I know, y'all must be just shaking with curiosity on how things are going here in Tammi's world.
Well - yesterday was the first in the Great Mouse Hunt of '05. I heard the "perp" in the kitchen last night. It actually kind of creeped me out. Hearing him. HOWEVER - I bought 4 traps, baited them with peanut butter and......nothin'. I got nothin'. Bastard.
However - I'm willing to bet (ok, hope) that I'll have a victim or two in those bad boys when I get home tonite.
As to the packin' and such of the house.......my goal is to have the entire kitchen and bedroom packed by Saturday. That leaves Sunday to pack up the living room. I'm in pretty good shape with that, at least I think so.
Regarding the Landlord. I've consulted a lawyer. I'm not going to just let this roll over me. I'm sending a letter that basically says - "Do what you need to do. I am. I'll see you in court." We'll see how he responds.
Work. Work is, well, work. Yesterday was pretty bad. By 1:00 I had a headache that made it almost impossible to even think. I shot an email to Bou, Teresa and Army Wife just so I could vent. The only way I could describe the headache was to say it had me "begging Motrin like a crack whore working Broadway". At least it's gone this morning. We had a couple of pretty big customer's in yesterday and that always makes things a bit tense(r). But it's fine. It's all fine.
So - I'm huntin' mice, packin' boxes and trying to keep warm. Did I mention it's -9 at my house this morning? Yeah - a bit nippy. BUT - I've just 8 days before I start to move. Eight Days. There isn't too much that could ruin that for me.
It's all good in Tammi's World.
Posted by Tammi at December 7, 2005 06:31 AM | TrackBackYou have no kids and no pets. Use Decon, hun. Traps are fine, but it sounds like either you are exagerating your mouse problem or your placing them wrong. Decon is perfect for houses that don't have kids and pets.
Posted by: Contagion at December 7, 2005 07:27 AMAfter having had a few of the critters in my house over the years... 3 to be exact - thank goodness not all at the same time! It generally takes a day or two before they off themselves in a trap. The only problem with d-con is that they might actually do something stupid like crawl up into her sofa and die... very unpleasant! If we knew they would kindly die in the open so they could be disposed of - that would be different!
Posted by: Teresa at December 7, 2005 08:05 AMI hate mice. My cat does a pretty good job of keeping them at bay. But I have seen them on occassion and still get that icky feeling. Good Luck with everything.
Posted by: oddybobo at December 7, 2005 09:15 AMYou're going MOOSE hunting?! Awesome! Can I come with?
Oh.
Never mind.
Posted by: Ogre at December 7, 2005 09:24 AMKeep trying to call you.-Keep getting a block-Call your CORPERATE husband asap!!! iMPORTANT
Posted by: Justin Tyner at December 7, 2005 04:36 PMTeresa contrary to popular belief, dead mice killed by decon do not smell. The way the poison works it dehydrates the body and you don't smell it. Until Clone was born I used it religiously and never had a problem with smell.
Also if you set a trap properly, and have an honest mice problem, you should catch one within 12 hours. Remember for every mouse you see, there are probably 2-3 more you don't. I once caught 25 mice in traps in a 5 hour period. I'm the great white mouse hunter! :)
Posted by: Contagion at December 7, 2005 06:49 PMHeh.
I are such a jerk, eh?
http://www.lookingglass.mi.org/web_blog/archives/000526.html
I want a mouse count tally on your sidebar. An effectivity date like 12/7/05- 5 mouse dead. Really!
And of course there was all the discourse from your e-mail buddies on what to do to your pimp. I still think AWTM could kick your pimps arse.
Posted by: Bou at December 7, 2005 09:55 PM