Univited visitor

With construction usually comes unwelcomed guests as they are displaced because of the destruction and subsequent construction.

While we were giving my parents a tour of the "mess" we have in our basement, I saw a field mouse run across the top of the foundation.  After my folks left and the kids were in bed, I went back downstairs and set a couple of mouse traps with peanut butter.  It took me 3 or 4 tries to get them set without snapping, and I'll you I'm not a fan of setting mouse traps any longer.... I didn't get my finger caught, but boy was I jumpy...

I also sent George a text so that when he comes on Monday, he's aware of them and doesn't accidentally get his fingers snapped!

Tonight, I was sitting in DJ's room waiting for him to fall asleep, and heard a SNAP!! from the basement.  I thought that was a weird sound to come from downstairs.  I left DJ's room, told Steve that we should check the traps, and off we went.

Sure enough, there was a mouse, trapped in a trap.  And it was still alive.  Steve picked up the trap, and took it to the light where we could see it better.  Sure enough, the little bugger was well trapped, and very much alive.  So we stood there.... trying to decide what to do.  I suggested we take it outside. 

Up the stairs Steve went with the trap, took it outside to the deck, and the next thing I know, Steve's releasing it from the trap.  Apparently, when he took it outside, Steve said it started squeaking at him, so he couldn't bring himself to kill it.  The little bugger was a little shaken, but apparently JUST fine as it scampered off into the night... and back under the deck.


Steve re-set the trap, so we'll see if we catch any more... or the same one (not that we'll be able to tell).