It’s been a crazy couple of days at our house. Yesterday morning was the reflections assembly (not a big deal except for the part where I had to get an extremely non-cooperative Abby dressed and ready and in the car before 9:00 a.m.). It was also the day I volunteer in Elise’s classroom. I finished there just in time to check Emily out and take her and Abby to the doctor for their checkups. That turned into a 2 ½ hour ordeal. Trying to get Abby to pee in a cup was a definite highlight. I got home 15 minutes after scouts had started (good thing Nate was here to take charge). I helped teach some knot-tying. Then it was time to take Abby to dance. Then dinner. Then Family Home Evening. Then having the introduction to the birds and the bees talk with Emily (I did great except for one laugh out loud moment . . . I’m going to be great at that talk by the time we get to Abby).
Today was less busy, but just as exciting. I was making lunches this morning when I thought I saw a little grey furball scurry across the kitchen floor. I called Nate to tell him that I might have seen a mouse when another one shot out from under the entertainment center and made a mad dash into the kitchen, behind the dishwasher, out again, and under the stove. Trust me when I say that my scream was impressive. The kids were pretty excited about the whole thing. I spent the morning setting traps and ridding our house of rodents. Two sightings. Two kills. I hope that is the end of the story.* I had a PTA meeting in the afternoon. We took the kids to get flu shots after school. Then Ben and I headed to the orthodontist/dentist/orthodontist again. He had to get two teeth pulled. It wasn’t as much fun as he was expecting. It took lots longer than I was expecting. I stopped at the store to get some Children’s Advil on the way home. Ben felt lousy and didn’t want to go in, so I left the heater running, locked the doors, and let him wait in the car. I was only in the store for about five minutes. When I came out there was some lady walking away from our car talking on her cell phone. Ben said that she kept looking in the windows at him. I came home and told Nate that I bet she was calling the cops on me for leaving him in car. He laughed. Thirty seconds later there was a knock at our door and a police officer was standing on our front porch. The lady had called and said that there was a young child and an infant left in a car in the parking lot. In the real world, it was a nine-year-old and an empty car seat. We explained what had happened and the officer was really cool about it, but I’m pretty sure that I’m on some secret “unfit mother registry” now.
I’ve decided that tomorrow, I am taking the day off. I’m not answering the phone. I’m not putting on make-up. I’m not leaving the house except to take the kids to school. I’m going to stay in my pajamas all day and watch Jane Austen movies. Oh, and do the laundry . . . the kids are out of clean jeans.
*Just to clarify, we have been mouse-free since last year’s little episode. It is a recurring, not ongoing problem. I guess that the cold weather just makes our house too darn inviting for the little guys. Nate is on a quest to find out exactly how they are getting in.
9 comments:
Oh wow. I've been so nervous about getting that same kind of police call...glad it turned out ok!
And I hate mice. We have something scurrying in our ceiling, which isn't as bad as in the house, but I thought it was a rat, it was so loud. But we got my Uncle Brad's rat trap, and whatever it was got in the trap, ate the food, and slipped out, so I think it's just a mouse. Still, I hate mice, so Rob was looking up all this info on how to best trap a smart mouse (we have like five different traps up there). I haven't heard it the last few days so I'm hoping we got it, but Rob hasn't checked.
But then we still need to figure how it's getting up there (we think the garage) and de-smellify it so others don't get the same idea. So annoying. And it is because it's warm, and my Uncle Brad (a master trapper) says it's a bad year.
I'm in trouble if you don't at least consider going to the backyard today for 30 seconds. I want to listen to Percy Jackson 5 and I need to get from you :).
A Jane Austen movie day sounds fabulous! I'm kinda jealous:).
I love your stories! Really it just made my day, thanks for sharing. Hope you have a relaxing movie day.
Oh my, what a week. What luck you have to have the cops come and check you out, I am so tempted to do that all the time with my kids, and I KNOW I would get called in for sure. I could never get Addy to pee in a cup, that will be a huge challenge when the time comes.
Come to the north. There aren't really laws about car seats and leaving kids in the car. At least I don't think there are.
I'm so glad I have boys for peeing in cups!
My scream would be pretty impressive too if I saw a mouse!
This is probably TMI, but there have been a few times when I've been driving with my kids and had to go to the bathroom so bad that I have just locked them in the car to run in to a gas station and I've always been worried someone would call the police. Did you get my voicemail today? :)
Heidi, I finally heard your messsage. Ha ha ha. I think you should have left a number to call back like 1-800-BAD-MOMS. :) Holly answered her phone yesterday asking if I needed bail money. You guys are hilarious!
malin,I am laughing at your cop incident! I leave my kids in the car ALL the TIME! oops. that's bizarre that he actually came to your house. sounds like a crazy day. I hope you really took a day off and did nothing!
The Dr. appointment drama reminds me why I haven't bothered with check-ups for the past three years. Gasp, I know. I was very vigilant with the four oldest...not so much with the younger two. In fact, I don't even have a pediatrician here.
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