Not again!!!?

The gerbils have multiplied again!! On Monday morning we saw them. There are five new babies. So that brings our count to eleven! Mom, dad, four babies (one brown one like dad, two tan ones with red eyes, and a light tan and white) and five new babies. I bought a new cage last week for them. A 10 gallon glass tank. The little brown gerbil was getting out and we finally figured out how. He's a good jumper! So I had to buy a screen lid for the tank. We took the new babies and the mom out and put them in the old smaller cage. I really need to figure out a way to separate the males and females. I guess I can make some sort of divider in the tank but I still need to try to determine the sex of these little guys. When the little brown one was getting out do you think our cat Hot Wheels was able to round him up? Not a chance. Once he was under the washer/dryer, once under the stove and we finally caught him in the boys room. Kitty was watching for him but was unable to catch him. Good thing We don't live in NYC or kitty would be in big trouble. My mom was joking with me that I really have a mouse problem, not pet gerbils! lol : )
In other news, Scout had lost his whole binder for school somewhere and he refused to go to school without it cause he said he would be in detention all day for not having his stuff. On Wednesday I went home to grab some lunch and there he was watching t.v. I brought him to school and asked to talk to the guidence counceler. Mr. Curley was a great help. He got Scout a new planner and he also took the info on the kid that punched Scout that morning at the bus stop. He told Scout that he should have no problems with the teachers and to come back on Thursday for a fresh start. I brought Scout to work with me since I was already running late. I made him put oil in the car and go to the corner store for sodas and lunch.