Morning Sickness

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This morning I felt so nauseous. No I'm not expecting number four! Before I had a chance to finish my first cup of coffee, I discovered that I have an intruder in the house. This is what I know so far. He likes to gorge on peaches, he's an adept climber and he used my bread bowl as a bathroom. Yeap! I have a mouse in the house.

So for the past hour I've been going back and forth from "OMG how do I get rid of the little sucker" to "oh well I live in the country now and maybe he's a little bit like Ratatouille and I should just let him have a midnight snack....Who am I kidding I'm freaking out, I need to get rid of this guy. And I'm pissed. If we live in the countryside why does he have to come into my house?!

Here are my options:
1. Borrow my neighbor's cat who I'm told is an outstanding hunter. But I'm highly allergic to cats so it's a high price to pay!
2. Go to Home Depot and buy mouse traps. But I can't handle seeing dead things! I wonder if there's a kid in the neighborhood who would remove dead mice for money...
3. Ask my father in law to fly over from Spain so he can whack it dead with a broom (that's what he did when he found one 2 years ago)
4. Pay a professional a ridiculous fee to get the job done.
5. Go on vacation and hope that he's gone when I come back....

Aghhh! I don't know! I just want Ratatouille and his family to stay out of my kitchen. In the meantime I've put all of my fruits in the fridge, and if this guy comes for a snack tonight all he will find is a stack of papers.

Anyone have any wisdom to share?

Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    There are traps you can buy that keep the suckers inside away from delicate eyes. They are still dead but let's just say the are already in a handy coffin. Ask at the local hardware store

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  2. City GirlJuly 19, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    Excellent. Just what I need! Thank you.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 26, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    Why not buy a "live trap"? You can get it at the hardware store. It's a tube that catches the mouse and then you can bring it to a park or woods and release it. Much better karma ...

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