{"id":2561,"date":"2013-08-09T20:31:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T20:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2014-01-26T20:01:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T20:01:25","slug":"august-1-9-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=2561","title":{"rendered":"August 1 – 9, 2013, Millpond\/A Better Mouse Trap\/Fingerprinting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Off to the Winston Police Department for fingerprinting to complete our background checks after work this morning.\u00a0 Rest of the day is shopping, peeking into lots of resale shops and home to relax.<\/p>\n

Dark clouds loom overhead and everyone is praying for rain as the fires in Oregon are quickly spreading.\u00a0 \u00a0The campgrounds, motels and hotels are at capacity surrounding the fire areas.\u00a0 People are leaving their homes to get away from the smoke.\u00a0 Not a wisp of smoke from the major fires has shown up here so far.\u00a0 The trees in our area are so dense that it keeps smoke moving along its way higher up in elevation.<\/p>\n

What we do have are mice.\u00a0 Two fell into the condensation bucket we keep at the back of the motorhome and drowned.\u00a0 John didn\u2019t realize they were dead\u2026thought they were just upright standing extremely still on their hind legs.\u00a0 Might be time for John to get new glasses.<\/p>\n

I had lots of mice\/rat sticky trays and we dotted them around the site.\u00a0 We bought highly scented herbal mouse deterrent packets and put them by the tires.\u00a0 Our group campground host neighbor John laughed and said that he tried the trays but they carried them away.\u00a0 Totally thought he was kidding until the next morning when we discovered that every single one of our trays were gone!\u00a0 We are not amused\u2026this means war!\u00a0 Our motorhome is not big enough for more of anything with a mouth, no matter how small.\u00a0 \u00a0It\u2019s time to get serious.<\/p>\n

Kenny, our maintenance manager, advised us that mice and rats are a problem around this area but he had a solution. \u00a0\u00a0It involved a bucket, a rod, one can (coke type), water and peanut butter.<\/p>\n

\"Building<\/a><\/p>\n

Darn if that old Mississippian didn\u2019t know exactly what he was talking about!\u00a0 We caught two last night bringing our count to four.\u00a0\u00a0 John threw the water logged bodies on the side of the road and they were gone within the hour.\u00a0 Something out there is enjoying the free lunch.<\/p>\n

Evening has arrived and our large family reunion of 150 are still enjoying their camping experience at the pavilion.\u00a0 They will be here for two full days and with the campground filled, it is busy.\u00a0 Morning bathroom duty turns from a minor choir into actual work.\u00a0 \u00a0Sunday we have another large group so the pavilion will be bustling for three full days, as will the bathrooms.<\/p>\n

I spotted a small fluffy dog running loose at the pavilion so I had the master of ceremonies make an announcement to all, please keep all pets on a leash.\u00a0 The next morning, I noticed that the dog was again running around the area but they had followed my instructions.\u00a0 The dog was on a leash\u2026but no one was holding the other end. \u00a0\u00a0Must be more specific next time.<\/p>\n

John was up early as we got a complaint about some teens skate boarding through the campground at 6 am.\u00a0 Quiet time is 10pm through 7am.\u00a0 It was nippy this morning and the teens were nowhere to be seen.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure they were all tucked tightly into their sleeping bags sound asleep.\u00a0 The campground was full of peace and quiet.\u00a0 When John returned there were several more \u201cfree lunches\u201d in the bucket for that critter who waits somewhere out there in the woods.<\/p>\n

Saturday and Sunday are not days of rest for camp hosts.\u00a0 Flush bathrooms first, touch up the pavilion then John cleans vault toilets, we check and clean campsites and clean up our cleaning area.\u00a0 Not the fun part of the work camp experience so I\u2019m not the happiest of campers this morning.\u00a0 When I was 17, I worked cleaning motel rooms.\u00a0 Guess I have come full circle.\u00a0 Keep wondering if my witch powers, which John claims I have, include twitching my nose to accomplish feats.\u00a0 If that were true, a few twitches of my nose and \u201cpoof\u201d a day off!<\/p>\n

KatieBug is totally enjoying this adventure.\u00a0 She rides in the cart with John three times a day, has a huge backyard to play in and has her people with her almost 24\/7.<\/p>\n

\"Campground<\/a><\/p>\n

While cleaning one of the vacant camp sites we spotted two little figurines watching us work.\u00a0\u00a0 It is truly amazing what the minds of children can conjure up when TV, cell phones and computer games are not available.<\/p>\n

\"Campground<\/a><\/p>\n

We have hummingbirds in the park.\u00a0 Group campground host John has been feeding them and Karen, past host, had a feeder up by her bedroom window.\u00a0 I took it down and moved it out \u00a0because it drew ants.\u00a0 For almost a week, even the nasty noisy little one that chased all the others away had not returned.\u00a0 Today several came back.\u00a0 Got a picture of one but they are cautious so I\u2019ll lie in wait some evening to get better pictures.\u00a0 I was surprised that \u201cGuzzler\u201d didn\u2019t fly, just sat and drank for a long time.<\/p>\n

\"Little<\/a><\/p>\n

Just past the town of Glide is a large ranch that has several dozen Longhorns.\u00a0\u00a0 Seeing them is a happy reminder of back home.<\/p>\n

\"Longhorns\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Today is our day off, one each week, and we head to the big city of Roseburg.\u00a0 KatieBug goes in for a mani\/pedi\/bath and we do lunch and grocery shop.<\/p>\n

It rained today\u2026thank you Lord!\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure if it helped with the fires but it couldn\u2019t have hurt.\u00a0 No smoke yet but they are getting closer to our forest and not under control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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