January 3, 2008

Two Blind Mice

Our maitainance man tells me mice are blind (that fact does not make me feel sorry for them)which means to catch one or two you need to put traps along the walls. This time it seemed to work. We have had really cold weather here the last couple days which drives them indoors through any crack they find. The outside door to our apartment building never gets latched so in they come, down the stairs and into our abode. Dave saw one last night in our kitchen and immediately set a couple traps. By this morning we had one struggling to get unstuck! We took him out before leaving for work. Then we noticed an oder at lunch time and this afternoon I investigated while home sick. Another one had actually succumed under the heating unit, so I bundled up and ran that one out to our dumpster. Hope there isn't a third. When I think of the really awful things missionaries overseas put up with I am grateful that I only have mice. Good news, it should be 60 by Tuesday and they can frolic outside!