tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082912816664794283.post2244192105183705455..comments2023-08-17T01:42:26.718-07:00Comments on understanding (n.): So here's the deal with mice.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326454493728489973noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082912816664794283.post-58185610712962232652011-05-04T08:23:39.521-07:002011-05-04T08:23:39.521-07:00@Susan ... we talked about that! But I am *so* al...@Susan ... we talked about that! But I am *so* allergic. I think we're on the up and up -- all the holes are stuffed and it's been a few days since I've seen anything. Fingers crossed!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326454493728489973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082912816664794283.post-9051370211755315252011-05-04T08:10:54.856-07:002011-05-04T08:10:54.856-07:00This is hilarious...you need a cat (of your very o...This is hilarious...you need a cat (of your very own)! Maybe the landlord will let you borrow one of hers? Unless of course, you're allergic =)SUSANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830900655516717369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082912816664794283.post-36587572700885823682011-04-28T11:09:28.834-07:002011-04-28T11:09:28.834-07:00@Elizabeth - it's certainly been adrenaline pr...@Elizabeth - it's certainly been adrenaline producing. I would love to say that's been nice not having to focus so narrowly on theory, which is seriously hurting my brain, but the lack of sleep is a real problem! One lady at a professional meeting I had just snorted and said, "You know they're not going to hurt you, right?' and I said, "The fear and the adrenaline and the lack of sleep are hurting me." WHERE'S MANKIE WHEN YOU NEED HIM?? ;) I wonder what Rebekah would think if she saw the mouse ...? She'd probably love it. And that would make me sad.<br /><br />@ Willow: No birds, no bats. No good! The poop is the worst. I just found some this morning by a bar of soap I keep on my bathroom counter. They love soap! I should have remembered!<br /><br />Update:<br /><br />I had my friend Scott from my MSW program, a huge, ex Army drill instructor, come over to check the trap that snapped shut. He took it outside to find there was nothing in it. Then he said, "Have you considered getting some CBT help for this?" (Cognitive Behavior Therapy). None of the traps have caught anything. Shoes is coming this weekend to mouse proof the house. Steel wool in holes, snap traps, if they sell it, I'm purchasing it!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326454493728489973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082912816664794283.post-66002053615031417412011-04-28T09:00:11.152-07:002011-04-28T09:00:11.152-07:00Oh, lord love ya girl! I am not quite as freaked ...Oh, lord love ya girl! I am not quite as freaked by mice, but I sure don't like them. I hate finding poop in my kitchen cupboards and drawers...evidence that they're back. Every fall. Or I'll find one of the traps with a smashed carcass in it and it scares me. Or I go outside and find that the neighborhood cat (why do they never seem to BELONG to anybody?), has had a feeding frenzy...and while I appreciate the effort...why does she leave my yard littered with mouse heads and asses?<br /><br />We had a bat in our house when Rob was little. Talk about freak!<br /><br />And my last place, not only did we have a mouse problem (trailers are notorious for being full of little holes), but we had a problem with birds flying down the woodstove pipe...to the tune of 5 or more a day...that would then be flapping around inside with ashes...nope...can't go back there...it makes me twitch to think about it.<br /><br />So? Do you have the mouse?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082912816664794283.post-24375295828257107902011-04-27T22:48:23.042-07:002011-04-27T22:48:23.042-07:00So was there no one in your trap? I'm glad you...So was there no one in your trap? I'm glad you have such a wonderful landlord who would come, armed with a broom to help you fight the beast. <br />I know you think this is horrible and I'd probably freak in your same situation...but wasn't it nice to free your brain of all the logical thinking you've been doing and all the studying to have an adventure in mice hunting?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443926972326472175noreply@blogger.com