The Killing of the Mice - the continuing Saga

We've had a bit of a mouse problem, as you've seen if you've read my blog before.  I put some traps out the other day and they all got set off by something, but no mice.  Today however, I came home from the beach, I just set the traps new yesterday, and one of the traps was tripped and half under the deck.  I went to grab it to see if it had actually been set off by a mouse, and the damn thing was in there and STILL ALIVE!!!!  Oh the screaming!

I texted my husband, who had no sympathy by the way, and I bet he was laughing to himself.  He knows I hate those dirty creatures.  He used to dispose of them for me, but won't anymore.  (I'll have to bribe him or blackmail him with something to make him do it now.)

So I went out and checked the trap again to see if the mouse had died yet.  No....and cue the screaming.

I told my sweet, adorable 9 year old son, and he was desperate to see the filthy thing.  I showed him, and the mouse was kind enough to move, again, and make me scream, again.  I really had no idea what to do.  I suggested dropping a rock on its head, my son wanted to poke it with a stick.  Gross.  We decided to spray it with water and try and drown it.  I didn't want too much trauma, so I sprayed it with shower.  Yes, thank goodness, now it was clean....and very much still alive.  My son decided that he was going to take over and spray it with jet.  I am proud to say that my son killed his first mouse today. Well, I think it's dead.  I am going to leave it out there for a while and check it later.  Maybe let my son spray it a bit more just in case.  I will definitely wait for my husband to dispose of it.  I might have to cry about it, but it'll be worth it to get him to get rid of it.

Are these disgusting creatures ever going to leave me alone???  I hate them!  They are gross and carry diseases and will one day try to get in my house!  I can't have that.  If that happens I will be very tempted to move, or burn the house down.  It just makes me feel like I need to wash my hands to look at those repulsive things.  I have nightmares about the offending rodents.

Right now I have poison, snap traps and glue traps in the yard, mostly up against the house and along the deck.  I hope they all die and never bother me again.  I know that won't ever happen, so if you have any other good ideas to get rid of the feculent varmints, please, do let me know!!