1, 2, 3, 4 Mice Walking on the Floor

You heard me. 4. That is a total of 4 mice in one day. Granted 2 were dead on a trap already. But, regardless, the total was 4.

Let me start at the beginning. Early this afternoon, I walked into the living room. I sat at my computer to peruse the internet. I was happily clicking away. Then I saw it. Out of the corner of my eye it ran, from near me where I sat on the couch, toward the TV. Like any normal girl, I screamed. I told Brian where it went and and I left the room in a hurry.

Brian searched high and low. No mouse in the room. However, while gathering sticky traps from other parts of the apartment Brian discovered two dead mice on a sticky trap in our kitchen. Ewwwww.

So, Brian wanted me to believe the problem was solved. He tried to reason with me that I should be happy that two mice were dead already.

We were sitting in the bedroom and and I saw a mouse! He poked his grimy little head out from under the closet door. What a bold creature this is! I screamed again. Brian made chase. He quickly barricaded the closet off so that the mouse could not escape. My brave Brian cornered the devil and forced it onto a sticky trap. My hero! He took it out with the trash.

But lo! The story continues! At this point I was relieved. Happy that the horror had ceased, Brian and I commenced watching Dexter Season 2 on DVD (watch it if you haven't seen it). While watching we heard it. Another little dirty mouse was in the room with us! We could hear it trying to eat the little poison bags!

Brian ripped apart the room but the little thing escaped. There is clearly a hole that we do not know about. Stupid mice.

Right now, Brian and I have started watching Dexter again. I am drinking beer to keep calm and we are waiting. Brian has a flashlight and I hope we catch the little mouse. Wish us luck. Any advice is welcome!

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Anonymous said…

All I can say is "eeeeeekkkkkkk!!!"

3:06 PM

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