I want so badly to bring my pet lemon tree into the house but ...
@lookatdesktop (27138)
Dallas, Texas
December 26, 2017 10:48am CST
My wife thinks there might be a live mouse burrowed underneath the dirt in that pot where my lemon tree grows, out on the front porch. Well, I will have to make a strategic decision ASAP. Because the weather is turning downward at night and I fear that if I don't act soon, that 12 year old lemon tree of mine will croak out on the porch, and I have to really be able to convince my wife that THERE IS NO CREATURE living inside that pot of dirt. 
Then I will have to also convince her that I need to place that lemon tree in the kitchen at the window door because it faces south and gives lots of sunlight.
Then I will have to also convince her that I need to place that lemon tree in the kitchen at the window door because it faces south and gives lots of sunlight.2 people like this
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Dec 17
Can't you remove the tree to show her then replant the tree?
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@lookatdesktop (27138)
• Dallas, Texas
26 Dec 17
I need to actually not transplant it because it might shock the plant. The pot it is already in is doing well to keep it growing well and all I have to do is act fast with this. Just let her know that I will make sure first before I bring it in the house. I have to be polite about it so she won't think I am bringing in an unwanted furry thing with it.
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@lookatdesktop (27138)
• Dallas, Texas
27 Dec 17
My brother brought in a plant in a large pot from outside a few years ago at his house, not ours, and his friend saw a little mouse digging a hole in it and it was digging its way out, not in and he picked up the thing by the tail and tossed it over the neighbor's fence. I imagine that cat next door had a free meal. LOL
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@aureliah (24327)
• Kenya
28 Dec 17
@lookatdesktop hahaha I would also think like your wife if I had heard about your brother's case. The cat must have had a meaty day
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@andriaperry (117918)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Dec 17
I bring in my lemon tree and the tangerine tree. That is nonsense about a rat, bring in the tree, she will stop nagging shortly.
EDIT: Tell her they go deep in the ground to stay warm, not in a pot that will freeze.
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@lookatdesktop (27138)
• Dallas, Texas
26 Dec 17
I will do just that. Thank you for this.
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