got him! ....but not her

After quite a hunt, we finally caught our mouse friend, whom we had named Bobby so that we could talk about/to him. I took Bobby and released him next to a nearby barn. I figure he can be warm there and not be totally in the way. Either that, or a cat will take care of him. Poor fella'. Here's a shot of his nice little humane trap.

Ah, but guess what...Bobby has a friend (at least, we hope just one). Who knows if it's a girl or boy, but we decided to name it Evangelina (Kim's idea). I heard her rustling around in the kitchen this morning, but she has yet to take the bait in the trap. Perhaps if we put a new label on it...

Anyway, mouse stories aside, last Thursday Kim brought home a projector from work, and we showed a movie on a table cloth taped to the wall. It was amazing! We let the kids pick the movie, so we ended up watching the old version of Flicka, since they are obsessed with horses. Friends, if you ever want a good laugh and a chance to make fun of cinema, watch that movie. We had to tone it down, because the kids liked it, but we were all cracking up inside.

In other news:

-Due to the efforts of incredible friends, we finally have curtains instead of the sheets I cut up when we first moved in. High class, I tell you!

-I managed to smash into the chain link fence with my truck, totally destroying a pole, so we had to pay a little extra for repairs this month. I actually hit the trailer, too, but the dent was less than noticeable:)

That's all for now--more tales to come...