A mouse by any other name....

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Yes, I know mice are common in the country and yes, I know they like to get in out of the cold. But they have other places to warm up. My house is not one of them. The other night I turned on the bathroom light and a tiny brown mouse jumped, I jumped, and I'm not sure who was the most scared, him or me. My husband set a couple of mouse traps and I cautiously watched everywhere for that little critter. The next morning as I walked into the living room in the early morning light, I saw WHAT I THOUGHT was a piece of Christmas tree on the carpet. I started to pick it up and it was soft and squishy. I thought I would vomit right then. I can't tell you how repulsive that was. Of course it was the dead mouse that somehow had crawled away from the trap and died right there. I still get nauseous just thinking about it. I don't blame mice for wanting to be warm. I like being warm. But I can't abide a mouse in the house. And when it comes to who gets to be warm in my house, I win. Well, until another critter gets in. But, I tell you what, bud. I ain't picking up anything I don't identify first.