I was awakened by a rustling noise around 4:00, but every time I lifted my head it stopped.  Finally I turned on the light - and saw a mouse dart behind the dresser.  Then when I got up to make coffee I found a few droppings behind the coffee tin.  Tom is off grubbing, so it's up to me to figure out how to catch it (them?)  In the meantime the bedroom door is closed in the hopes of containing the critter in one room.

If we still had a cat, Mom, I might not be having this problem...