O'God of hosts, restore us and cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

~ Psalm 80:7 NASB

Second weekend  of Oct., Saturday mornin'  . . . was the beginning of an extremely cold  wet  weekend  . . . rolled out of bed, shivered  my way to the kitchen to begin brewing up a pot of hot black liquid gold ( a.k.a.: MY coffee) . . . got it all ready, pushed the button, then turned to wait . . . spied one of our cats  sitting on the kitchen counter with her head cocked to one side as gingerly tapping the cabinet door with her paw . . . first thought "who you fooling? I am well aware YOU know how to open that cabinet!" . . . then the second thought hit me  . . . mumbled a "crapppppp" as I shuffled to the bathroom & retrieved a paper towel ( actually quite a number of them ) & return to the kitchen preparing myself to open the cabinet & be totally wigged out over a cockroach ( yeppers. they are here )  . . . open the cabinet door, papertowel hand posed high in the air as I scrunch my face in disgust  when I see it . . . but it ain't no cockroach so I squint & strain my eyes . . . rub my eyes . . . lean in closer as mumbling "what is THAT????" . . . .

It was M.I.T.C.H. ( Mouse In The Cabinet HELLO )

Yeppers, a house mouse 
 . . . a baby  house mouse . . . yeah I know, I have 5 cats! 5 CATS !  Mitch was a baby, I figure near about 2 weeks  old just due to the fur on him/her . . . located another one, but it was deceased  . . . never found Mom or Dad ( & no, the cats I am quite sure had NOT dealt with them ) Mitch was a cutey  I have got to say that . . . so tiny, but I think Mitch had gone for a few tumbles before I came across him . . . & thou my girls  loved him dearly we did not provide the care his/her Mama could of . . . 5 days after Mitch was discovered Mitch passed  . . . my youngest  really surprised me & warmed my heart  when she declared, " I am sad Mitch is gone but at least he/she was loved during those last few days." Honestly a mouse  in the house did not wig me out, now . . . cockroaches, they flip me out!

 

Okay, then we had the third weekend in Oct  . . . . actually rewind a few days back from the third weekend . . . sitting outside on the front porch smoking a cig in the moonlight  I could hear something shuffling about under the trailer, figured it was one of the stray cats UNTIL I heard the hissing . . . . mmm hhmmm, hissing & it wasn't a snake  hiss more like I-am-not-in-the-mood-to-be-messed-with-hiss which got me to quirk an eyebrow  as I put my cig out then scampered quite quickly  back into the trailer . . . Hub felt it was an opposum, perhaps an opposum with attitude . . . next day I was telling  some neighbors about this when . . . well, I wish I could describe their expressions but . . . I can't . . . extreme repulse is probably as close to what they showed  . . . then they told  me about the experience they had with an opposum, apparently it got under their trailer crawled up into the insulation & passed on, which then shortly afterwards really stunk up their trailer, so badly they had to leave their trailer for a month  . . . I listened to that, as well on how they did not like opposums & I told them I like opposums, plus hear tale they eat cockroaches ( victory is at hand! ) . . . so no harm, no foul  . . . right? wrong-o! No foul eh? Well, a few days after the "hissing" we began to get this smell in our bedroom, each day it got stronger & stronger as it moved up the rooms . . . our bedroom, the bathroom & the hallway were the areas with the strongest scent . . . to me it had a fishy smell . . . Hub announced "I believe something has died  under the trailer." . . . . great!

 Oh no the trailer has eatten my Hub!!!!

I am soooooooo soooooo very Blessed  & extremely grateful  for my  Hub ! He is a brave brave man! The day he adventured under the trailer it happened to be one of our warmer  days, near 80, so it was extra unpleasantly warm under the trailer ( & a bit ripper too!) especially with his work overalls on  . . .

 

Sure enough, the oppossum was up under there . . . find a nook, crawled on up & passed  on in the insulation . . .

( the opposum remains are in the bag for obvious reasons . . . Hub did make a comment about it could be a Halloween decoration but we BOTH knew that was just a kid 'em )

 he/she wasn't a big one or so we gather from what was found . . . I had considered having rice that evenin'  but the site of all those magots  . . . well, my taste had changed drastically

My job as Hub scooched, slithered & squirm under the trailer was 1) keep my "grossing out" comments to a minium 2) cut off strips of insulation for him to replace . . . and look at that! I failed both jobs horribly!

The weather is getting a bit brisker, especially in the mornin'   . . . so I have taken to cooking  up meals in the mornin'  to help heat up the house over us having to turn the oil on . . . the other day "meatloaf" came to mind . . . you know, I have never ever cooked a meatloaf before  . . . . so I did a quick search  & came across a relatively simple  recipe & wa-ha . . .

It didn't come out half bad if I do so say myself! Came out much flatter then I recall my Mother's but eh . . . meatloaf pancakes  might just become the new rage  . . . oh & just in case you were wondering  . . . no the loaf has no mouse or opposum what so ever in it

Recall  me mentioning  about the small acorns my neighbor has that the squirrels are going crazy mad over? Thought I would show you some compare pix

 

Last sunflower & pumkins a neighbor gave to us ( she is a sweetpea! )

Glory Be To God & Praise Sweet Jesus!

I would truly love  to own a small farm  one day & for the greater part of it just be growing pumkins & sunflowers

 

  Oh, God, forgive my sins and bring light to my darkest secrets. Heal me, my God, and set me free. Thank You for helping me. Amen

 

~ May you ALWAYS be Blessed & may you ALWAYS Bless others ~

I love the warmth and compassion of your girls and the way they look on the positive side of caring for even the tiniest of God's creatures. It's sad about Mitch's passing, but I agree with the at he was loved in his last days.

That's something about the oppossom. Ewww, must've been a really gross smile and sight... yuck yuck yuck, I agree that I would've definately crossed rice off the menu too.

Your meatloaf looks yummy. It looks to be a dandy of a success for your first time of cooking one. We enjoy meatloaf and using the left-overs for sandwiches. It's a comfort food, I think. Nostalgic memories of our youth.

Your sunflower is really pretty. It's sad the season has ended for them. The pumpkins are beautiful and I agree your neighbor is a sweetpea for giving them to you. I love good hearted neighbors like that.

Wishing you and your family a Very Safe and Happy Halloween!

Life is never dull right? LOL

I love all Gods creatures. The tiny mouse, soooo cute! We have 3 cats as well, but all they do is catch the mouse, show us, then let it run for the hills as fast as their little legs will let them.

It's funny.

Meatloaf is my all time fave meal. I remember the very first time I cooked it, I was 9. I had it all ready and perfect looking. Then just before I slid it into the oven, it slipped from my grasp and fell face first on the kitchen floor. Well, there goes my first meal. LOL

God Bless
Alesia

Thanks so much for sharing on my blog about your pets. I really enjoyed reading about your pets eccentricities. Gotta love the furbabes!

Your Magus sounds like he’s quite the character. lol I do so enjoy the finicky attitudes of cats. He loves you and your family, but outside he has to put on airs of being the tough-guy. lol
Aw, now Bear sounds like Penny, not about the clothes but about changing anything in the house, it really bothers her until she gets used to it. I didn’t know that other dogs were like that. lol

Our pets are a wonderful tangle of contradictions. I guess that’s what makes them so special… We know they love us and enjoy being around us, but still they are at the mercy of their cautious instincts of the wild.

I totally agree with you, I think your observation is right-on the money when it comes to animals:
“I am not sure but I think many animals really don’t like change . . . thou curious . . . things staying the same gives them a sense of security . . .”

Wishing you a fabulous week, my friend!

Hey Ladies
I am Blessed with the sweet nature of my girls . . .it also keeps me on my toes

You are so right about Meatloaf being a comfort food & I thought about the idea of some nice bread to make some tasty sandwiches
I am so sorry Alesia to be ready about your first meatloaf, but I had to laugh for that is exactly something that would happen to me . . . truth be told I can not tell you how many times I have caught fire cooking I envy of your cats! I believe ours were perhaps tough lil cookies at one time but now . . . they are really soft We have a stray cat outside that catchs mice & shows me them, but I just explain to her I know the drill . . . act one way when you are outside but the minute you come in

I am really glad you Ladies stopped by! It has made my day, Thank YOU

LOL. I agree. I have caught fire to many a things in my ten years of cooking/baking. Ever tried to put out a cookie sheet full of flaming cookies? or forget a pan full of fresh cinnamon buns on the stove top, turn on the wrong element and watch the glass shatter and the buns ignite in a huge flame? but it's never boring. LOL

Alesia
Whoa!! Talk about hot crossed buns there eh It is probably best I don't tell you about my cooking adventures sometimes I reckon I just get to INTO my cooking But I so loved reading about yours! Thank YOU so much for sharing them!