Jun 20 2010
Invasion
I was drinking my thimbleful of coffee and reading Postsecret, my usual Sunday morning routine, when I noticed a movement under the stairs.
It was a mouse!
I screamed, spilled coffee everywhere, and looked for Audrey, who was peacefully sitting on the back porch, having a bath and completely oblivious to the terror of her unpaid and adoring servant. The intruder retreated under the refrigerator, and when Audrey finally meandered into the house, she sat near it, clearly on alert. It’s the first time I’ve seen a mouse in the house since I moved in. Obviously the mice are taking advantage of the abrupt drop in the cat population.
While Audrey was still on patrol, Megan and I went to the Safeway, so she could buy groceries and I could re-up my supply of Vitamin B(ooze) and Vitamin C(hocolate) and get asked for ID by the cashier. I explained that I was twice the required age and showed him my driver’s license. “It’s a fake,” he said, winking.
When I got home, there was bird poop on the leather bench in front of my couch, which doubles as a footrest and a coffee table.
I leave the doors open during the day, whether I’m here or not, so I’m guessing that the Steller’s Jay who keeps flying into the sliding glass doors in the living room finally made it inside. There were no feathers or bodies to be seen, so I’m assuming that both the home invaders have moved on.
3 Responses to “Invasion”
wow – you live a bit too close to nature, I think. 🙂
I’m not good with mice either….even though they are small creatures, I wish they wouldn’t move so fast. This really disturbs me.
As long as it moves, Audrey will do her job…
jxx
You were busy with home invaders I see, mice are so small they get in anywhere, Audrey will have a full time job as far as I can see.