OK - I won't bore you with the details, but all I can say is the score is KilKenney Family - 1, Mouse - 0 as of today. It feels like a small win. We'll keep at it and hopefully go into 2010 mouse free!
Also - tomorrow is the next collective wisdom question - so get your keypads ready, it should be lively.
Showing posts with label Things I Hate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Things I Hate. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
EEK - I've Come Undone
There are very few things that completely throw me. I like to think of myself as fairly unflappable, but this morning I saw a mouse run under my stove. I swore, jumped and screamed, not necessarily in that order.
I hate rodents in general, but I particularly hate mice and I completely hate the idea that there is one in my house. - I know, there are probably more than one, but I am going to continue to rationalize that one brave, lonely mouse made it's way into my house by mistake on his way to a field somewhere.
I rushed to the hardware store to buy traps and anything else that might make it go away. The dog, is no help - in fact she is afraid of anything that moves.
I, of course, googled "getting rid of a mouse" and found about a million websites that talk about sealing up any small entrances to the house - that doesn't help me much now does it? They also talked about cleaning the house which I took personal offense to because my house is clean - not obsessively clean, but certainly keep critters out clean.
As you can probably tell from reading this, I may be overreacting, but this has almost taken me down. Who knows - maybe I had a run in with a rodent in another life.
I will defeat this mouse though - I refuse to let it take over my life. The men in my house and I will be strong in our pursuit of the mouse and humanely put it out of my house - and all of our misery.
Any mouse hunting ideas are welcome, and I'll keep you all posted on the progress.
I hate rodents in general, but I particularly hate mice and I completely hate the idea that there is one in my house. - I know, there are probably more than one, but I am going to continue to rationalize that one brave, lonely mouse made it's way into my house by mistake on his way to a field somewhere.
I rushed to the hardware store to buy traps and anything else that might make it go away. The dog, is no help - in fact she is afraid of anything that moves.
I, of course, googled "getting rid of a mouse" and found about a million websites that talk about sealing up any small entrances to the house - that doesn't help me much now does it? They also talked about cleaning the house which I took personal offense to because my house is clean - not obsessively clean, but certainly keep critters out clean.
As you can probably tell from reading this, I may be overreacting, but this has almost taken me down. Who knows - maybe I had a run in with a rodent in another life.
I will defeat this mouse though - I refuse to let it take over my life. The men in my house and I will be strong in our pursuit of the mouse and humanely put it out of my house - and all of our misery.
Any mouse hunting ideas are welcome, and I'll keep you all posted on the progress.
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