A scene from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” played out in a North Carolina home.
A squirrel snuck into a Waxhaw home and made a beeline for the family Christmas tree.
Mom Taylor Stading says the critter got in through a loose roof shingle, climbed through a sink pipe opening, and emerged in an upstairs bathroom.
That’s when the family dog chased it and the squirrel took shelter in the tree.
Taylor opened a window and finally got it to leave with a little nudge from a dust mop.
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