Humm… so, the scratching wasn’t a skunk.  I think it was Tanker, but I think he was trying to get at the mouse that was trying to get into the house (cause the scratching noise we heard was waaaayyy too loud to be a mouse!)  The mouse did eventually get in! grrrrrrrr….. I had to spend another three days scrubbing down the kitchen and sterilizing everything (I went through a half gallon of vinegar doing so!!).  But I’m happy to say that the next morning after his first “appearance” (read: the first sign of any droppings what so ever, and hearing him in the kitchen) we caught him with our nice little glass trap we set (along with 5 snap traps that he was able to pick two of clean!!! without getting snapped!) So he’s out of here. 

Tanker & Tiddles need to get to work keeping those mice out of my house!  Sometimes I wonder if they actually have scarred the two that we’ve had over the last year INTO the house (cause I’ve seen both of them pawing at our foundation from time to time).  It’s sooo tough keeping mice out of a manufactured home.  Our neighbor is pulling out all the old shrubs and trees and stuff from his yard that have obscured his entire house.  It’s been quite the undertaking, and I’m sure he’s displaced a LOT of mice, because all of a sudden ALL of the farrow cats around here are hanging out in his and our yard!!!!! 

Now its time to convince our land lord (my parents) that it would behoove us to get an indoor cat.  You know, for Vienna… protect her from all the mice germs by having a mouser in the house   I know my mom would prefer a cat to mice… now to convince my dad… Poppie… too bad Vienna doesn’t know how to talk or beg just yet tee hee hee

How big is your breadbox?  We don’t have a breadbox, we have a bread freezer!  Spending so much time in Ukraine, Sam has grown accustomed to eating lots, and lots of bread. We blow through a loaf or two a week with just Sam, Vienna and I… it’s crazy!  I’m still adjusting to how expensive bread here is in the states.  I can’t understand why it’s so expensive… I suppose if I got the krummy foam like excuse they make for bread that they sell for .89cents but what’s the point.  Thank goodness I’ve found the Orowheat Outlet store.  Instead of paying $2.50-$3.50 for a loaf of bread I can pick them up for $1.29-$2.09 a loaf… that’s a pretty huge difference!!! 

I just went to the store yesterday after my chiropractor’s appointment (it’s near there so I don’t have to waste a trip).  I picked up  17 loaves of bread, two hoagy roll packages and package of hamburger buns that I got for free, should last us a good… oh… two months?  Ok, I’m sure it will last longer, but it feels like we blow through it that fast, and I think it’s close.  But I can pick up all that for $25, plus I get free tickets for Entamines dessert things, like cheese danish loaf, pound cake and the like… so that’s not too shabby.  Though I think most people thought I was trying to feed a family of 12 or something!

Anyway… just thought I’d share… I’m avoiding house work today