Victory is mine!

We had an unwelcome guest at The Crossing these past 2 days. A short fellow with large ears, brown hair, slender fingers, and a long tail... Yes, we've had Mr. Fieldmouse in for a visit. Fortunately, he spent his time under the couch and NOT in my pantry.

Today, I evicted Mr. Fieldmouse. The trusty colander and thin plastic cutting board were once again my tools of choice for rodent eviction. If you remember, I evicted Mr. Chipmunk the same way last spring.

We gently pushed him out from under the couch with a broom handle and I captured him with my trusty colander.

Mr. Fieldmouse has been returned to the great outdoors.
I'm sure his family will be thrilled that he has returned unscathed. He scampered down the snowbank and under the deck when I released him.

The felines in this house are not happy with me at all. Because of my excellent trapping skills, they won't get the afternoon snack they so desperately hunted for two days.

Kids

Are funny!

Mrs. Ladybug, I think they should just cancel school until the end of March. (This is when the classroom teacher is due to return to school.)
I laughed. Yup... me too!
Umm.. oh.. um... well maybe they should cancel it until 2011.
That sounds good to me, pal!
Umm.. oh.. um... well, see ya!

They really don't know what to think of me...
And that is a good thing!

Back to school...

I'm back to school this morning.
5 weeks left...

Ding A Ling

We had a local bell festival yesterday. It was really fun! There were 6 local choirs and we rang and laughed and had a great time. Ann Schmidt was our clinician. (I've known her for a while and she is a great teacher and is just so sweet!)

It was nice for me to just get behind the table and ring and not have to worry about who was playing what when or if it was right or not. There's nothing better than getting together with friends to ring!

Maybe next year we can get a few more choirs to join us.

All good things...

must come to an end...
We are back to school tomorrow - with a 2 hour delay. :-(

I'm glad we're easing back in slowly. I'm just not ready - not ready to give up my free time, my cleaning time, my me time, my time with my kids.

I am a little upset because I have to miss #1's orientation at VMI. He's going for a two day orientation that involves an overnight (for him) in the dorms. They have informational sessions for the parents as well. Mr. will just have to take copious notes... Still, it's not what I had in mind for my children. This is why I stay home - so I can do these things with them. So much for that! (I would have asked for the day off but a faculty member passed away unexpectedly and I cannot add to the stress. I do have a heart... You know?)

I have 5 weeks and 2 days left of this long term assignment.
The whole family is counting the days.

AAAnnoyed...

Mr.'s car is currently residing in a snow bank at the bottom of our hill next to the street. He called AAA to pull him out as our attempts to extricate the car have been futile. It just slips and slides and gets more stuck.
According to AAA, the tow truck can't come to pull us out because our road is closed - umm... I think not. It's been plowed. It is down to mostly pavement... We've been driving on it as have our neighbors.
So much for AAA.
So much for roadside assistance.
Why am I paying all this money to them year after year if they won't come when I need them???

Wii Fun...

While we've been snowed in, I've been hooked on a Wii game thanks to LLB. It's called Animal Crossing - City Folk. It's my own little virtual world where I can fish, pay my mortgage without interest, and not do laundry.
It's fun!
So, if you need me.. I've gone fishing.