20 months ago, I signed papers that said we are homeowners. We've had multiple bats, a bedroom on the first floor, a noisy squirrel and subsequent issues with an unnamed modernized pest service, a flooded kitchen, a blocked main sewer line, and a major construction project. It is only now that I am ready to say that we are finally officially homeowners.
Why?
We caught a mouse in a mouse trap. Actually, WE didn't CATCH the mouse. The MOUSETRAP OBLITERATED the mouse. We had to bleach the floor. I don't think my husband was prepared for the utter destruction inherent in using a mouse trap. I don't think I was either. It was gruesome. As it turns out, it's a good thing mousetraps are only $1.37 per pair at the local hardware store because they are definitely single-use items.
We do have a second trap available. It is currently in use trying to persuade Frank the squirrel out of his home above our bed (which is still on the first floor, but only for a few more weeks ... we hope) to an opening over the bathroom. So far, Frank the squirrel does not seem to be as dumb as Oliver the obliterated mouse, so we may be relocating that trap to a location conducive to relieving us of our rodent problem (i.e., the basement floor where there is a dark red stain).
That still leaves us with Frank the squirrel. I'll have to keep thinking on a solution for that one because ... we're homeowners!
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