And Now For Something Completely Different

What can be completely different, you ask? How about this...

At about 11:30 last nite, Saron and I took a little break from packing and transporting stuff to the storage unit. He was reading me funny things from the Internet and I was sitting on the couch holding two sleeping dogs in my lap.

It was late and I was tired - it had been a long day, after all. So, when I saw what I saw you can (I hope) understand my delayed reaction.

This is what I saw...

A big, ugly, short eared,brown mouse!!!!!!!!!!!

It scampered out from between two boxes right into the middle of the living room! The vile thing stopped, looked up at me (it was, maybe, two feet away from the couch), jumped in surprise, and scampered back between the boxes.

I know I opened my mouth when I first saw the disgusting creature, but I was so surprised to see it, that it took a moment to register that I REALLY HAD seen it. A mouse! In my house!!

Then I panicked!

I grabbed both babies and screeched at Saron "MOUSE!! A MOUSE!!!! GET IT!!!! AHHH!!!! EEEEE!!!!!"

All I could think is that I had to keep the babies from discovering it. I remember the precious puppy I grew up with bringing us mice when I was a little kid - It was gross! I did not want a repeat!

Saron did not see the vile invader, but he's smart - he doesn't argue with me.

We leashed the babies and all of us went to the store. It was exactly midnite when I entered Meijers. I was still shaking. The employees came up to me looking concerned. Yeah, I was in my pajamas, but at least I had taken the time to put on jeans and a sweatshirt as well.

When I asked where the mouse traps were, they all smiled in relief and nodded. Several came along to help me and listen as I told my tale of the horrible attack my family had just survived. For some reason, they were particularly amused when they discovered that my babies are dogs...and a Beagle and Dachshund to boot!

And that brings us to a whole different subject - What kind of dog is unaware of a mouse when it's in the same room, just feet away??????!!!!!!