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Eww...Eww...EWWWW!!!!

A few months ago, our wonderful sanitation workers managed to damage our garbage can while using the machine to pick it up and dump it. No, the city would not replace it, so we've just kept using it, knowing that eventually it will be completely destroyed and we will have to buy a new one.

So it has a large crack on the top left side of the lid. This morning, as I was rolling the can down to the curb, a mouse ran out the crack, up my arm and then scuttled into the grass.

LET ME REPEAT THAT: A MOUSE RAN UP MY HAND AND ARM. AUGHHHH!!!

I told Tomu he was lucky that I am used to having to deal with rodent infestations in my classroom silently so as not to panic students (or worse yet, send them on mouse hunts with shoes in their hands.) Otherwise, I would have woken every neighbor within two blocks.

We are SOOO cleaning out our garage this week. Everything with be in plastic storage or dumped!

Must go shower and research mouse control methods. Just EWW!

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Forgot to mention that this weekend was great for two reasons - the end of Avatar (Aang didn't die. Yah!) and we saw "Dark Knight". The reviews for this movie are true - I've hated every Batman film but it was amazing. Wow!

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Auughh!!! I was reorganizing the pantry/laundry room and found MOUSE DROPPINGS! So it's not just one mouse out in the garage - they are in my house!

And I've got 3 cats, one of who was a great mouser when she stayed outdoors. I think I'll leave her in there with her food dish tonight and see what happens.

I hate mice!

Also, Fox has driven me crazy today. I actually popped his butt a few times (so much for positive discipline) after he hit me in the face with a stick. That kid!!