Mice in the Hice

The plural of mouse is mice so the plural of house should be hice. Here in Smalltown the mice are headed for the hice. Lifelong residents of Smalltown tell me that when the mice come in this soon and in such numbers, it means we're headed for a tough winter. I learned to bait a mousetrap yesterday from my neighbor Matt Carter. Matt and his wife Rita are in their 70s, have lived here for years, and know mouse behavior patterns. So far I have trapped two mice. I have a strong stomach as a rule but it is still hard to eat breakfast after disposing of a recently deceased mouse.

By the way, the plural of vortex is vortices and the plural of index is indices, so the plural of kleenex should be kleenices.

More random thoughts...The nighttime sounds of Smalltown, other than mice scuffling, are as follows: Dog barks and train whistles. Any questions?