A Unpleasant Surprise

So. Last night we had a little surprise. It was kinda funny, but then again, horrid. *laughs* I guess I should just explain myself. So here it goes....

Last night around 9:30 p.m. my mom and dad were in their room watching a movie, Felicity and Josiah were in bed (watching something I think), and all of us kids had just finished watching an episode of our all time favorite TV show, "Father Knows Best" so were brushing out teeth, getting ready for bed, etc. 

I was standing by a chair in the living room when Daminika headed down the hall. Then I heard her screech..... "Eeee I just seen a mouse!!" Here comes Daminika, flying down the hall, and naturally she lands on top of the table, (because mice can climb up you legs if you're not careful) and up I go on top of the table with her. (if you haven't guessed, we're afraid of mice) 

I frantically looked across the floor, saying, "Where'd it go?!" 

Daminika slowly climbs down the table while explaining that it had ran down the hall, and either into my room, or behind the baby toy basket at the end of the hall. 

I'm standing there looking down the hall, hoping with all of my might that it didn't go into my room. A mouse in my room?! No way was I going to sleep in there until we found it. "Are you sure it was a mouse?" I asked slowly making my way down the hall. 

"Yes!" Daminika answered, behind my shoulder. 

I decided I would run down there and move the basket but before I could, my dad opened his bedroom door. No wonder he came out, we were making enough noise to wake the town. 

I point at the basket and screech. "A mouse! It's behind there!" I hope. 

My dad kinda laughs and comes out into the hall. He left to go get something to kill it with and came back with a broom. 

I back up behind him and hold onto Daminika, hoping some more that it didn't go in my room. 

So, my dad pulls back the basket with the broom and.................... no mouse. 

My brain is now panicking. Great. A mouse in my room. It was probably there last night too. It probably slept with me. Great. This is just great. 

Daminika gasps. "It's not there!" 

Uh, duh. It's in my room. I ran down the hall screeching, "I'm not sleeping in there until it's dead!" So, into the kitchen I go and up onto the island. 

Felicity and Josiah had just come in, and Felicity obviously noticed my fear and pulled her feet from the ground asking, "What? A mouse?!" 

I nodded. "Yeah, and they can't find it. It's in my room I just know it!" I stubbornly pulled my knees up to my chest and pronounced, "Yep, here I stay until it's gone."  

LaKaysha, for some odd reason, decides to go into my room to get ready for bed. Uh, lady. There's a mouse in there. What are you thinking?
Then we heard her, "Eeee, I just seen it!!" 

I ran down the hall, some odd reason. I'm terrified of mice so why did I go down there? I don't know. But there I find myself, standing by my doorway, pretty much clinging to Josiah's arm. "Where'd it go?" My eyes began searching the floor and... Swoosh! Here it comes, straight for my feet. 

Naturally I scream, elbow Josiah in the stomach, and run down the hall in sheer panic. Into the living room I fly, and onto the hide-a-bed. "It tried to eat me!!" 

Felicity is sitting on the bed laughing. "Where'd it go?" 

"Straight to my feet!" I scream. "So, I accidentally elbowed you're husband in the stomach, and ran down the hall."  

So there we sit trapped on the bed, with a horrid little creature in my room. 

LaKaysha is standing on my bed trapped, so Chancy has to carry her out. 

Then my dad, Josiah, and Chancy go into my room and close the door. We hear banging, laughing, and jumping. 

Now my mind is whirling. Great. My room is just a complete mess. It's probably a disaster. 

And just so you know. This isn't the first time this has happened. We live in an old house, so it naturally has mice. And hobo spiders. Yeah, I know. Our house is kinda dumb. But hey. It's home. 

After about two hours of banging around in my room, the door opens and Chancy pronounces, "Ok. The coast is clear!"    

So yeah. After all that, and my room is put back to order, because it was a disaster, and everyone is settling down for bed, it was 11:00 p.m.

So, how was your night last night? Ever have mice running around your house? Do you like unpleasant surprises?