Adventures of mouse hunting

Hunting is hunting, fishing is fishing, right? Should not make a difference what it is, my opinion. I've got a pee-down-your-leg, belly laugh story. True, happened last night....

I am a woman who has hunted and fished all her life. I enjoy all types of adventures and especially enjoy hunting. I have hunted many species. Last night. Mouse. 

I live in a top floor condo. Somehow mice are finding their way in. Me and my Jack Russell girl named Winnie have successfully bagged several.

A couple days ago Winnie let me know we had another visitor. I have found the sticky traps work better than the old fashion traps. I prefer the trap, usually a dead body, not a squirming still alive victim. The sticky work best - a girl uses the best gun and best ammunition for her prey, right? 

I went to bed last night fairly early. Around midnight I heard a commotion in the walk- in closet. My doggie was doing the midnight watch and had cornered a rodent. I thought, "good girl," turned over falling back asleep.

I was woke up again. This time Winnie was screaming! Fumbling for the light, sure there was a monster attacking my dog, my eyes adjusted to the light to see my dog shaking her head with attached sticky trap and a squeaking mouse along for the ride! I lost it completely, belly laughing, tears rolling down my cheek.

I crawled out of bed to help my terrified dog. Shaking her head, the trap finally came loose, flinging through the air, landing on my bare foot, attaching and yes, mouse with it! I went from laughing to doing the two-step, complete with leg raising and shaking I did not know I could still do at my age! The still alive, squeaking, terrified mouse wiggled along with me. I finally got a hold of the trap, pulled off half my foot skin, (those traps do work well) ran to the door and pitched it outside. It may have landed on my pickup. I did not care.

Heart pounding, my doggie scratching at her mouth, she got some hair removed, I tried to calm myself, but again started laughing! Seriously, I live a very interesting life in the Valley of Hush, My Montana hunting continues.

April makes me think of soup and bread for dipping. I love this recipe, easy desert to finish off the meal:

1 cup shortening

2 cups brown sugar

2 eggs 

3 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups beer

Cream shortening, sugar. Add eggs, dry ingredients. Add beer slowly, foam is ok. Use greased spring foam pan to bake 350 one hour and 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate overnight, serve plain or with lemon glaze. Enjoy! 

Lemon glaze: 1 cup powder sugar, lemon juice to make semi runny and lemon zest for garnish.