Despondancy

Grace left us on Tuesday morning :( Obviously, I've been a bit despondant since she left us, and there's been no fun to be had, so I haven't had much to write about!

But as soon as she left, man, I started a little home decor in our (er, MY) room. I now have a real desk to put my computer on! And Grace's rat, Templeton, has his very own bed to sleep in.

But not for long! The trap has been set:

Tonight is Templeton's last night. Do you hear me, little rat?! It's your last night, so hope you're saying your farewells! Templeton kept me awake last night and as I was laying there with my eyes open, watching his furry little bum skurry around my room, I was plotting how to get rid of him. Without Richard or Grace here to kill the little guy, I didn't want to be stuck with a sticky rat making noise in my room all night. So Jackie devised a plan, which I'm positive is fool proof - even if this rat is smarter than your average rat.

So the plan now, as you can see from the diagram above, is to wait for the little critter to go for the leftover noodle (mmmm, and what lovely noodles they are, too!), and get his furry little paws stuck in the glue, which is on the board inside the bucket.

Once he's stuck, voila, Tanya wakes up, gingerly places the tight fitting lid on the bucket and places him outdoors where he can't run away during the night.

In the morning, Tanya finds one of our compound boys to do the nasty deed, if Templeton does, indeed, survive the night in his little purple bucket. At least he'll have a nice noodle to munch on as his final meal.

And so, now that I have a purpose and a goal, I am despondant no more! But it still would be more fun to catch Grace's little rat friend if Grace were here with us :( Grace, we miss you! Please come home, Grace!