large hamster in the living room, several cockroaches, and now raccoons.

Megan thinks that one of us is going to grow up to be a horse whisperer or something. I can't think of a better explanation for this madness.