The House of Mouse!

One mouse down, how many more to go?
Living in the country has it's positive aspects but the drawbacks are mice and other vermin!

Tonight was an example of a drawback! I've seen a mouse or two in the office and even in the kitchen so I knew something had to be done! Obviously Pogo (our cat) is on a first name basis with them and must party with them at night as he's yet to catch one! (mice are crafty and not in a good sense as in 'hey, we could sell this on Etsy!')

So, with a hard heart I had to buy some d-con and put it in places that I knew the mice would be and NOT where the kids could get to it!

That was a few days ago and I did see one pop up in the kitchen and I just said, 'Yeah, you keep eating those little treats I'm leaving out for you!' Muhahahahaha

Tonight, I had just made dinner and was standing in the kitchen with Mike. A little furry body comes out into the middle of the kitchen floor!! I scream and jump up on the counter top (brave person that I am!) and tell Mike to get rid of it!! It's obviously had some of the d-con as it's not running away!!

Mike says, 'So, how can I get rid of it?!'

I said, 'Pick it up by the tail and throw it outside!!!'

He declined to do that but instead scooped the mouse up in the taco box that was on the side and took it outside.

A few hours later I decided to check and see what has happened to mr mouse. Outside the back door is a taco box and the mouse that is no more. (I won't do the whole parrot sketch!) Little limp body and I'm sure I even saw x's on his eyes. Yes, people, this is an ex-mouse....ok, I'll stop.

I called out to Mike....there's a dead mouse on our back step!!! I tried to move it myself but I got within centimeters of the mouses tail (I was planning on flinging it across the fence....let the neighbors deal with my murderous ways) and a big shudder ran through my body. Nope. Couldn't do it!!

So, I came inside and carried on with whatever the hell I was doing. (the trauma has made me forget)

Half an hour later I hear the back door open and Callum comes up the stairs and he's saying, 'Mom, this mouse is sooo cuuuuuute!'

Talk about a freak out moment!! I screamed and Mike laughed his arse off from the office!!

I'm trying to herd Callum outside and I manage to make him throw the mouse into the garbage can!! Callum was protesting all the way, 'but he's so cuuuute'!

I tried to explain that the mouse died and is now in mouse heaven. Callum comes back in the house and I scrub his hands until he protests quite loudly.

An hour later and I'm calling the kids in as it's time to go to bed. Callums still talking about the mouse and saying how cute it was and that he's now in the garden.

WHAT??!!

He saw my face and said, 'Nevermind!' as he could see that mama was going for another freak out!

I turned to the garbage can and yep it's upended and not a mouse in site! (dead or otherwise)

Another round of hand de-germing goes on.

Tomorrow I shall check on the grave of mr (or mrs) mouse and hope that some hungry animal comes along and eats it.

But, now I'm worried that I'll find a dead cat on my doorstep that's eaten a poisoned mouse!

Maybe I should just get a condo?! Or a pent house?! You never hear of pent houses with mice problems, do you?!

I apologize (or if you're reading this in the UK, apologise!) for my self centeredness!!

Yes, I've gone on and on about Etsy and it's all been ME, ME, ME. I can blush and say sorry all you want but I've been selfish!!

Soooooo many cool and great people on Etsy!!

I have a very low 'cry' threshold and one lovely lady named Melanie (Bags by Melanie )brought that out in me! She contacted me on Etsy and asked if I would make a cross stitch pattern from her pictures. Of course I would!! And then she sends me over the most gorgeous kids!! I don't know what it is about making these patterns....there's just something so personal about them. This is someone giving me pictures of her precious children so that I can make patterns. I don't know how I can convey the feelings of trust that this invokes! (or is it envokes....whatever...it's late and I'm too tired for dictionary.com!) Anyway, I felt myself tearing up when I was making them. And that happens a lot!!

A friend of mine from LML (TheLoudMouthLadies ) asked me to do one of her grandfather that passed away. Talk about a mess of tears!!

And one of the great ladies of LML (Gloria) asked me to do one of her son and again, I feel like I know this person so well that doing this for her just brought tears to my eyes!! Gloria has a wonderful son named Luke who is truly a wonderful boy!! He is so blessed to have Glo and Derrick as his parents!

Oh and not to forget Caren who's doggy I'm trying to immortalize! (it's getting there Caren, I promise!)

Soooooo....this whole post is to celebrate the love of giving and family and well, anything that I can think of to make me cry!!

Sorry about all the penises.....just kind of got obsessed!! I promised boobies but didn't really come through, eh?!

And I'm going to work on give aways too!! I've got tons of books that I've read that are in great condition that I'd love to pass on so that will be mentioned in future posts in the spirit of giving!!

Gotta give!! :)