so we have this mouse in the house...tonight he and I had a close encounter.
We have two bathrooms and the mine is in the back off of the kitchen. It's the small one- has a full bathtub, shower and toilet, but the rest is barely enough room to dry off.
so I was getting ready for bed after having returned from a friend's Gangsta bday Party* and in the bathroom suddenly this mouse that is now the bane of our existence** suddenly was running around in there with me. I'd already been in there and washed my face and brushed my teeth, all with the door shut, so he musta been hiding and finally freaked out and started running everywhere in a panic. At any rate, I didn't relish the thought of a little mouse running on me and perched on the edge of the bathtub. I decided my only option was to arm myself with the toilet plunger and try to trap him under it. Trouble is, he's a quick sucker- it's like playing some carnival game or arcade game where you just keep barely missing. He'd run a couple laps around the bathroom then hid behind the toilet and trash can. So I'd bonk the trash can around with the plunger to make him run out again and see if I could get him. I don't really get why he likes to hang out in our bathroom***, and I guess there's no escape except through the door. I actually almost got him once. I caught his foot and he even issued a faint squeak but it wasn't enough to keep him trapped under the plunger. I think it motivated him to work harder at getting out cuz on his next lap he really pushed and wriggled his way under the door and into the kitchen****. cursed mouse.
So I put fresh peanut butter and reset the trap, and tomorrow I'll freshen up the other one and try a new location. My mom said to put just enough pb on that he'll have to lick hard to get it off without getting away with a free dinner, but I think I put it on a little too thin last time cuz we didn't catch anybody*****.
* RepRezeNtiN wit ma girlz from harvard st...good times :)
**since we seem to have conquered the moths
***he was sighted there previously, running laps and all
****cursed mouse.
*****except we almost got Anna's toes once...
