Go Away Remi

We got the boys the movie Ratatouille to watch on our drive to Nauvoo. It is now the favorite movie and watched everyday. In the meantime, we have discovered that we had mice in our garage. Troy saw their dropping a couple of days before we left for our trip, and then I saw one sitting on top of the dog kennel. So, I got some traps to put out during our trip. We caught one, but knew there were more. Troy has been out rearranging the garage to try to find their hiding places. Anyway, I called our pest control to come out and help us. I have been dreaming about mice, scared to go into the garage, and ready for these uninvited guest to leave. So last night, Troy had a couple of his friend caught in a trap when he got home. I feel bad for the mice - but at the same time they gross me out.

Ok, so now the Ratatouille tie in. Miles knows everything that goes on in our house. So, he knows that we are trying to get rid of some mice. He came up with a great idea, and can't understand why I won't let him do this. He wants to get a applesauce jar to catch the mouse in, and bring it in our house and turn it in a "Fancy Rat". He wants to name it Remi and teach it to cook. He thinks that I am a mean Mom for not let him go out and try to catch one our uninvited friends and then let it live in our house. I hope that the mice disappear some so that I stop have this conversation about why I will not let a mouse live in our house.