We've never had trouble with mice, but I guess we were due. I've stored food in the basement with no trouble before, so when I had to clear out the pantry for this summer's remodeling project I put all unopened food downstairs. What I didn't think about was that the garage doors were open all day long for the workmen. Food + Open Doors = Mouse Trouble. We had a very determined mouse. I threw away all the food in the stash that the mouse had been near that wasn't in cans, hoping that would cause him/her to leave. No luck. We finally had to resort to traps and did catch the offender.
Fast forward a few weeks later and we hear noises in the attic. So Steve put some traps upstairs and came down the other day with another mouse. Ugh! I had no idea that mice are so repulsive to me. It's almost the same reaction I have to snakes. I feel like such a wimp...
On to a better mouse story... I was happy to use my yarn stash to make a felted mouse for my Dad's cat Lily. This is my first knitted toy and I'm really pleased with it. Knitting a toy isn't difficult like I thought it might be. The pattern is from Ann Budd's Knitted Gifts, which I purchased last week. The funny thing is that I don't really enjoy handling this project because of the other mice in the house. Weird, huh?