Okay, I’ve talked to a few people about my critter problem and they say I need to blog about it. Feel free to laugh at me. I’m not a wimp about much, but when it comes to rodents I am. I am terrified of rodents and especially when I can hear them in my house.
Yeah, one night a couple of weeks ago I was sitting at my computer, Clark was upstairs, the kids and dog were sleeping and I heard the scurrying between my floors! The next morning I heard the scurrying in my kitchen ceiling. I called my exterminator and the dear man that he is because he appreciates my fear came out within 40 minutes of my call. He investigated and found no signs of them in my house. Whew! He put out traps in the garage along with some poison (out of the way of children and pet). We have caught 3 mice in the garage and I know for a fact one met its fate with the wheel of my van! My exterminator said this is a bad year for mice. The cold nights aren’t helping, but our subdivision used to be a field and there’s new construction. What was I thinking?
Side note: Our house in Michigan was built in 1954 and I can honestly say in the almost 12 years I lived there I NEVER had a sign of a mouse! I loved my neighbor cats!
I digress. Well, one morning I heard them in the wall of my jutted area in the kitchen. Let’s just say I’m not sure I could save my kids from a rodent invasion. They were oblivious to the noises so I nonchalantly left the kitchen and left them to fend for themselves against my villain. I have this overwhelming fear that I’m going to reach for something and they’re going to run up my arm. I shake my shoes every time I put them on; I watch my steps to make sure one is not under me. Mind you there’s not been a sign in my house, but I’m still cautious.
I talked to my friend Carrie yesterday and she happened to call me in the midst of scurrying. She assured me with Maizie in the house they would smell her and not come in. I felt better, but also felt better in the research I had done that schnauzers are rodent hunters. Hmmmm, I have a cat in the shape of a Maizie Blue!
Yesterday, Shealyn and I made cupcakes for her to take in as a birthday treat. I came down last night about 9:30 to put them in a container overnight and I would frost them in the morning. Well, as I was reaching for the cupcake holder I caught a glimpse of SOMETHING. I convinced myself it was a reflection from my glasses. So I reached again and there he was at eye level. I screamed, ran up the stairs while yelling for Clark. Clark came running—he later told me it was a guttural scream and thought someone was in the house trying to hurt me. There was, he just happened to be 3 inches long and a few ounces. My exact words to Clark were, “you better find him and kill him!” So my man’s man, protector, hero got down on his hands and knees in the pantry and started moving things around to find him. He had the rolling pin in one hand while moving things around and mentioned to me it would be nice if I could come help him. Um, yeah right, I was standing on a chair in the living room close enough only to see what he was doing. Pretty soon he had him cornered and was calling Maizie over for help in the adventure. Yeah, Maizie wouldn’t leave my side. So much for a rodent hunter. Realizing he’s not going to get any help with his mission he stands up, rolling pin poised and moves the jug that has this little critter cornered and out he scurries——-over Clark’s foot and under the stove! He’s gone, vanished, can’t find him. Hopefully Clark gave him a heart attack and he won’t back. However, I’m a bit more realistic than that. He’ll be back and probably with friends, but we’ll be prepared. Clark said he would clean out the whole pantry tonight and check for any very small holes and fill them if need be, plus get traps.
Needless to say I put in a pretty restless night for fear he and his friends would be back and find their way up the stairs and into my room. This morning I made Clark get most everything I would need for the day out of the pantry. And as I very bravely timidly peeked in there this morning there are definitely signs of a critter visit last night. If I could I would stay out of the kitchen today, but that’s not going to happen, so I will be making lots of noise while doing my work today.
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