OH THE JOYS OF A RENTAL HOME

OF MICE AND MEN (or WOMAN)

So today I got up and we are finally getting over the strep. Yep - Tuesday the whole family spent the morning at an IHC instacare where the result was positive. Not in a good way. Everybody had strep. After two days of awfulness - I was ready this morning for a good day - dangit!

After laundry and cleaning all morning (finally a clean house...) I was vacuuming and a little friend scampered across the floor. Now - I'm not really scared of a mouse - but yes I did do the girly Ahhh and may have jumped a little.

He/she ran straight into my pantry full of all sorts of yummy foods.

I hate to admit it - but I panicked. I called Terminex and was going to let them deal with it. They didn't call back for 2 whole hours. I had trapped the little bugger with one of the kids blankies blocking the pathway under the door (yes I washed this later - ewe!). When they called back and told me they wouldn't be here until tomorrow I knew what had to be done.

So with spatula and rubber bowl in hand I opened the pantry. "Here mousy mousy". I slowly took one thing out at a time. There was mouse poop everywhere and two bags of chips and actually been eaten through - not very bright because just 2 shelves up there was a perfectly good bag of chips already opened.

I was ready to smack and cover at the first movement. Just then - I stepped on something squishy and I was up in arms (jumping and squealing at the same time). Whew - it was just one of those stupid jelly bracelets. But where the crap is the mouse?

I cleaned out the whole pantry - which was great for finally gettting it organized - and the little bugger wasn't there. He must have slipped out during the jelly bracelet part.

No mouse - dangit!

I called Justin and told him to stop on the way home and pick up some mouse traps (as this is exactly what the Property Management Company told me to do - losers!)

When Justin got home he started to put the traps together and as he was sticking them in the bottom of the pantry - POP - there he/she was!!! I told him to move aside and let me get the bugger. I was getting this mouse one way or another.

He/she JUMPED AT ME - and BAM - I smacked the plastic bowl right on top of his head. VICTORY!!! I was so excited. Mira and Boyd came a running - they thought that was the coolest thing ever.

Oh - but it wasn't Over - OH NO! POP, scatter, POP - OH MY HECK - yep Another one. Justin slid the first one across the floor with the kids scooting along with him. You'd think we never had a pet - oh wait we never have. So anyway...

It jumped too (must be a sibling, they act the same:-). And BAM - under the bowl he went.

Whew! Now they sit in their little bowls with paper plate lids (with air holes of course) with mouse killer pellets just waiting to be eaten. They really are quite cute little verman.

BUT - I burned my chicken while I was trying to catch them - so I think we might be having MouseKaBobs for dinner:-) So much for cute - more like nummy!

HALLOWEEN 2008

So today started out NOT like any other day. Up before dawn due to my endless nightmares this week (Must Be A Halloween Thing), and than a morning and afternoon filled with yard work fun.
BTW - THANK YOU TAMMY, ANNA & KIRSTEN for ALL your help today.

I finally got the flowerbeds to look Great.

By 1:00 I was ready to pass out - this included not just yard work but several diaper changes, quick lunch for the kids, and 2 time outs. Whew! So I began my short relaxation on the couch with some leftover chicken enchiladas - YUMMY!

At 2:30 I began getting Mira and I ready for trick or treating at Daddy's work. I know I should have passed on this - but who misses the chance to show off such cute kids:-)

By 3:30 all the kids are in the car ready to go. I still have rollers in my hair and for the life of me I cannot find my cell phone. WITHOUT MY CELL PHONE - I am driving naked. It's just not doable. So I began my calls to my phone with half my curlers still in my hair and only 1 knee high nylon on.

I kept my ear to the side of that couch for 3 whole phone calls. For the life of me - I couldn't figure out how the heck it got down there. So I got a knife and I attempted to turn the BIG couch over. My leg still hurts. So I braced myself and grunted a big "OOOOOOOAAA" and it lifted. It was a miracle. However - I heard a distinct ripping sounds from my body. I was a little worried until I saw that the whole side of my costume had been torn. But - I got my phone.

So off to Dad's work. Fun - quick, and dad got off early.

This was the 1st year I've gotten to go trick-or-treating with the kids. It was so much fun. The only problem was when someone didn't answer the door - Boyd would break down into a fit of rage. Can you blame him - I mean What The Hell is wrong with people that write things on their door like "No Candy, Go Away". Asses! Boyd just expressed what we were all feeling.

We came home and spread out the candy and went Hog Wild. All of us ate til we were sick. Boyd opened all the suckers and tasted them and than ate the one he thought was the best. I had to remind my conservative hubby (aka Dad) - that it wasn't a big deal.

Now I'm ready to get this dress off and relax my ta-tas for awhie. PJ's and shower here I come.

I hope everyone had as fun a Halloween as we did!

October 26, 2008

BOYD'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY

This is my first official blog. I've heard this is pretty cool stuff - so I thought I'd give it a try.

Boyd's Birthday was yesterday. We didn't really say anything because his party is next week (we delayed his birthday due to a BYU football game - I know, I know). But when we went to the Butterfield Halloween party they sang to him. He was so excited to get all that attention and he is just learning how to blow out the candle.

Basically - he sucks at the candle thing - but he's got years to improve it:-)

Than we went to a haunted forrest at this nursery which was pretty cool for being free. I wish I would have known ahead of time because my cute black heels were not the shoe of choice for the dirt path. Step, smoosh, step, smoosh - you get the gist.

Mira was so scared and kept grabbing onto me as tight as possible - thus cutting off my air circulation. Which basically came down to step, squish, breath, step, squish, breath.

However today she was begging to go back. She's such a horror junkie.

So a BYU game, Halloween party, Birthday Party, and haunted forest - I think I'm pretty much a super Mom (for a moment anyway).

Oh and Boyd is the freakin cutest chicken/turkey I've ever seen.