Early Morning Ruckus

What am I doing up writing this post at 5:30 a.m. you ask? For one, 5:30 is the unholy hour my sons choose to rise at each day. Any tips for helping them sleep in are welcome. For two I woke to Obi Wan, sweet son o’ mine yelling/crying for HELP at the top of his lungs. Nothing will wake a mother out of a dead sleep like the sound of their child in trouble.

Into the bathroom I ran to find Obi Wan standing on top of the toilet lid. Big tears were streaming down his face.

“A mouse!” he yelled in terror.

There on the floor in the corner was a tiny gray bundle seeking to be just as invisible as Obi Wan was. Keeping my eye on the mouse the whole time I picked Obi Wan off the toilet seat and set him down by the door. He ran into his room as quickly as he could. I called for Count Dooku to bring me one of the live catch traps I purchased and bated only yesterday.

After he brought it to me I closed the door and the mouse and I began the show down. Wait? Haven’t I done something like this before? Anyway, this time the little woodland creature would come to me. I set the trap in the middle of the floor and then picked up all items off the floor and moved them into the bathtub. The last item I moved was the plunger, which was the mouses cover. At that he started running recklessly around the bathroom, darting into the door trying for escape. When he realized he was stuck he sat still surveying the area. I stayed as still as I could crouched there on top of the closed toilet lid. After a time mousie moved around and came to the trap which he smelled with eager interest. Then he scampered into it to get the yummy peanut butter dollop inside. I didn’t want to wait for the trap to work on its own. I reach down and lifted the end and the lid snapped closed.

Success!!

Then I drove 3 blocks away with the mouse in tow. I know mice are smart. Ever since letting the last one go I’ve wondered if it knew its way right back in from being just outside our building. I didn’t want to take any chances with this one and I wont with any others we might catch. The second I opened the trap door the mouse darted out and vanished in an instant.

All in a days work I suppose. Now, time for bed…