I know, I haven’t been around lately. I’ve been taking a small break from having to be interesting enough to post about on this blog. But things have been very quiet and slow, and I’ve been grateful for that. The holidays are all go-go-go, and it was getting to be overwhelming. So what’s new? I’m listening to some great new music by The Weepies, The Duhks, and Po’ Girl. Reading lots of library books. Cleaning up after a mice-issue. (it’s actually blog-able: they somehow got into a lower pantry cupboard and ate like 20 mini Nestle crunch bars leftover from Halloween. There’s nothing left but empty wrappers and mouse-poo. We put out some traps and caught two of them yesterday. When I was feeling kind of sad about killing cute little mice, Chad sent me this via email:
Romans 5:12,14 NMV (New Mouse Version)
"12 Therefore just as (nasty eating and snitching habits) entered the world through one (mouse), and death through (those habits), and in this way death came to all (mice), because all (pooped and peed and ate and infested)–. . .14Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of (the eating and pooping) to the time of (the revenge of Chad), even over those who did not sin by (eating our candy) as did (the first mouse), who was a pattern of the one(s) to come."
Which I found hysterical and slightly blasphemous(e). Sorry, I couldn’t resist. They chewed through two rolls of paper towels and two bags of flour, so they really do deserve to die. But I ask you, why the heck do I have CATS if they don’t take care of the RODENT problem??)
I started back at my job this week. Olivia, who had been planning to give me 150,000 kisses, only gave me about 10. So she owes me. It is so GOOD to be back with those kids.
What else. . .oh, I met with my Team in Training cycling team last Saturday. I love TNT-it is such a great organization and the people are so fun and helpful. I do have a link on the sidebar to my fundraising site, which is still pretty rough, but it gets the job done. Hopefully. $4600 is a lot of money!
Anything else. . .thinking. . .thinking. . .we re-joined the gym (sore), all the fur on Ada’s belly is coming out [?], I planted paperwhites to cheer up my living room, I made really, really good potato soup yesterday, and I need a haircut. That covers most of it.
Oh, and (this is a whine) I don’t think any of you like me anymore, except Faith, because nobody leaves me any comments. Kim is delurking over on her blog, and I’d ask my lurkers to declare themselves too, but I don’t think you will. Because, as I said, I don’t think you like me. And I KNOW you’re here. Pretty please? Comments? Please, please, please? With nestle crunch wrappers on top?
I will comment, just as long as those wrappers don’t have mousey droppings on them!
😉
The first question that came to mind when you started talking about the mice–how do they have mice with two cats in the house? Anyway, I’m excited for you and your training. I’m formulating a plan to help raise some money down here for you. Pray the details come out. Oh, it’s good to hear what’s going on in the Voller household. 🙂
yay, people who like me! Sorry Jill, all the wrappers have droppings. But maybe I can give you a cookie instead? Faithy-you are so aptly named! I miss you, and have sternly told the kitties that their Auntie Faith is sorely disappointed in their failure to control the Voller Household Rodent Population. I don’t think the mice are in the actual House though. They came up through a hole in the cupboard from the basement, and we can’t find any evidence of them down there. We think they are coming from outside on reconaissance missions from the neighbor’s house. In all fairness, Ada has been VERY interested in the basement these past few weeks.
Mice are so cute–outside.
Inside they are like spiders; MUST BE REMOVED BY ANY AND ALL MEANS.
I’m here, Allyson! I subscribe so I never miss anything. I don’t always comment, but I’m always here.
Love Chad’s contextual rendition of Romans. Made me smile.
You can whine about nobody leaving comments here, but I ask you: Why didn’t you respond to my email last month, eh? I can fight fire with fire, missy. (Okay, I wasn’t really fighting anything; just being lazy myself.)
Hey you. I love you. I seriously have not checked the blogs though before this week. I did leave a comment on Hannah’s about Ohio state losing. But that was it. Anyway, the mouse thing I totally understand, because I, like you, have 2 cats that are worth much less than yours because of how fat and lazy the one is, and how old, drooly, and lacking of teeth the other one is. So, let’s just say, i’ve caught some mice, but i check things now very carefully before I use them. And, just a minute ago in the office, before i read this, I heard the mice in the ceiling over my head. It was creepy. Anyway, too long already but at least i’m commenting. Liked Chad’s New Mouse Version 🙂 Maybe we can get together next Wed? Bye!
hey, sorry about not commenting, I’ve been trying to limit my blog-slinking around on the internet this week- I’ll explain later. you know I/ we love you, and sorry about the mice, that’s never fun. maybe you have to have 1 or 3 cats to have them worthwhile, 2 seems to be the worthless number. i know mowgli and callie are pretty worthless for mice (although mowgli did pull the legs off a cricket in the basement). Random thought- who would win in a kitty deathmatch… callie or sammy?
I’m checking in once in a while also, lurking away!!!! (since I just learned what that term meant!) Forgive me for not commenting.
you are the most gorgeous blogger in the world! and i love you.