Here mousey, mousey....

First, I see there are a few newbies ready to laugh hysterically, cry emphatically and be inspired randomly....Welcome aboard! Thanks for following!

Second, if mice make you squirm, then don't look at the following photos....but read the story, because it's funny.

The other day we were playing in our usual spot. The garage. We play there a lot. A LOT. Porter saw something "huge and gigantic and a big monster" scurry into the garage. He was looking all over for something and he couldn't find it. I figured he just "thought" he saw something, but didn't really see anything.

Then the next day, we were....well, playing in the garage and we started to clean up. I picked up a blanket out of the wagon, for some reason, I don't know why....and found some teeny, tiny little friends.

To say that I was freaked out, was a slight understatement. Tom was out of town, so there was no one to rescue me. Not that I really need rescuing, but come on. Teeny tiny mice....mice!

Oh, the boys. THE BOYS were so excited. They could hardly stand it. They wanted to touch them and pick them up and hold them and squeeze them like Lenny did...but I wouldn't let them.

I got my rubber gloves and a paper towel and the box that a six pack of spray paint comes in and I was ready to rescue.

And so, here they are. Five little friends.

The boys spent some time staring at them....

Then I took the boys up to bed and told them I would have someone come and take them to some place safe.

While I ran the boys up, someone (someone being the momma, since we saw her run in the garage and hide while we were looking at the littles) rescued three of the little ones. Crap. So, I took the remaining two over to the neighbor who took them some place safe and warm, I'm sure.....

I ended up finding their nice furry and warm home underneath an IKEA cabinet in a box storing our jumper cables. Huh.

Even though they left a mess in our garage, it was quite a learning experience for the boys. They saw their tiny little whiskers and hair, and they saw them breathing and even saw their tiny hearts beating.

I mean, they really do look kind of cute here, don't they????