Why…YES!…that is a whole lot of laundry I’ve got, there…and my family would love to go to Disney…one day…when it doesn’t cost an arm…and a leg…or, perhaps selling my first born…but, that’s not what this post is about.
Thing Two (pictured above with Doofus Dog) is deathly afraid of mice – all she has to hear is just a little scratching, scuffing and scraping, or the cable guy telling me:
“Yep, those wires sure do look as if they’ve been chewed on, all right!”
Well, it’s enough to send the poor kid into hiding – dirty, stinky clothes, or not – and me screaming, “No mas,” with the mice, already!
I mean, it’s not like my kids have never seen them before – we do have an open fields that lead to a tiny creek behind our house – and hasn’t been cold enough, or anything…but, the girls have been complaining (read: AHHHHHHH, UGHHHHHHH and EWWWWWWW!?!) about not being able to sleep, because they swear:
“There’s a mouse in the house!”
[picking up empty candy wrappers and kicking aside piles of laundry]
“Well, can you blame them…look at this room…I mean…EW, can it be any messier…and…UGH, I swear it’s starting to smell really bad in here…and…AH, what is your dirty underwear doing under your pillow!?!”
Honestly, are everyone else’s girl’s room(s) this messy???
My son – although, a total heathen at the dinner table – picks up after himself and keeps his room pretty much…you know…without his underwear hanging out all over the place.
So, when the cable guy – who was absolutely totally nice and adorable, by the way – insisted that he would indeed need to go into the girls’ room to check out the what-ever-you-muh-call-it, I sucked my breath in between my teeth and let out a huge sigh.
“Dude, it is sooooo your lucky day!”
[raising eyebrows]
“Oh, really?”
[smirking]
“Uh-huh…c’mon, quick…you’re NOT going to buh-leeve what I am about to show you!!!”
[hitches up toolbelt]
“Okay…I doubt that, very much…but, try me.”
[eyes go wide]
“Oh…my….GAWD!”
[takes in a deep breath]
“This has GOT to be the neatest, cleanest – not to mention purplest – room I have EVER seen!”
You see, we’d already established the fact that Mr. Cutie Cable Guy was married…with child…and accustomed to dealing with troublesome calls and clientele a little less…um…entertaining.
“I mean…WOW!…four kids…and you got three of ’em…living in here…together…it must have taken you hours to clean this room!”
[smiling]
“Oh, stop it.”
[winking]
“No, I swear…you wouldn’t buh-leeve some of the places I have to go…and the things I’ve seen…I mean…it’s my job and all…and they do give me ALL the crazies and wackos…”
[eyes go wide]
“…uh…I mean…not that you’re like that…a little bit of a clean freak, maybe…”
I didn’t give him the chance to finish, grabbed his arm and dragged him back through the house, into the kitchen, up the stairs – pointing out the fact that…YES!…that was MY bra hanging off the banister – and showed him that my room WAS an absolute frickin’ mess, DAMMIT!
Later.
It seems that the chore charts I made up for the kids are working – feel free to email me, or leave a comment and I’ll be happy to send you a copy of one! – but, now Mini-Me’s feeling punk, Little Man’s not 100%, yet and it’s even warmer today…than yesterday.
So, I promised to pay them an extra dollar…EACH…if they got better…before Christmas…and another fifty-cents to mess their rooms up…just a little…especially when company comes!
Morale of today’s story: Why worry about a mouse in the house, when you’ve got a wack-job for a mother, wiggin’ in the kitchen!
It’s seven sleeps ’til Christmas,
and all through the house;
The kids are all coughing,
and now we’ve got a freakin’ mouse!
Send cookies!
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18 responses to “Living in “The House of Mouse” – No, not THAT one!”
I’d love to see the chart!
As for the mice, doesn’t Doofus Dog have a little free time?
(I know, mine would NEVER bother with a mouse. They chase BIRDS. Because, you know, they won’t ever catch a bird, unless they somehow induce a heart attack)
I’d love to see the chart!
As for the mice, doesn’t Doofus Dog have a little free time?
(I know, mine would NEVER bother with a mouse. They chase BIRDS. Because, you know, they won’t ever catch a bird, unless they somehow induce a heart attack)
I’d love to see the chart!
As for the mice, doesn’t Doofus Dog have a little free time?
(I know, mine would NEVER bother with a mouse. They chase BIRDS. Because, you know, they won’t ever catch a bird, unless they somehow induce a heart attack)
I’m a first time visitor – so glad I found you! I have a sign hanging on my front door that reads ‘Martha Stewart Doesn’t Live Here!’, as well as a magnet on my fridge that says ‘This home proctected by Killer Dustbunnies’
I have three daughters (8,6,3) and a husband (who I sometimes have to parent), and go to school full time. I feel your pain (and your joy!).
Thanks for making me laugh today!
I’m a first time visitor – so glad I found you! I have a sign hanging on my front door that reads ‘Martha Stewart Doesn’t Live Here!’, as well as a magnet on my fridge that says ‘This home proctected by Killer Dustbunnies’
I have three daughters (8,6,3) and a husband (who I sometimes have to parent), and go to school full time. I feel your pain (and your joy!).
Thanks for making me laugh today!
I’m a first time visitor – so glad I found you! I have a sign hanging on my front door that reads ‘Martha Stewart Doesn’t Live Here!’, as well as a magnet on my fridge that says ‘This home proctected by Killer Dustbunnies’
I have three daughters (8,6,3) and a husband (who I sometimes have to parent), and go to school full time. I feel your pain (and your joy!).
Thanks for making me laugh today!
Dude…. I NEED those chore charts!! Haha… seriously though. Can I see a copy?? Plleeaasse?
Dude…. I NEED those chore charts!! Haha… seriously though. Can I see a copy?? Plleeaasse?
Dude…. I NEED those chore charts!! Haha… seriously though. Can I see a copy?? Plleeaasse?
We downloaded the chart from PlayhouseDisney.com (Bear in the Blue House has a “to do” list for kids/
I dunno if it is the warm weather or not, but we purchased those High pitched thingies at the store that are supposed to keep away mice, and have not seen one yet. Which is good, because it is my wife that I will find up on a chair screaming.
We downloaded the chart from PlayhouseDisney.com (Bear in the Blue House has a “to do” list for kids/
I dunno if it is the warm weather or not, but we purchased those High pitched thingies at the store that are supposed to keep away mice, and have not seen one yet. Which is good, because it is my wife that I will find up on a chair screaming.
We downloaded the chart from PlayhouseDisney.com (Bear in the Blue House has a “to do” list for kids/
I dunno if it is the warm weather or not, but we purchased those High pitched thingies at the store that are supposed to keep away mice, and have not seen one yet. Which is good, because it is my wife that I will find up on a chair screaming.
I love Latte Man’s suggestion…I need to download that stat! The cable guy does sound cute. 😉
Hope the coughs subside…we’ve got the crud over here but so far the parents are healthy! Knock on wood.
I love Latte Man’s suggestion…I need to download that stat! The cable guy does sound cute. 😉
Hope the coughs subside…we’ve got the crud over here but so far the parents are healthy! Knock on wood.
I love Latte Man’s suggestion…I need to download that stat! The cable guy does sound cute. 😉
Hope the coughs subside…we’ve got the crud over here but so far the parents are healthy! Knock on wood.
I’ve got the sick bug here too – Olivia has the sniffles which kicked up her asthma. I’m thinking about just decorating the nebulizer and leaving it out as holiday decor…
Have a very Merry Christmas!
I’ve got the sick bug here too – Olivia has the sniffles which kicked up her asthma. I’m thinking about just decorating the nebulizer and leaving it out as holiday decor…
Have a very Merry Christmas!
I’ve got the sick bug here too – Olivia has the sniffles which kicked up her asthma. I’m thinking about just decorating the nebulizer and leaving it out as holiday decor…
Have a very Merry Christmas!