visits, visitors, and uninvited guests

Neil's best buddy, Casey, spent a day with us here at Del Schner.



My BFF, DeAnne, did too!




And then HE came to visit -Eeeekkk! I was organizing the pantry last night, and noticed some signs that we had an uninvited guest. By the looks of things, he ate alot more than Casey or DeAnne. Cardboard, spice labels, Ritz Bitz, Target bags, and hot cocoa for dessert, to be exact.
I emptied the entire pantry, but he was no where to found - just his urine and fecal matter - ICK! Keith stopped at Home Depot, and brought back every imaginable non-poisonous device available to kill a mouse, rat, lizard, or small cat. We set the traps, which in no way resemble the photo above. The new traps are high-tech gizmos - fun for the whole family. The best is the Victor Electronic Rat Trap. That puppy uses electronic shock to kill! Who knew? An electric chair for furry pests. You gotta love that. Anyway, we set the traps at about 8:00, and by 9:15 - fried mouse!!! Best $39.99 spent. Ever.

del schner

home sweet home

...and sweet it is! On Friday the 13th, (good thing we're not superstitious), we moved into our new house!

This is the third house that Keith and I have had, since we married in 1997. The first house was our "happy house", as it was bright, colorful, and cartoon-like. Our next house was the "big boy" house, as it was bigger and newer. Now we have our "cozy house"! It is the smallest, but cutest. Seeing it grow from a dirt lot into our home has been such a bonding thing. (And I mean with the house and with Keith)!

Neil started at his new school on Monday, and he said it rated 8 or 9 on a10-scale. His teacher is young and attractive, thank God, because Neil was pretty sure he would not like her if she were over 50 and/or ugly. Nice. Anyway, his class has only 23 kids - bonus! He was immediately invited to participate in a one-day "field trip" to Sacramento. Only $385. Something tells me we're not in El Cajon anymore. And yes, we gladly sent a check.

I am working on posting pictures. A recent computer virus had me using an expert to restore the system, and now I can't do anything without a 3-hour round of reading manuals. I will figure this out, and pictures are coming!