I think I'll be scarred for life

So last night I let Shaggy the Roomba loose on our living room.  A vacuuming was desperately needed.  Shaggy was doing his job, minding his own business when he started beeping like a mad man and yelling "ERROR! ERROR!"  I finally figured out that between the beeps and errors he was telling me "Bitch, clean out my wheels!"  Ok.  I turned him over and immediately spotted the problem.  A twig was projecting from his right wheel.  I started to pull on it and realized that it was not a twig, it was a (are you sure you're ready for this, cuz it still curls my tummy to think about it...) LIMB OF A DEAD MOUSE!  Yes, you read that right.  A leg and paw of a dead mouse was sticking out of the wheel housing and I JUST TOUCHED IT WITH MY BARE HANDS!

 I screamed.  It sounded a little opera-ish.  I think my 9yr old got screwed on her science fair project - it seems I CAN hit higher notes than previously thought.  Sorry girl, you still got and A - and you teacher may never know that I can get an octave higher than was recorded.

The hubster and kids hollered "What?"  But I couldn't formulate an answer.  I just sat there stairing at Shaggy upside down and rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking... 

Eventually some kids crept cautiously into the room.  I could only point.  "Eww, it's a mouse!"  Oh, thank the purple unicorn, someone stated the problem - maybe I can speak now.  "Yes, please get dad to remove it."  Dad at least did not have to touch the thing bare handed.  I gave him a rag.  Then I spent 15 minutes scrubbing my hands in hot, soapy water.

Those of you considering a quaint older home in the country.... think again!  We constantly have mice (even with two active hunting cats).  Other animals previously found in our home, uninvited: a family of chipmunks, a 4ft(ish) snake, 2 birds, crawdads (or are they crayfish? - who the fuck cares, they don't belong in my house!) 

For your viewing pleasure, an oldie, but goodie of child 5 during our homestead battle with the Chipmunks.  To quote her "I get 'em, mommy! I get 'em."