Who you gonna call?!

The exterminator. That's exactly who we called today when a small, furry, lightning fast mouse scurried across the living room floor this afternoon!

It all started when we came home this afternoon. We were both relaxing, me on the computer and Justin watching TV. All of the sudden Justin yells, "What the hell was that!" It wasn't until he said those words that I saw it, but as soon as he did, I saw it clear as day: a tiny, gray mouse! It had run out from under our gas fireplace, around the corner in the living room, across the kitchen floor and under the vacuum (which happened to be in the kitchen for some unknown reason). Justin got up and ran into the kitchen.

Once we realized that the little fur ball had run up inside the vacuum, he tried to get the vacuum outside through the sliding glass door which was only about 4 feet away. Unfortunately the movement of the vacuum scarred the mouse and he promptly ran out of the vacuum and back the same route he took to get there, only backwards. It was across the kitchen, around the corner in the living room and back into the gas fireplace!

After much ado we finally looked in the fireplace only to see the makings of a nest! This was not reassuring. So we called the exterminator. It was tough to find one who would be able to make it out today since we live in an area that is considered "rural" by most "city-folk". We finally got the great people at Barrier Lawn & Pest to come out and rid us of our fuzzy little friend. The great guy who came to our rescue took apart the fireplace and cleaned out the nest that we found. Not surprisingly, the nest was comprised mostly of dog hair and carpet fuzz which the mouse had gotten out of... wait for it.... wait for it... you guessed it: the vacuum!

So once the exterminator cleaned it all out, he had determined that the nest was not active and that the mouse we had seen was likely the only one there was. Apparently because of our location, directly across from an open field, we are a prime destination for field mice when the weather gets cold. After all was said and done, he set a couple traps, but said that we had most likely scared the mouse away when we chased him across the house!

Whew!! It was only a half day for work, but I think I'm more tired tonight than I have been the last few weeks!

Napa Register Wedding Announcement!

Copyright: Beyond Images (2008)

Sunday, October 12, 2008
Mitchell-Nunley Wedding Announcement

Brenda Mitchell and Justin Nunley, of Kuna, Idaho, were married Aug. 1, 2008, at the Chardonnay Golf Club, in Napa. The bride’s younger brother, Jake Gumina, walked her down the aisle to the intro of AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells,” the groom’s favorite song. The groom’s uncle, Brian Nunley, officiated the wedding.

The bride’s sister, Amanda Threat, was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Holli Cardwell, Patricia Pagliuso and the groom’s sister, Stacy Nunley. The groom’s niece, Kayla Nunley, was the flower girl. The groom’s best friend since childhood, Anthony Hernandez, was the best man. Groomsmen included childhood friend Matt Knight and the groom’s brothers, Trevor Nunley and Jay Nunley.

Brenda is the daughter and step-daughter of Mari Matthews-Threat and Joe Threat, of Napa, and of Don Mitchell and Kim Mitchell, of Modesto. She is the granddaughter of Diane and Lou Inlay, of Sequim, Wash., and of Bill Mitchell, of Simi Valley. Brenda is a 2006 graduate of Vintage High School. Brenda attended Napa Valley College and will be attending Boise State University. She works as a nanny.

Justin is the son of Jim and Denise Nunley of Napa. He is the grandson of Delbert and (the late) Agnes Nunley, and of Raymond and Selma Gasner. Justin is a 2001 graduate of Vintage High School and a 2008 graduate of Ashford University, where he obtained his bachelor of arts degree in organizational management. He is currently pursuing a master’s in education at the University of Phoenix.

Snow in October

Apparently Justin and I were not fully prepared for the difference in weather when we moved to Idaho. We always heard that the weather in the Midwest changed every five minutes, but I don't think we really believed it until today!

Last week it was so hot I was wearing a tank top and shorts and today... well I guess you'll just have to see the picture to understand.

<--Yep, that's exactly right... it's SNOWING!














That picture is a little blurry but the one of our house clearly shows the snow coming down!