Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
household stuff

mice

Previously, we thought we had a chipmunk problem in the house. I would link to my post on the subject, but it has gone missing. Not sure what happened there. I’ve been having a problem when editing published posts–when I do this, it creates a 2nd post and makes one of them a draft. Then, I have to delete the extra post. I have to assume it’s related to this (and now I’m wondering if I’m missing anything else. Oh, well.).

Anyway, we thought we had a chipmunk problem because something stole the contents of two bags of tortellini from our basement pantry. It seemed like a reasonable idea that chipmunks might have taken them for their winter storage. And, they may have. But, this morning, Brian was restocking toilet paper throughout the house and the toilet paper was all chewed up. This is mouse behavior for sure. So, we either have a different problem or an additional problem.

All I know is that this is the first fall in 20 years that we haven’t had a cat and now we have rodent problems. I was never a cat fan, but I will take one over rodents any day. Now, to convince Brian.

jake

freedom

Jacob is now an officially licensed driver. He took and passed his driver’s test on Sunday. How did he do this on Sunday, you might ask? Well, he took a driver’s safety course through Brant’s Driving School as they do not offer Driver’s Ed at Westmont. In addition to behind-the-wheel and classroom instruction, they also administer the driver’s test. Sunday was the first day Jacob was eligible to take the test and he somehow managed to schedule his test for that day (even though they don’t normally test on Sundays). We haven’t seen Jacob since.

books

critical judgment

This medical thriller, written by Michael Palmer, starts off strong but ends on a weak note. It begins by introducing a bunch of patients with undiagnosable illnesses. The first two-thirds to three-quarters of the story was rather interesting–it dealt with a physician trying to figure out what was causing the illnesses (with a local manufacturing company being the prime suspect). But, then it ends with underground tunnels (again!) and government testing of biological weapons on unsuspecting citizens. Whew!

My rating: 3/5

me

signing out

I’m so over Facebook. Unfortunately I have to use it for work, so I can’t delete my account. And, I do like looking at the pictures of dogs that frequent my feed (thanks to the surrounding humane societies). So, I set my feed up to show just that. No more updates from people I barely know (or from ones I actually do know). I should have done this before the election–I’ve wasted a lot of ill will these past few months. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that I don’t need to know what everyone is thinking.

health & wellness

the sickness

I have had the worst cold ever since last Tuesday. Thanks, Jake. Lucky for Brian, he has been able to avoid coming down with something.

Due to my symptoms, I haven’t gotten much sleep in the past week. Brian was nice enough to go to Page Bedding and get me a wedge pillow so that I could sleep upright in bed, rather than on our recliner. But, unfortunately, that is not a cure for a cough, which I have been suffering from the past few days. Nor is cough syrup, apparently. I guess I will live, but I could sure use some sleep. Maybe this weekend…