in the past 2 days, i have seen 4 dead bodies! now you would think that that is quite excessive, especially since i am no longer doing my job shadow. so not only have i seen 4 dead bodies, but my mother has been so instrumental and enthusiastic about it, that i hardly know where to begin.
alright, i should probably clarify that the 4 dead bodies that i've seen have actually been mice. yes, even thinking about it makes me throw up in my mouth a little. it is so gross and those little buggers are so bleeping fast and once they get under something, it is nearly impossible to get them out (especially when that something is a 100 year old piano).
i know that this may come as somewhat of a complete shock to everyone, especially considering my chosen career path, but i can not get out of the room fast enough when those little pests are in sight. i know that most people run and scream like little girls when faced with a 6 oz rodent, but not my mother! she has killing them down to a science. it's like a ballet really. she grabs a cornbroom, smashes it into the mouse whenever she sees it, then once it is trapped beneath the long, firm, flimsy bristles, she stomps on it with all her might and squishes them inbetween the broom and the floor! ok, so not exactly a ballet that anyone would actually pay money to go see, but i think she could get paid to be a verminator.
my mom is, like i said instrumental in the destruction and elimination of a problem that arises every spring and fall in our house. see our house is pushing 50, so those little buggers clearly have had plenty of time to find all the entrances. unfortunately, i think one of them is right by my room because i hear them at least once a week in the ceiling.
if anyone has any ideas, tips, or suggestions of ways to get rid of them that will cause as much damage to the mouse population of saskatchewan, PLEASE let me know! just thinking about them sends a chill down my spine.
and just for your viewing pleasure, a little sample of what a 1960's house looks like in the year 2009!
our fridgedair stovetop oven range with single oven and pull-out stove.
now you see it...
...now you don't!
the pink floor to ceiling tile in my bathroom, complete with push button lightswitches
the wood panels that are throughout the upstairs and the purple "bug eye" lamps
who doesn't like a little bit of orange shag?
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