Zimza the Rat

Yeah, that is what you think it is.  A sewer rat crawled up through our toilet.  I don't think I'll ever like Flushed Away as much as I used to now.  I think because sometimes we'd flush little bits of leftover soups that we'd didn't want to save down that toilet.  Don't do that.  Learn from our mistake.  Anyway, Efraim found it sitting there.  So I promptly took a photo, slammed the door shut and shoved a towel against the gap by the floor to keep it in.  Then I proceeded to ask the door guard next door what to do, but discovered he wasn't from Bogotá and I couldn't understand him at all, so that wasn't helpful.  I walked to the nearby Carulla's to see if they had poison or a trap, but came up with nothing.  Then I called our bishop because I was desperate and didn't know what to do, and he said he would come in a bit and help get rid of it.  And after all this, I felt very foolish and decided to cowboy up,  so I had Sebastian help me catch it with his butterfly net and then I killed it with one of our exercise weights.  Ugh.  Definitely not a highlight of my life. 

The demise of Zimza

I posted on Facebook in real time and to my family to ask for advice and report that I might die, and as usual, my family was very helpful.

My husband said we could name her Zimza and let her move in with Elena, and most of my siblings said move back immediately and/or let Sebas catch it, and then Derek said we should let him cook dinner...awesome.

Kayli responded:

Farewell. I guess since I currently am in possession of your piano and camping stuff and canoes and trailer, and possession is 9/10s of ownership, I get to keep them all?

And my friend Allyson: Aw, cutie patootie rat had a sudden urge to weight lift not realizing he wasn't strong enough and so was smooshed.

Poor guy...lol

My kids were very disturbed and Nicolas got out his suitcase to start packing to go home to the States.  Poor kid. 

If nothing else, it gave us quite the story to tell.  

I guess Gloria had it right.  😂😂