Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Nutwood 911


When I got up this morning, I was sitting here in the dining room at the computer. I kept hearing little sounds coming from the garage...it sounded like something was rooting around in the recycling bins, but I wasn't exactly sure. When I opened the door to look out, the noises stopped. I sat back down, and a little later they started up again. I crept over to the door, being as quiet as a little mousie, and snatched open the door--a-HA! Nothing. I got dressed for a workout and when I opened the garage door to step out into the workout area, I saw a tail disappear under the stuff in the recycling bin. A little mousie tail. I could hear little rustles and chirpy sounds coming from the bin, so I got my coat and gloves on and took the bin outside.

I dumped out most of the cans, but still no sign of Mousie. I heard another little sound from the can and dumped out the rest, along with Mousie! He ran over by the garage door, and dived under a rock leaning against the siding. He wasn't one of those little grey mousies that Sheeba likes to find in the basement, he was a good-sized brown field mouse. I was feeling pretty good about rescuing the little fella, but then I got to thinking...

It's fairly cold here today, and it's snowed a little bit. There's a little bit of wind, sometimes gusting. Mousie somehow found his way into the recycling bin, where he had access to the small amounts of beer left in a few cans, and we have heaters out there, so it's about 55 degrees in the garage.

I bet Mousie was cursing that buzz-killing brunette lady who dumped him out of his nice, warm, beery bin and into the cold, snowy outdoors.

19 comments:

  1. You said it, Dan! Didn't even get to order up at last call!

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  2. Have you ever seen this? It makes me giggle every time....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsgVspgy184&eurl=http://beta.ripetv.com/specials/just-beer/beer-mouse/

    Poor little Mousie!

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  3. And Happy New Year to you too Miss Buzz Killer. Poor little mouse just wanted to bring in the new year in style. LMAO.
    Hugs, Joyce

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  4. Awww....poor Mousie!

    Happy New Year to you and Ken anyway, Beth!

    :) Leigh

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  5. Buzz Killer, very funny. Looks like we have some sealing still left to do, unless he followed you in one day :o)

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  6. LOL, poor little fellow wanted to cop a buzz before new years eve!!

    Happy New Year!!
    xxx

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  7. The mousie was just getting his New Year started a little early. ;) Hope you guys enjoy your Fondue night! Stay home and safe.
    Love,
    Jamie

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  8. Way to kill a buzz, Beth!!...and just when he was all nice and warm! You coulda had 3 for fondue!

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  9. Come on over and get the critter that's chewing between my walls-it's driving me NUTS-NUTS-I SAY

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  10. aww poor mousie. Well serves him right he ought to be home not out gallavanting around getting drunk. LOL Well you could leave him some cheese.

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  11. Happy New Year. May 2009 bring all good things
    hugs

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  12. happy new year to you n ken beth.you sure that mouse aint gonna sue? thrown out in the cold,pretty sure he have a good case for com-pen-say-shun lol take care,love mort.xx now arent you glad you joined owned?miss- im worth 12 million.lolol

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  13. LOL i can just imagine what a brown drunk mouse felt as he ran off into the weeds. XO

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  14. We have a resident field mouse live in our garage but I havn't the heart to throw him out :o) ~ Happy New Year to you and Ken ~ Ally x

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  15. Hi Beth,
    Poor Mousie ... but better that you rescue him before Sheba springs into action.
    Best
    Marty

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  16. Don't tell me you haven't got a shed and couldn't spare a shoebox for the little soul... Hee hee :)

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