Mouse in the House!!

Okay, so I know I live in the country and bugs and mice are inevitable, but I have cats. They should take care of the problem right???

On Monday before work, I noticed Sam staring at some wood boxes I have that holds my glass. I really didn't think much of that. Then a few minutes later, Phil was in the room looking at things. Phil is always getting into things...he is the mischievous one. That night when I got home from work, both cats came out the computer room which was weird. They don't typically hang out in that room unless I am in there. About an hour later, I went into the computer room to reset the wireless connection and realized Phil was staring at the wall. As I turned to see what he was staring at, I thought it would be a bug or spider....NO, it was a small gray mouse.

I started screaming, "It's a mouse, It's a mouse, It's a mouse!!" I probably screamed for 10-20 seconds before I realized now what. It was running on my panes of glass. I couldn't throw something at it. I realized Phil was on the job and so I went to figure out how to trap the mouse. I really think I probably should get some mouse traps. This is mouse three in 6 months. I heard some squeaking so I knew Phil had got it. But Phil really likes to play with his food. He catches bugs and spiders all the time and plays with them before polishing them off. So after a few minutes, I went to see if I could find the mouse. I found Phil staring at where my computer wires are and decided the mouse would have to be in the mess down there. I spotted it and found something to pick it up with to take it to the dump.

I don't like mice. I know I had many hamsters growing up, but when I see a mouse, I think big teeth and ?? diseases.

Now I think that Phil and Sam probably had been having fun with the mouse all day before I got home. That is probably why I was able to catch it and it didn't try to run away. Poor mouse.

So the lesson last week went pretty well. I had a couple of people come up and ask if I was going to be the new Sunday School teacher....NO. Then they said they enjoyed it more than most lessons in the past couple months. That was nice. However, I was nervous the whole time since the Stake President is in our ward, and in the classroom, I am not much of an Old Testament person, and when nervous things slip out like kind of starting to sing primary songs while teaching. I couldn't help myself...we were talking about the Rock and building our foundation on it. The song with the rain came to my mind, and I started making the hand movements while talking about not building upon the sand. :-)

Also, thanks to all those who have sent in the replies to the 20-21 questions. I am starting to pull things together, and I am having so much fun. I get a glimpse of everyones memories and it brings me back a little. It is still not too late to send your responses in. So if you haven't, please do. I don't want anyone to feel left out. However, don't wait too long to send it in. My June/July is really busy and I want to get this project done before too long. :-0

So it has been a long time since I updated the blog. I am alive.

Things here are going pretty well. I feel that I am getting the hang of the job. I have also decided that I don't like computers or troubleshooting why they don't work. Other than that I feel like I am actually able to contribute to the walnut industry. Yeah!!

The weather here has been just great. It has been rainier than usual (or at least that is what I am told), but that is great for the trees. I am hoping, but not really hoping, that it will warm up enough that the pool behind my house won't be too cold when I start to go swimming. I went and bought a bathing cap and goggles so I could swim laps. Since the mornings are still a bit brisk, I have been too scared to jump in.

I am busy with girls camp stuff. I have had the girls over to my house twice already and I think we will have them over again this month. I get to teach first aid on Wednesday. That is actually a bit scary. Me teaching girls what to do in an emergency...people better not get hurt. That is all I have to say. :-)

As you all know I am trying to put together a family photo tree so I have been "stealing" pictures from blogs, facebook, the family website, and digging through some of my old photos. Needless to say I have a picture of almost everyone. There is a handful of people that I still need to get pictures for, or they might just have to be okay with whatever I can pull out. ;-)

Also, does anyone remember the song that Dad used to sing when he was making pancakes?