plan B - the animal trap

months have gone by since our story began. months of picking up cat droppings and repeated visits to our neighbor, begging her to help us put a stop to the madness. months of keeping a loaded super-soaker or garden hose nearby to try and repel our foes.

anymore, jodi routinely hops out of our vehicle as we pull into the driveway and picks up a stone from our yard. she does this because 1-2 cats are always walking along our wall or in our front yard while we're away. she's never actually hit one - but then, we haven't really scared them away.

the Humane Society, whom we've called a few times, says they will not come out to neighborhoods to retrieve wayward animals. they say the animals have to be brought to them.

so now we've stooped to our lowest level. we've purchased an animal trap. below is a picture of jodi the day our beloved trap arrived.

can you see the elation?

this is me, setting the trap for the first time.