Disturbing

We have not caught a mouse in almost a week now, but we have left the traps out because I still have that creepy feeling that things are living in my house that should not be living in my house. This particular trap was baited with a peppermint that had been coated in peanut butter (this was obviously Mike's idea). Let me highlight some of the things that disturb me about what you see below:


1. There is not even a trace of peanut butter left on that mint.
2. It must have taken an incredible amount of time for a mouse to lick all of the red stripes off of that mint.
3. The stupid trap never even sprang.
4. The mouse must have taken the mint off the trap and then put it back. Why would it return the mint to the trap? What kind of animal am I dealing with here?

I think I am going to start sleeping with one eye open. And I don't know if I can ever eat a peppermint again without having a vivid image of a little mouse holding a mint in his little mouse hands leisurely licking the stripes off while reading his little mouse magazine before carefully returning the mint to its blood stained home. The irony of the word "victory" on the trap is not lost on me!


On a completely unrelated note, I had to share these pictures of our little daredevil. Please note the enormous smudge in both pictures. Carter loves to hold the camera up to his forehead and walk up to people saying "Say cheese." He must have been holding the camera before posing! I am just waiting for our first trip to the emergency room!