…and to one a good-night
‘Twas two nights after Christmas, when all through the house
A creature was stirring, probably a mouse;
Half nibbled bread was placed atop the refrigerator with care,
In hopes that a small rodent would soon be there;
The child was nestled all snug in her bed,
While visions of Angelina Ballerina danced in her head;
And papa in his PJ’s, with me on his lap,
Had just settled down in the living room to hear a long awaited ‘Snap!’
When out from the kitchen there arose such a clatter, Dadisodes sprang from the couch to see what was the matter.
Away to the second floor I flew like a flash,
Tore open the bedroom door and slammed it behind with a bash.
The moon on the breast of the week old-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of somberness to the world outside the window below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a heroic Dadisodes carrying a dead mouse to the trashcan without fear.
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awesomeness!! and what a brave husband you have!!
happy holidays to you, my friend!!
xoxo
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December 29th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Yay! You got ‘em. Both the heroic husband and the dead mouse.
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December 29th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Oh dear, but yeah for heroic hubbies!!
Happy WW and all the best to you and yours for a wonderful 2010!
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December 29th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Too cute! At least you didn’t have to carry it, right? lol
December 29th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
you are trying to hold on to 2009 while expecting your precious little one, in 2010, right?
i am impressed about your dilligence in updating this fast,
2 more days,
it is new year,
take good care, and
carry no worries, no fear,
dear!
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December 29th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Well done!
And well done, Dadisodes! I caught a mouse once. Actually the cat caught it and brought it to me. A prize. It was still alive. I threw it out the back door instead of flushing it or worse. Except I threw it a little too hard. I should have just let the cat take care of it.
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December 29th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
that’s one mouse that found out the hard way that they were not welcomed.
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December 29th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
have you ever gotten a finger in there? Man it hurts. I think you’re supposed to use a little less bread as bait, but obviously that worked
Seriously, I’m a dude, and dead mice are nasty. Good on Dadisodes, I’d be carrying that sick stuff out too.
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December 29th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Glad you got that lil booger and yeah for hubby!
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December 30th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Hooray Dadisodes!!!
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December 30th, 2009 at 12:34 am
So clever
You can see my WW here and help me with a decorating dilemma!
http://bethouaknight.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-have-been-itching-to-find-accent.html
Happy New Year!
December 30th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Oh, man! That would be me–running, not disposing of… Aren’t men great?!
December 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
That’s one thing I couldn’t live without…a man with no fear of rodents!!! LOL.
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December 30th, 2009 at 1:43 am
Wow! What a creative way to express your fun with rodents… I sure hope I never have to encounter a mouse in my house!
December 30th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Seriously! Did you whip up that poem in no time?!? Okay – question for you. When I was living with my dad in the country for several months he would REUSE the mousetraps. Dispose of the rodent and then reload with food. Tell me, does Daddisodes do that too? Or is it a country thing?!? Mortifying…..
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December 30th, 2009 at 3:00 am
Oh my gosh…yay, and ew!! LOL
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December 30th, 2009 at 4:02 am
You are quite the poet! ha ha Good one, and bye-bye mousie!
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December 30th, 2009 at 6:04 am
Nice one Dadisodes!
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December 30th, 2009 at 6:10 am
:0) I have to admit, I did not see that one coming, lol.
Great catch!
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December 30th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Hey, husbands are occasionally good for something.
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December 30th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Bravo for this cute poem and for Dadisodes for taking care of the mouse corpse!
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December 30th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Well done, Dadisodes. And well done you – that’s a lovely little parody of “The Night Before Christmas”. You are going to be so good on ‘The Inferno’. I can’t wait.
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December 30th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Oh! There is nothing worse than a dead rodent in the house – unless, of course, it’s a live rodent. yuck! But yay to Dadisodes! Definitely a hero, in my book!
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December 30th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Bravo to Dadisodes! I would be running to my room as well.
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December 30th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Delightful poetic storytelling
Glad to see Dadisodes is up to the challenges presented in life. Good to see you’re up to your usual standards. I apologize for being ‘absent’ for so long … I spend minimal time at the computer these days but I do think of you often and (when I open my reader occasionally) I enjoy catching up a bit.
Wishing you and yours a Joyous New Year!
Hugs and blessings,
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December 30th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Well, at least he got a good “last meal” before he left this world! Nice poem!
December 30th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Your own personal superhero! How nice to have Dadisodes to take care of such things. Loved the poem! bwaahaha!
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December 30th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
So glad you have such a brave husband!! I don’t know that my husband would be so brave *G*
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December 30th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Ewww! We had a rodent issue in our crawlspace earlier this year. it was horrible!
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December 30th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
gaah! though i love the poem the whole mouse in the house thing makes me cringe. we had one in the house one time and i just about jumped out of my seat and onto my husband’s lap when i saw it creeping around the floor. good riddance to your mouse!
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December 30th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Oh no! Mice in the house suck (even the ones in the cage). Last night I was watching PBS and the scientist referred to this certain type of mouse as “the snickers” of the desert because everyone wants to eat him. I thought that was funny!
Happy WW!
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December 30th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Yay-good for you guys! Bye, Mickey!
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December 30th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
OH EW! And I’m especially grossed out since I just realized we have a mouse in our garage. Thankgoodness it’s not in the house. I would have to move out until it was gone!
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December 30th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Victory!
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December 30th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Gotta love those heroic men that carry the mice away. Mine is good at that too.
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December 30th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
YUMMY. I love the poem! Way to be brave, Dadisodes!!!
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December 30th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
MY HERO!!!
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December 31st, 2009 at 12:46 am
rodents… *shudder*
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January 4th, 2010 at 2:46 am
I am a total wimp when it comes to small dead rodents. I love your poem!
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January 5th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Ha! I love this. Very cleverly done.
And also? EEEEW!!!
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January 11th, 2010 at 9:56 am