1. "I'm off my game. I discovered a little mouse in my glove compartment this morning and didn't even think of taking its picture." That was my Facebook status on Wednesday.

Remember when I told you I discovered mouse turds all over my car Easter morning? Well, it became a morning ritual for me to clean up the mouse turds with duct tape every day after that, until Wednesday, when I pulled the hand sanitizer out of my glove box…and then noticed the tiny little mouse sitting in there. 

I'll tell you our whole Mouse Saga later (I've been holding out on you) but suffice it to say, for now, that (after screaming and screaming and screaming) I moved the (terrified) little mouse to the woods by the tail and haven't had any mouse turds in my car since then. Whew.

I did regret not taking its picture.

2. I upgraded my iphone to a 4. It's charging right now. I can't wait to play with the camera. I heard the 4S was better, but I figured, for $1 versus $50, I could make do with the 4.

3. I have eaten two Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs every day since Easter. I love those things. I barely even feel guilty about it.



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4. After several days of crazy, stormy weather, including hail and tornado warnings, and more rain than we've gotten in the past 6 months, the sun finally came out today… and I felt like something heavy was lifted off of my chest.

I wish my mood wasn't so dependent on sunshine. I'd never make it in the northeast. 

5. Tomorrow is my 54th birthday!

 

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Prairie Verbena scattered through a field like Easter eggs…much nicer than mouse turds scattered all over my car! 

 

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25 responses to “Five Things on Friday”

  1. Doreen McGettigan Avatar

    Happy Happy Birthday and best wishes for a blessed new year!!
    I live in the northeast and struggle with actual depression during the winter.
    We always plan a vacation in the middle of it and it does help but this year Florida was FREEZING while we were there. It was still beautiful to see bright sun and the ocean.
    How on earth did that mouse get in your car??
    I almost divorced my husband because I was the only one that saw a mouse in our house for weeks. That thing terrorized me.
    My husband finally saw it and called in the mousebusters.
    Have a great birthday weekend!!

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  2. Keetha Avatar

    Sometimes a good dose of sunshine is the best medicine ever.

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  3. ladyfi Avatar

    That bird shot is magical!
    Have a wonderful birthday.

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  4. Nancy Avatar

    Happy Birthday Barb! I hope it is a great one.
    Thanks so much for sharing your lovely little bird at R5F this week. xo

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  5. Beth Avatar

    Happy Birthday!! enjoy your new phone. ( :

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  6. hula~la Avatar

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Now go snap a fun birthday picture on your new phone! And no, it doesn’t have to be a mousse!
    ENJOY YOUR DAY!
    Aloha from the northeast where it is sunny, but it is still too darned cold! SPRING it on, already…

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  7. Gail Avatar

    Well, happy birthday a day early! You deserve a fun day after cleaning all the mouse poo the past few days. Ugh! I don’t know if I’d have had the presence of mind to photograph the little mouse hanging out in my glove box either. I know I would have FREAKED OUT! lol

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  8. silverneurotic Avatar

    Happy Birthday!
    I have a 4S, but I can’t compare it to a 4 as it’s my first. I could probably compare it to a 5 as my hubby upgraded to the 5.

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  9. lisleman Avatar

    Oh if that mouse was a blogger we would have such an interesting post.
    Happy Birthday.
    Was the Iphone 4 from ebay or another online sale? The smartphone escalation of releases is crazy. The buzz on the internet now is the upcoming release of Iphone 6. Ha I still have my flip phone which doesn’t need a data plan.

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  10. Karen and Gerard Avatar

    Glad you got that mouse out of your car, eeewww! You must have really been scared of it to forget to get a picture! You are braver than I though, holding it by it’s tail. I know I would not have touched that thing!

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  11. Wolf Pascoe Avatar

    I hope you post five things every Friday. I like the way you snuck in the peanut butter eggs. They have chocolate in them, don’t they?

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  12. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I'm always at least a few steps behind the latest technology. But I'm glad you're there with my husband to keep me from being in last place! 🙂
    Sent from my iPhone

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  13. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I was so scared at first but then realized it wasn't moving without my help!
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  14. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Thank you! I will probably never upgrade to the 5 since you have to buy all new accessories!
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  15. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Oh, I definitely freaked out first!! Thank you, Gail!
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  16. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I'm hoping this beautiful spring weather heads your way!! Thank you!
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  17. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Thank you!!
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  18. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Thank you, Nancy!
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  19. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Thank you!
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  20. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Amen to that!!
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  21. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I'm so glad you at least had sunshine in Florida. I can take the cold but it's endless gray skies that get me. Thank goodness your husband took care of that mouse. He should have trusted you!! Thank you for the birthday wishes!
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  22. Hilary Avatar

    Late.. I’m sorry. Belated Happy Birthday to you, Barbara. I hope it was a fine one despite the mouse encounter. I’m glad you relocated him despite your fear. Good on you!

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  23. Sharon Wagner Avatar

    I have found acorns in my car, but never mouse turds!

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  24. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I would much prefer acorns!!!! Today I found a mouse!
     

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  25. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Thank you, Hilary! Yes, it was a wonderful birthday! Unfortunately, I had another mouse in my car today. ugh!
     

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