Happy anniversary! That is such a lovely gift.

Love the bling - and you totally deserve it! Go to the party. Blah blah blah, I know about insecurities... but you probably will be surprised what kind of mischief you can invent if necessary.

Okay you asked for the intervention:

SNAP OUTTA IT!

(cher slap included)
I cant go to the kiwi thing. Please.

Come BAAAAAAAACk

Oh Sandy, happy belated Anniversary! The necklace is so beautiful...what a doll that Andy is. I'm swooning here...

Love you!
xoxo

My Reggae is a good mouser. (see a few posts down in my blog for the house mouse story!) But I agree....where there is one, there are more. And I'm glad you hid the sticky traps. :-)(nice necklace btw!)

OK, I'm printing this post and casually leaving it around the house, or taped up behind the toilet, for my husband to see prior to our 25th anniversary in December.

Ms. Gracee has killed four mice in our house.

Li

Congrats on your anniversary!! I usually just read without commenting but I found this link to anniversary gifts and thought you might like to see it since it does have sapphire listed for the 23rd:

http://specialgifts.com/info-anniversary-gifts.htm

Your necklace is beautiful, but I have to tell you that I cannot get over how gorgeous your cat is!

Maybe someone else already wrote this (I'm in a hurry) but you can stick a stuck mouse, trap and all, in the freezer and speed up the process.

I couldn't. But some could.

Beautiful necklace!

Pretty, pretty. The necklace, not the disease-carrying mouse.

Giggling at the image of you hiding the traps from hubby...

OH and as for the intervention...say the word and I'll start chucking yarn in your general direction (and handing you needles...don't want anyone to get hurt)! ;o)

hmmmm...it's a beautiful necklace however, it would make me wonder what kind of expensive sapphire-colored something he wants (only because I live with a man who would pull such a trick - especially if the sapphire-colored something had an engine, was made by Chevrolet and was manufactured before 1970) ;o)

As for the mouse...RR uses the sticky traps as a last resort since the rodents in these parts are pretty smart and sneaky. Of course, he hides the traps from me so I can't hide them from him... ;o) Hopefully you can get your problem cleared up quickly *shudder*

OK, here's my advice...use the traps, then when the mouse is stuck simply grab a pair of scissors...now calm down...snip around his little paws and Ta Dah! Your mouse is free and he has a great little pair of shoes! Very humane.

If this will not work...psst Fig...we need to have a talk about your "catness".

Well obviously you haven't been able to knit recently due to being blinded by all that bling every time you look down.

I found a mouse in my barn the other day, and was complaining about cat performance when my husband said "I know, but there's only one and it's really cute and it liked riding around in my pocket while I did the chores."

I kinda like being surrounded by the soft-hearted!

Oh, such a cute little mouse. I had a wicked mouse problem in my last apartment. I thought I could live in harmony with the little guys and share my space with them.
Hahaha! NEVER AGAIN!!! They have no interest in sharing, they just want to take over.

Happy Anniversary to you and Andy! I can't help with the mouse issue.

Ugh -- we went through the house mouse thing this past winter. And while we have 2 cats, they were useless. (Although in their defense, the mouse was running along the back of the cabinets -- but I did find it on the counter one morning behind the microwave. . . hm.) I agree about the sticky traps -- I just imagined them stuck to it and making awful noises (do they make noise?) But I got these snap type traps that have a big flat plastic piece over the top -- it hides the. . . um. . . body. *shiver*

I'm glad you hid the sticky traps. I'm in complete agreement with you about them. Good for you!

And what a beautiful necklace! I can't help but notice that it's Sandy-sky-colored. ;-)

The great thing about knitting? It's there when you need it, and it doesn't complain when you don't.

I've never seen any mention of a specific type of gift for the 23rd either, but sapphires are both traditional and modern for the 45th anniversary.

Regardless of why, it's a beautiful necklace!

Beautiful sapphire necklace! I realize that 'things' don't always show the love but I do get the feeling that this is the exception to that rule...so, that said...how loved are you!!
You were right to hide the sticky traps, DH thought he'd use one...it was beyond awful, it made him cry. (I didn't know he'd gotten it or I would've just thrown it away before use).
The knitting muse will return, she always does.....

well, well, well! you're a lucky lady! my engagement ring is sapphires with diamond chips. and it came with a pendant with 3 sapphires and diamond chips as well (for an additoinal 98 cents!)

aren't sapphires gorgeous! sounds like hubbie is gorgeous as well! happy anniversary!

mmm mice - been there had that problem - don't want it again! Beautiful sapphire, My hubby bought me some for my 21st ( many years ago) and my engagement ring is sapphires as well , because it's my birthstone:-)

i think to get the mojo back you need to come to cummington.

and you can borrow my cats -- great mousers (because being attacked by giant felines and tormented until death is the way to go .... right?). apparently we had a serious mouse problem in my condo building and i only saw one in the 5 years i lived there. and he was dead. and he was surrounded by 3 very aggressive cats.

lovely necklace, lucky girl.

Oh, boy. I REALLY had my FILL of mice this past winter. But I agree with you -- the sticky traps are awful. Why do they even sell those things?!

Yayyyy for Andy, even if he was taken in by a guy in a trenchcoat. :D

The sticky traps are awful- we tried them when I was pregnant with #2 and cried when I saw the result after some noise heard- "flap...flap....flap..." I chewed it's leg off in panic and died glued to the spot. Sorry for the gross detail, but you were right to hide them.

Congrats on the beautiful necklace!

Happy Anniversary! That is indeed a lovely gift. And I wouldn't use those sticky traps either.

Big points to Andy! Snap traps, with cheap peanut butter. Cats = useless.

I hate to tell you this, but mice do not travel alone. They have friends. Lots of them. I have nothing against mice per se, I used to have two as pets, but I cannot abide hosting a Mouse House Party. They must go. And once that decision has been made, you have to be firm. I was not always so cold hearted. I once advocated catching them and releasing them into the "wild" (read: the alley behind the house). Then I came home from Thanksgiving vacation and found mouse droppings in my silverware drawer. 'nough said.

The necklace is absolutely stunning. Who cares if he made up the "23rd Sapphire Anniversary" thing? You deserve such a beautiful necklace.

I once had three cats watch me chase a mouse out of the house with a broom. If I had made them popcorn, they would have snacked thru it. I think the Target carries the kind of traps you're looking for, sweetie.

Andy did very well! It's lovely. Timeless and lovely like you. Btw, remind me to show you the ugliest heart pendant ever made one of these days. *L*

*hugs*

The necklace is wonderful. You wanna borrow Mason? He's a great mouser and you and I could knit while he, ummm, works.

Aw man! How romantic!

To cure the knitting - try a monkey sock. They are fast and furious. You'll have a pair in no time and the mojo will return! Promise!

Isn't it wonderful afte 23 years they can still surprise us??? Gorgeous necklace!!

As for the mouse...cute picture...not so cute in the house!! UGH!! Where's a good "mouser" when you need one!! LOL!!