I do need grease, however. I was kept up half the night by the continuous, high pitched, squeak of a wheel. A little mouse, running on his little wheel, squeaking his little squeak, invading my sweet little dreams. Not a metaphor, my dear reader, this was reality.
Big L saved up his money and bought a small, gray mouse yesterday, along with some mouse accessories, including a running wheel. Cute as a button and not much bigger, but goodness, he does run and squeak. I had no idea that an eight-week-old mouse had such stamina. I’m mouse-sitting right now while the kids are at Vacation Bible School. His name is Nampff, named so because his master likes the letters ‘N’ and ‘F.’
Note to self: buy some DW-40 today, so I don’t have to lock the mouse cage in the bathroom again to block out the everlasting squeaking of the wheel. I just need to get a decent night’s sleep.
Note to pet store owners: don’t sell squeaky wheels.
EEEEE GAAADS! I’ve got plenty of mice I’d like to GIVE you! They live in my pasture and sometimes venture too close to the house. Then I give them swimming lessons, but they aren’t very good students.
Jen June 18th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Tipper, Sheila, MooBeeMa, I do believe that Stuart Little had something to do with my son’s choice of pet. Maybe when he sees for himself that this mouse can’t skateboard, fly planes, or talk back, he’ll release it (to be swooped up by the owls).
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Note to self: Get a pet snake. Will keep the mouse quiet.
JUST KIDDING!
I enjoyed your story.
Thanks for giving me another reason not to let my children have rodents. :) They keep asking for a hamster. Isn’t a cat and a dog enough?
David, now why didn’t I think of that? Then get the husband to kill the snake that ate the mouse that made the squeak.
Renae, I can’t believe I have a rodent in my house on purpose. Who would’ve thought?
Now that is an original name! Mouse sitting-the things we do for our kids. Hope you get the wd40.
That’s funny!
sheila
EEEEE GAAADS! I’ve got plenty of mice I’d like to GIVE you! They live in my pasture and sometimes venture too close to the house. Then I give them swimming lessons, but they aren’t very good students.
Tipper, Sheila, MooBeeMa, I do believe that Stuart Little had something to do with my son’s choice of pet. Maybe when he sees for himself that this mouse can’t skateboard, fly planes, or talk back, he’ll release it (to be swooped up by the owls).
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