Friday, April 24, 2020

Friday, a mouse in the house!

My baking drawer once everything was sterilized and out back
     Well my plan yesterday was to finally clean out a few cupboards in the kitchen,  Something that needed to be done monthes ago and I was all hip to do with all this extra time we would have with the lock down. 
     But alas my anxiety had put me in more of a frozen form and not much is getting done around here.  So as I have planned to do this many times and have not done a thing, I forced (I mean it) forced my way upstairs to the kitchen and opened my baking drawer, which is above my baking pan cupboard.  What did I find?  I have a mouse in the house!  Eeeek.  no real mouse but much evidence.  So I have more anxiety over a mouse than over what is going on in the world and I started to clean like a mad woman.

     Sorry no post mouse pictures too gross. But I did find where it was getting in and we plugged those holes with cut out board and foam.  No more mouse.


This is the cupboard that had a hole in the back for the gas line to the stove.  Everything had to be removed and sterilized.  Every pan and sheet.


As long as I was on a mission I cleaned and organized the upper baking cupboard.  It is obvious that I do a lot of baking.  Or I have been taught to.

Then onto the baking ingredient cupboard which is always a falling down mess.  I have way too many cupcake papers and decorations.  I used to make cookies and cupcakes for Hubs office on a regular basis and when mom was alive we were constantly baking.

Well with that all pulled out and the dishwasher running on a steam sterilize cycle I was able to clean out a few more things.   Like the utensil drawer, that is a constant mess.


     The silverware drawer came next as I was on a roll.  I just kept removing and cleaning. Then I pulled all of this greasy mess out and cleaned it all with de greaser, even the hood and walls.  I have not got to the stove yet other than to pull it apart.

I cleaned  out the pan cupboard.
And no kitchen clean can be complete without cleaning some copper. 


I was able to get over 12,000 steps just cleaning these 7 cupboards and I have at least 7 more to go plus too much copper to polish but when it is done I will feel a whole lot better about getting the rest of the kitchen touched up.


I finally did something besides work outside and all it took was a sign of a mouse!

Today the weather is iffy so I am not sure what I will due.  We do have to take a meal into the missioaries and that is all that is on the books.

Do you have any plans for Friday?  Have you ever had mice?  I really dislike them.  But I think I took care of the problem.



Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim


17 comments:

  1. Hi Kim.
    So sorry about the mouse.
    Yes. We had a little family in a house we lived in several years ago.
    I found evidence in my pantry on top of all my baking supplies!!!!
    EEEK!
    Like you, I went on a cleaning streak. It was a lot of work, but I was glad when it was done!
    It is cold and rainy here today, so we are cozy inside.
    Ordering out tonight to support the local Mexican restaurant.
    Have a good weekend, my friend.
    You deserve a rest!

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    1. Well I took one didn't do a darn thing yesterday except cook dinner, and take long walks!

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  2. I should have told Sissie to mail a mouse to you weeks ago! lolz

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  3. I probably would have said EEK too! Sure looks nice and clean. I have so many cupcake papers, it is crazy. I get them whenever they are on clearance - and who knew, I hardly ever make cupcakes!!!!!
    I cut all the grass front to back today and trimmed. Windows open and enjoying a nice day for a change.
    Have a good weekend.

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    1. We have to form a 12 step program for cupcake papers....

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  4. I have found evidence of mice and that put me on a cleaning frenzy, too. I hate rodents!

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  5. Wow great job! Everything looks nice and organized now!

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  6. I think an ant infestation is right in there with having mice. They are hard to get rid of, too, and more common than mice.

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    1. Oh we have those too, and we are the spider capital of Idaho!

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  7. I don't get mice in the house but the barn is a different story. I thought since there was several barn cats around our barn that we wouldn't have that issue... I ordered electric pest thingys to put in the barn. I hate spiders... the basement gets HUGE ones and the kitchen porch gets really super small ones so bad I've had them cover the siding YUCK.

    I think we have the same cook stove.Mine has a double oven, top one is small, good from broiling, pizza and biscuits.

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    1. I love my stove. We are the spider capital of Idaho and I really dislike spiders.

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  8. We back up to a park, with a pond, near fields. Yes, we've battled critters almost every year. It's awful!

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    1. Little buggers, and you know if you see one there is a family somewhere.

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