I have been woken up six nights in a row now. We have caught two mice. Last night I slept on the 
couch. Between 2 and 2:30am I was awakened 
by a loud snap that sounded like a trap. Then I heard something dragging along the
carpet in the downstairs hall and then a small thud like something had fallen off the bottom step, and then some more dragging sounds. Then all was quiet. I
was wide awake and didn't dare shine my light
down the stairs for fear of what I might see and
then I wouldn't sleep at all after that. So I
got up, went to the bathroom, got a glass of milk and Tylenol PM. Then I lay on the couch for over an hour so keyed up I couldn't sleep. I finally listened to some scripture memory songs for about 30
minutes in an effort to calm my shattered nerves.
Sleep finally came.
When I my husband got up I told him what I heard and what I was sure he would find downstairs. To my shock
and amazment, both killer traps were still set just the
way I had put them yesterday. The bait was not touched. The live traps were not touched either. So, what on earth was going on in my basement 
at 2am this morning? There was no evidence of
anything amiss. Am I losing my mind? Am I hearing things that are not there? 
Was it a nightmare? 
Or did we some varmints
of some sort down here? It really has me bugged. What's more, this is all wearing on me emotionally. 
It's like some sort of torture treatment. I keep praying and asking God to
remove this from me, but so far He hasn't seen fit to do it. I am not sure how much more I can take before I lose it mentally. 
I am finding myself becoming emotional 
over stupid things now and I am normally fairly upbeat.
What is the solution to all of this and I wonder, when it all stops, will I be able to sleep....I've been so keyed up every night. I am afraid to sleep in
my own bed now.
Marsha
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Mice...I think I am going crazy
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Posts: 1334 (08/05/08 12:14:06) Gold Member |
Marsha--wife to
Rick for 24 years, mom/teacher to Sarah,14 &
Nathaniel,11, owned by a pug-dog, Daisy. Homeschool mom
for 9 years so far. In my "spare" time
I write, read,& scrapbook.
I have severe osteoporosis, off & on pain from osteoarthritis in my neck & bulging disc, hypo-thyroid, get injured without doing anything. MVP Side- effect Queen.Gluten Intolerant. Husband has bipolar/depression Genesis 41:52 For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. |
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Sharon Sue |
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Posts: 5257 (08/06/08 04:04:18) |
*****Sharon Sue *****
Child of the King. Wife to Dan for 32 years. Mother to Carrie 29, Katie 23, Ethan
13. Grandma to Lane 7yo, Kobie 5yo, Emma Claire 3yo and Owen 1 1/2yo. Home educator for 23 years. Live with FMS, CFS, MFP, severe headaches, Hyper-Somnia,
Sleep Apnea, chemical sensitivities, neuopathy and cancer.
"If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save
us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship
the image of gold you have set up."Daniel 3:17-18
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MIddings |
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Posts: 1335 (08/06/08 15:26:41) Gold Member |
Ok, I am not sure if this is what God is getting at, but l have been sleeping in a different room than my dh for the last three years due to his sleep issues
& C-PAP machine. He has hinted around at me coming back to bed with him, but I have steadfastly refused. I wanted my sleep. After the last six days and
then the terrifying night where I felt as if I had lost my mind, I decided I could sleep better with him than I could with the sounds I had been hearing at
night in the rest of the house. Last night I slept with him and amazingly enough, I slept just as good as if I was in my bedroom in the basement before the
mice. Could this have been God's way of getting me to go back to "our" room? Was this God's way of getting me to be submissive to my
husband's wishes when I selfishly decided I liked my independence of having my own room and bed? Is this the lesson God was trying to get across to me? I
don't know for sure yet, but He does have my attention!
Marsha
Marsha--wife to
Rick for 24 years, mom/teacher to Sarah,14 &
Nathaniel,11, owned by a pug-dog, Daisy. Homeschool mom
for 9 years so far. In my "spare" time
I write, read,& scrapbook.
I have severe osteoporosis, off & on pain from osteoarthritis in my neck & bulging disc, hypo-thyroid, get injured without doing anything. MVP Side- effect Queen.Gluten Intolerant. Husband has bipolar/depression Genesis 41:52 For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. |
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Sharon Sue |
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Posts: 5259 (08/07/08 03:47:35) |
*****Sharon Sue *****
Child of the King. Wife to Dan for 32 years. Mother to Carrie 29, Katie 23, Ethan
13. Grandma to Lane 7yo, Kobie 5yo, Emma Claire 3yo and Owen 1 1/2yo. Home educator for 23 years. Live with FMS, CFS, MFP, severe headaches, Hyper-Somnia,
Sleep Apnea, chemical sensitivities, neuopathy and cancer.
"If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save
us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship
the image of gold you have set up."Daniel 3:17-18
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Posts: 290 (08/11/08 08:09:32) Bronze Member |
Oh Marsha,
So sorry about your night time escapes. I would not like all that either and sleep is so important! Your story reminded me of all my years at my in-laws cabin where the mice would run over my bed and the bats would fly over head. Yikes! Jan Lyn |
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MIddings |
The good that came of the mice.... | ||
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Posts: 1338 (08/12/08 07:23:03) Gold Member |
It's been three years since I have slept in the same room or bed with my dh because of his sleep issues. The mice chased me out of my bedroom down stairs
and now I am sleeping with dh again and doing alright with it!
 The mice are gone, by the way. We caught two of them. We still have the traps set but so far nothing more. Maybe God was trying to get me upstairs with dh and I wasn't
taking the hint...so He had to chase me out and up there!
Marsha
Marsha--wife to
Rick for 24 years, mom/teacher to Sarah,14 &
Nathaniel,11, owned by a pug-dog, Daisy. Homeschool mom
for 9 years so far. In my "spare" time
I write, read,& scrapbook.
I have severe osteoporosis, off & on pain from osteoarthritis in my neck & bulging disc, hypo-thyroid, get injured without doing anything. MVP Side- effect Queen.Gluten Intolerant. Husband has bipolar/depression Genesis 41:52 For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. |
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