{"id":15,"date":"2007-02-18T00:54:44","date_gmt":"2007-02-18T07:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.minkhollow.ca\/KB\/Blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2025-10-02T17:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:32:56","slug":"a-mouse-in-my-glove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2007\/02\/18\/a-mouse-in-my-glove\/","title":{"rendered":"A mouse in my glove."},"content":{"rendered":"Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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\"\"<\/a>Today I found a mouse in my glove.<\/p>\n

I hate mice.<\/p>\n

I found one in my boot once \u2013 I was barefoot when I put it on \u2013 something squishy in the toe \u2013 shook out my boot and there it was. Ack.<\/p>\n

ACK!!!<\/p>\n

This time I put on my glove (you know those big, cheap (not the work kind) winter ones) \u2013 and my middle finger pushed up against something soft, squishy, and a little warm. My first thought was \u201cHow did that guinea fowl manage to poo in my glove?” (we currenty have a guinea in the house – named Glen…. or maybe Glenda… I can’t tell.)<\/p>\n

Then \u2013 YUK!<\/p>\n

\u2013 I hate mice \u2013 I shook out my glove \u2013 nothing.<\/p>\n

So I started to work it out of the finger by squeezing it like a tube of toothpaste \u2013 more yuk \u2013 when it finally came out \u2013 there it was \u2013 small; barely alive. I wonder how long it\u2019s been there? Did it get there on its own or did one of the cats toss it there? Well, like I said, I hate mice \u2013 I tossed it out into the snow (I\u2019m still too much of a coward to kill it outright \u2013 God forgive me) I figured it wouldn\u2019t take long outside; I\u2019d heard that freezing is not altogether unpleasant.<\/p>\n

I prayed for forgiveness.<\/p>\n

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Off to do the morning chores \u2013 Arrow (the Pyrenees) seems especially happy to see me and jumps right up to look me in the eye \u2013 I\u2019m SO glad he doesn\u2019t lick people.<\/p>\n

Water the birds, say hello to Martha (an ancient duck), note that there are a bunch of guinea feathers (sans guinea) in the yard \u2013 it must have skipped going in the coop with the rest and then not made it through the night. Arrow will happily make a meal of any guinea that expires.<\/p>\n

Collect eggs \u2013 back to the house<\/p>\n

\u2013 say \u2013<\/p>\n

where\u2019s that mouse I left in the snow? \u2013 I look around \u2013 nothing but the miniscule shrew I put outside yesterday \u2013 I wish Wednesday (cat) wouldn\u2019t keep catching shrews \u2013 she never eats them \u2013 and besides, they eat bugs \u2013 anything that will get rid of bugs for me is OK in my book. Anyhow, they also don\u2019t last very long in the house (high metabolisms and all) so I have yet to find a live one.<\/p>\n

Hmmmm, no mouse in the snow \u2013 maybe it crawled off….<\/p>\n

Back in the house \u2013 Wendy sitting by the boots staring at small brown shape on rug \u2013 the mouse! What is wrong with you Wendy? She\u2019s just watching it \u2013 eat it or don\u2019t but quit bringing them into the house!!!! I scoop it up in a dustpan (I hate mice) and toss it outside again.<\/p>\n

There.<\/p>\n

Sheesh!<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s give her 5 minutes and go down to check again.<\/p>\n

Back down for the next load of laundry and… wait for it…. CAN YOU GUESS? Wendy has brought the mouse back in AGAIN. Oh well, at least it looks like the poor little thing has expired (I hate mice, but I don\u2019t truly hate them you know \u2013 I mean, I don\u2019t actually wish them harm \u2013 I just wish they\u2019d stay away from my house, and my feed, and my hay,….and I especially<\/strong> wish they would stop trying on my clothes.<\/p>\n

OK Wendy you win \u2013 keep it. ($20 says I\u2019ll be tossing it outside again when I come down to put in the next load of laundry \u2013 she didn\u2019t kill it herself it so it\u2019s unlikely she\u2019ll eat it. Cats hardly ever eat somethig they didn’t kill themselves (or have a friend kill for them).<\/p>\n

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