so it turns out, i'm not just a rat killer...i'm a mother rat killer. a baby was out looking for its mom tonight. it was so new, it's eyes weren't even open yet. i asked my husband to take it to the curb. then, after taking my daughter out to see it, i told him he could put it in front of the exhaust fumes for a few minutes to kill it. he asked if we could put it in a cage and feed it a bottle. i explained to him we're trying to get rid of the rats, not save them. so they decided to take it to the field and try to give it a chance. but by the time they got outside to take it, it had already died. so now is the quest to find the rest of the nest before they stink up the garage with their little bodies. anyone want to come clean out my garage? i'll even let you keep the little rodents.

later...i just went out and found the nest of two more babies, crying. i accidentally crushed the back legs of one and so he was dragging himself around and the other was barely alive. next to them was the skeleton of their mother, i assume. they must have been living off of her body. i don't think i'm going to sleep very well tonight. i better take extra sleeping pills tonight. i can't wait to tell you about my dreams tomorrow.