in honor of my bat post, don't make us stop this car has begun an animal antics friday. so, of course, i feel the need to join in this week.
when i was a little kid, my parents traveled a lot. my siblings had all moved out on their own so usually a high school student/family friend would come to my house and stay with me. there were always memorable moments, but this one time the girl and i spotted a mouse in our kitchen. we both screamed and jumped on the counter. it squeaked and ran to the bathroom. we very quickly shut the door. we did notice that like most doors there was about 4 inches of space. most definitely small enough for a mouse.
because we were smart girls we got a towel from the other bathroom and stuffed it under the door. after being sure that all cracks were stuffed we went to bed. we were so proud of ourselves. my parents would be home in a couple of days and they could catch the mouse we had trapped in the bathroom.
we didn't pay much attention to the towel - we knew we were safe from that monster. my parents got home and noticed the towel. as proud as could be i explained the whole event. the giant monster that ran from under the fridge, stopped and stared at us with bulging eyes and nearly attacked us before seeking refuge in the bathroom. my parents indulged me as i told the tale. after climbing to a secure height i granted permission for my father to remove the towel and catch the critter.
when he lifted the towel, thousands of little towel parts fell to the ground. it is like it disinegrated!!! when my parents laughed i was confused, but then it all hit me. while i thought i was safe from this monster critter, it had successfully chewed it's way out of the bathroom and roamed the house!
my mom and i caught that mouse the following week, while my dad was gone, on one of those sticky mouse traps! i did not handle this well, and frankly neither did my mom, but by the time my dad got home, the mouse was gone!!!
when i was a little kid, my parents traveled a lot. my siblings had all moved out on their own so usually a high school student/family friend would come to my house and stay with me. there were always memorable moments, but this one time the girl and i spotted a mouse in our kitchen. we both screamed and jumped on the counter. it squeaked and ran to the bathroom. we very quickly shut the door. we did notice that like most doors there was about 4 inches of space. most definitely small enough for a mouse.
because we were smart girls we got a towel from the other bathroom and stuffed it under the door. after being sure that all cracks were stuffed we went to bed. we were so proud of ourselves. my parents would be home in a couple of days and they could catch the mouse we had trapped in the bathroom.
we didn't pay much attention to the towel - we knew we were safe from that monster. my parents got home and noticed the towel. as proud as could be i explained the whole event. the giant monster that ran from under the fridge, stopped and stared at us with bulging eyes and nearly attacked us before seeking refuge in the bathroom. my parents indulged me as i told the tale. after climbing to a secure height i granted permission for my father to remove the towel and catch the critter.
when he lifted the towel, thousands of little towel parts fell to the ground. it is like it disinegrated!!! when my parents laughed i was confused, but then it all hit me. while i thought i was safe from this monster critter, it had successfully chewed it's way out of the bathroom and roamed the house!
my mom and i caught that mouse the following week, while my dad was gone, on one of those sticky mouse traps! i did not handle this well, and frankly neither did my mom, but by the time my dad got home, the mouse was gone!!!
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