100th Post...and I Have Mice...

I wish I could celebrate my 100th post with a topic that was a little more pleasant.

A few nights ago, we noticed what looked like mouse excrement in the counter around our kitchen sink. This is the same sink that I had the problem with a couple of months ago. I should have thought about this back when we had that problem- that the combination of moisture underneath the cabinet and the fact that there is no barrier surrounding the holes around the pipes probably makes this an inviting place for a mouse to go. Directly below the sink is my crawlspace, which to me is just about the darkest, creepiest place on the entire planet. It makes me wonder how many more are living down there.

So I went to Lowe’s and stocked up on mouse poison trays and a covered mousetrap (I did not want to see a cute, dead mouse). I initially wanted to trap them humanely, but then realized I’d have no where to legally release them (except in my yard, which wouldn’t make sense).

Yesterday, we caught our first one. I’ll leave it set for the next few nights, and then try to find something to cover up the holes around the pipes. I ended up spending a total of $12 on the supplies. In retrospect, I probably did not need to buy the poison trays, as the trap seemed to work.