At one of our garage sales Mom found this large C, and scooped it up. She painted it white and I hung it above the very large H she had made me some time ago. Now I just need a tiny B to add to it!
Sporting one of my new to me garage sale shirts!!
View from my desk of my CH
Tuesday was my day to head to the nursing home I frequent. It was such a wonderful time! I made the assistant and a husband of a patient cry with one of my songs, I don't think that has ever happened before!
Tuesday night I went to bed a little later than planned, thanks to a good book. I was laying in bed and about to sleep when I heard a noise. I ignored it, and then I heard two more noises. Sigh. I knew I had to investigate. So I put on my closed toed shoes that were thankfully in my bedroom! Pulled my hair back in a pony tail, and put my glasses on. I creeped into the hallway and stood there for a minute trying to decide where to look first. Something told me to look in my furnace room, so I opened the door and turned on the light, and creamed bloody murder. Yall.. there was a MOUSE in a trap and the trap was upside down. I couldn't tell if it was dead or not, it wasn't moving, so I ran around trying to figure out what to get it with and what i was going to do. i finally found a dustpan in the kitchen and went back to look at it and IT WAS MOVING!! IT WASN"T DEAD!
I screamed again.
And again for good measure.
At that point I realized I needed to kill it, and fast, so it didn't escape and I had a new roommate.
So what did I do?
I grabbed my hammer out of my toolbox, and forced myself to open my eyes while i gingerly smacked the trap. It did the trick. the mouse was dead.
I screamed some more.
And then I scooped it up with my dustpan, and held the dustpan out as far as my arm would allow, ran to the front door, unlocked it, and opened the door enough to fling the trap/mouse situation as far as I could.
Screaming all the way.
It's a miracle no one called the police.
After that I had to put away all my food or anything a mouse could potentially eat/gnaw on, in the kitchen. And then I had to go in my laundry room and get out some tin foil and patch up the place where mice get in behind my washer. I was praying LOUDLY the entire time, and telling myself I was ok, and fine, and I could do this and PLEASE GOD DON'T LET THERE BE ANOTHER MOUSE BACK HERE!
I finally got into bed again sometime after 1:30.
With a cleaned hammer. (Technically it didn't get dirty as I was hitting the mouse trap, but one cannot be too safe)
I hardly got any sleep that night thinking every small sound was a mouse.
And I will admit that I showered with the hammer as well. (it sat on the back of the toilet) You may laugh, but no one wants to be naked and attacked by a mouse!)
It was a traumatizing time.
I am LOVING my new sandals, that yes, I got at a garage sale. they are so sparkly!!
We went from Winter to Summer here in Indiana. It has been HOT! And I am still pasty white because it's just been too hot to be outside.
My flowers were blooming!!
And so was my peony! I LOVE peonies!!
Brace yourself for baby cuteness. I went and visited Jboz and the boys Thursday morning and got lots of good snuggle time in with Kohen.
Stretching after a short nap in Auntie Cherry's arms.
Still stretching. Also, his onesie!!!!!!!
We went outside and sat on Jboz's shaded front porch swing. It was so relaxing! And quiet!
Thursday evening I didn't have any late students so I had free time! Which never happens during fall schedule. So after I got done teaching I decided to run some errands and go shopping just because I could. I had a lovely time wandering around the garden center at Menards and also got some mouse traps. Sigh....
Friday evening after it cooled down I planted all of my flowers.
I love geraniums.
And so far, all of my flowers are alive and none have been eaten by the wildlife! HURRAY!!
Sunday morning I was decked out in my Red, White and Blue for Memorial Day.
I went to church and then ran some errands in my blazingly hot vehicle since my a/c was waiting on freon. I came home and had the most delicious roast i've ever made! Thanks to the Campbell's Sauce mix. It was tavern style pot roast, and it was sooo good!!
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