I touched it

Jayda had a "freak out" moment on Sunday. I'll recap

She was playing in the living room like usual, digging toys out from every crevice of the house. She saw one of her fake lip stick toys under the love seat so she went fishing for it. She laid down, stuck her arm under the love seat and made a sweeping motion with her arm to bring everything closer. Then she used her hand to grab piece by piece, the items underneath. At this point she made a "ahheeeuaaaaaooooewww" noise. You know, the kind of noise you make when you think you have a bug crawling on your arm, then you look and it's actually a spider. And it sort of freaks you out, and you make that really weird, scared, grossed out noise. Yeah..that one.

So I didn't pay much attention, because it's Jayda. Home girl never shuts her trap. If she isn't talking, she's singing. If she isn't singing, she's talking or making annoying sounds. Then she let out at "MAWWWWMMMM! GROSSSSS, I touched it, ewwww, MOM, I TOUCHED IT."

I walked over to see what the fuss was all about. . . ..  "EWWWW, you touched it? Gross!"  IT, was a dead mouse. EW EW EW. And she had touched it! She had actually grabbed it, had it in her hand and moved it around before she figured out what it was. YUCK YUCK YUCK. I think she is permanently scarred. Scarred and scared. Two different words.

I'm slightly thankful Jayda was the one to find it, rather than Paisley. Lil Miss cuddle bug, probably would have picked it up, kissed it, snuggled it, gave it a name and put it in her shopping cart. Took it grocery shopping, fed it a bottle and put it to bed. Home girl loves her stuffed animals. She's a little violent with them when she puts them in her cart, but probably only because they deserve it? She strolls up and down the hall way pushing a shopping cart. How cute is she?

Yes, we have a mouse problem. I've surrendered. "It's that time of the year," is the only hope I have that this will pass. Enter at your own risk.