last sunday morning, Tootsie went upstairs and attempted to wake her daddy up, but he wouldnt budge. He said it was to early to get up. Well, Tootsie didnt think so. It was that, " come on..help me..come on!!!". ( she always does this when SHE gets a mouse. Like afterwards shes not sure what to do with it, so she needs help. She won't eat them. )Well we got up about an hour later and as I bending down to pick up the last night dinner dishes I did a double look, and a long blink to focus on my eyes. I discovered what Tootsie was trying to say. I got a mouse.!! and I put it on the plate for mommy to get. Thanks tootsie.! It was still warm, and laid with great respect on the purple melmac plate. Wow, thats a new one. At least it is better then stepping on one when you are still half asleep. At least this time of year I wear footies. I dont freak with mice, heave forbid here it seems to be a constant. They catch and I release. Thats a good thing. The potato flakes, such a " flakey" idea is working. I assume or we would have more mice. Since the weather cooled off we have only had 3 caught. One got away in the living room and little Annie sat on the end of the couch, kinda hanging over the edge waiting for it come back to where she thought it should be.
The other morning I came across a large remnant of guilted fabric, with bears, wolves, owl on it, really pretty, in black with the animals in gold colors. Anyways, I cut a large piece and covered one of their little fluffy beds with it, which no one was using, and immediately Annie claimed it as hers. lol. Then I cut another piece for a bed for Tootsie. I put it up on her chuch pew and as I was folding the edges under, she stayed right with me, making sure I did it correctly, then she laid claim to that one. The girls look so comfy in their new beds. Then I thought, I have enough left to put a piece over fancys blanket. Hummm, he would NOT lay on it, so I took it back off and he returned to his trustworthy blankie. Don't mess with blankies I found out. Yesterday when Tootsie came down she laid in Annies bed on the floor, and little Annie who has become so respectful of Tootsie, went and laid on Fancys blankie, not to bother Tootsie. She looked rather put out though so I invited her into the living room to snuggle with me, and with that invitation...there she was, and happily snuggled with mom.
Cath
