Redundancy

Interesting Mouse Fact: Mice are considered to be color blind (http://icwdm.org/handbook/rodents/HouseMice.asp).

Death Toll has risen to 5

Redundancy

Well, once again we have committed a homicide.  Geoffrey had set the traps in our pantry again on Saturday night because of our encounter with the baby mouse.  I also had spotted what looked to be some droppings on the floor so it was back into battle for the Higgins Family.   Geoffrey loaded the traps with peanut butter since that had worked so well the last time we tried it.  He decided to put two traps in the pantry since this has been such a hotspot of activity.  Yesterday morning, he went in to check the traps.  Both traps were empty of peanut butter but had not been sprung.  Many of you have met my husband and know there is nothing he enjoys more then a mechanical problem to be solved.  He immediately launched into a examination of the workings of the traps and discovered that the flaps that hold the bait were stuck.  They could not push down enough to spring the traps.  Geoffrey did some sort of mechanical messing and fixed this problem.  Last night, he set the traps again with peanut butter.  He has decided that the battle strategy he will employ now will be called "Redundancy."  Redundancy means that he will have two traps set very near to each other so that if one fails, the other may be successful.  General Eisenhower, General McArthur, General Patton, did you employ Redundancy?  Or is my husband something of a military genius?  I may have to agree with the latter question because this morning, we achieved victory.  We walked into the pantry and both traps were flipped over and sprung.  One was empty of peanut butter and did not have a little mouse attached.  However, the second trap was full.  Tonight we will once again employ Redundancy and hope for the same if not better results.  The war may not ever end but battle by battle, we are hopeful. Stick with me people, the journey continues.