We have a rat in our house. We used to have two, but Drew beat one to death with one of my wooden spoons. I'll get to that story in a minute.
How do we know we have a rat in the house? Because we've seen it...several times. It squeezes it's ugly body underneath our front door and roams around our house all night. Gross, I know.
Last week my family was staying with us. We told them about "the rat" (at this time we only thought we had one...little did we know) but none of us had seen it in a few days. My mom and dad were in the kitchen one evening doing the dishes. All of a sudden I hear my mom scream and start shouting something about a mouse. All of us immediately jumped up on the counter! The rat was running around in the window ledge near the drying rack where my mom was placing clean dishes!
What followed next was one of the most hilarious nights we've had in a long time! By the end of the night we were all sweating bullets as we first tried to trap the mouse in sticky glue, then underneath a bucket, and then finally beat him to death with a wooden spoon. All of us girls were up on the counter while the men were brave enough to be on the floor with the rat. Ten different suggestions all being offered at once, lots of screaming, and tons of laughing. Oh, and did I mention we got it all on video?
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As a side note: My favorite comment in this video is my mom frantically saying, "Just one minute. Just one minute. Can he climb up the cupboard????" =)
At first I felt bad about killing the rat. But it really had to be done. It would have just kept coming back again and again. What we didn't know at the time is that the rat has a brother! We just discovered this last night and this (in my opinion) is the most disgusting part of the story.
Last night I woke up at 3 am and decided to turn on our video baby monitor so I could see my sweet little angel sleeping peacefully. Instead, what I saw when I turned on the monitor was two tiny, glowing eyes staring straight at me, one long tail flapping in the air, and the ugly body of A RAT.....running around in Isaiah's BED!!!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes and immediately woke Drew up. But, as soon as we starting panning the camera around to try and follow the rat, he heard the subtle noise it makes and scampered off. I thought I might throw up! That disgusting creature on my baby's bed! I had nightmares about that thing the rest of the night!
So, to end this rat's tale I'll just say that I no longer feel sorry for the rat who passed away last week (may he rest in peace). Rat #2 is getting a little too chummy with my son and I think he will soon join his brother in rat heaven. Honey, get the wooden spoon. We've got a rat to kill!! (Actually I think we'll try a more humane way this time....maybe rat poison?)
Today is a very special day...our anniversary! Three years ago today I married one of my very best friends and we started our adventurous life together.
In our three years together we've lived in three different houses, had a baby, moved to Africa, and come very close to bringing our adopted baby home. We've been keeping busy!
Today I am celebrating Drew and thanking the Lord that He brought me such an amazing man. God knew exactly what I needed in a husband to compliment my personality and complete me. He gave me the perfect husband for me...and as an added bonus He gave me a smokin' hott one! =)
I often tell Drew that he is the best husband in the world. And while I know that there are many many wonderful husbands (my father and father-in-law are great examples of ones) I do believe that Drew is the best husband in the world for me. I am truly blessed and often wonder why on earth God thought I deserved such a man as him.
To celebrate our third anniversary I made Drew a slide show. We have so many great memories together it was hard to choose just a few pictures!
I love you, Andrew Byron Hutcheson! Thank you for being the godly leader of our home, a patient and sweet husband, and a fun and wise father. I love living life with you and can't wait for the next 3 (and more!) years together. Happy Anniversary!
