We live in the woods. It is a fact that there is lots of wildlife and they belong here more than we, though when Finley began to crawl I had to draw the line with the field mice. I tried to catch and release them - they got out of the traps. I tried the electric boxes that are supposed to kill them instantly/humanely (?) but actually didn't work until finally it was a full on war with the horrible snap traps. In the past two months I have given up and let them live their little lives in our basement and looked the other way. The other part of this story is that I made some Christmas garland out of rigatoni. Two pounds of rigatoni, dyed four different colors - it was awesome and gave me those good homemade crafty mom feelings that I often strive for... I saved the garland with the rest of the decorations in the basement. Maybe you can guess the rest. These pieces were found in clothing bags up in the ATTIC! I can't even find the bag that held the garland - they took the whole bag! TWO POUNDS OF RIGATONNNIIIIII! They can eat forever on that. The worst part is the scratch scratch scratch of them dragging and munching it in the ceilings at 4:30 in the a.m. !!!
3 comments:
I feel your pain, but that is really funny! Don't feel too bad I have them in my car!
I love the pasta colors!
And weirdly, we too have mice now. Behind our sink and in our silverware drawers.
I know I should mind them but I just don't. I like the sound of them running around in there and the whole mousy idea. I guess its the poo that I should worry about, right?
Besides, Zarina will eventually start doing her job...I hope.
I hear ya' Cami! We've got them too here in the Rhode Island woods... we've been able to liberate a few with traps Paul made: soda bottle w/ top cut off and inverted, taped down, pb in the bottom (trapped w/ food, then we have to let them out in the woods).
I think the kids think they're just more pets.
Rhea (Annie's friend/old studio partner)
P.S. That little girl of yours is beautiful!
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