little red cat

One of the reasons that shane wanted a cat was because of our country size mouse problem. We were worried about poisoning them because of the dogs, yet the traps made our feeble city hearts shudder.

All of our pets have a job. Doodle puts the kids to bed, in that she sleeps upstairs with them, hopping from bed to bed, until they are all asleep. Then she comes down for some grown-up belly rubs and snuggles. Lucy eats every single crumb or spittle of drool that falls from our children's mouths. And marmalade? He must kill mice.

About a month ago we cheered and high fived as we walked out the door on the way to school/work and found a dead mouse at the door. But? Nothing since.

Then today i heard the shriek of a girly-man as shane opened a seldom used closet door and found the lifeless bodies of several mice that marmalade had obviously killed and lost in kitty style hardwood floor hockey to the recesses of the closet door.

Posted by Jess at 08:14 PM Permalink

Comments (7)

schmutzie

One of my cats keeps checking under our portable dishwasher lately. Now I really don't want to spring clean under there.

Posted by schmutzie | April 24, 2007 09:55 PM

Terra

Oh that is priceless!
My cats are itching to catch the birds that grace our birdfeeder. I'd be happy to find a mousie, but not inside the house! LOL.

Posted by Terra | April 25, 2007 07:04 AM

Stacy

Jess - Wonderful moment that only cat-people "get" ... however, your writing of that story was good - sounds like you are feeling a little better, even if you don't know it yet. :)

Posted by Stacy | April 25, 2007 07:28 AM

Justin

Wow!! Marmalade is just fantastic!! My ones are just too lazy!!

Posted by Justin | April 26, 2007 02:26 AM

Pendullum

Amazing that Marmalade chose to hide them... when I had a cat, Festus, was his name, he would always presnt them to me... Lay them at my feet if you will...

Posted by Pendullum | April 26, 2007 04:58 AM

fidget

bwhahah kitty hockey! My friends cat used to decapitate the mice and leave the heads in her SHOES!! ewww

Posted by fidget | April 26, 2007 02:24 PM

Ginger

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Posted by Ginger | May 1, 2007 09:03 PM