Monday, January 28, 2008

The Great Adventure

Here am I. We are back.
We have had an adventurous week. We got fumigated for termites.
Last week, I began packing up all of our food, so it wouldn't get poisoned. That took me a while. Now, I am half way through, putting it all back away. This has been a good excuse to finally clean my fridge & cupboards & re-organize all the food. I don't think this current act can count for nesting. I was kinda forced into it. Otherwise, believe me, I would not have taken all my foods out, cleaned & re-organized.
Okay. So, Thursday morning, we had to be out of our house at 8am. We were leaving at 7:45 - Scott with the dogs, heading for the boarding place & Gillian & I heading for my parent's. I was really hoping I didn't forget anything important. Then, I realized I had forgotten my cell phone. I still had time. It wasn't 8 yet. I turned around and got it. Then, I realized (too late) that I forgot something else important. My Tums!!!!!!!!!! Scott had to go buy me more. The left behind container was already poisoned & locked into the house.
We had to be out of our house for 2 nights & 3 days. We spent the first day & night at my parents. Scott & I both seemed to be coming down with a sickness that day, too. Gillian didn't sleep well that night. We were total wrecks in the morning. He & I had planned on going away, to Pacific Grove. But, now he had a fever. We decided to go anyway, cuz it was too late to cancel & get our money back. Even though Gillian had not been a good sleeper, away from her room, thus far, my Mom was a trooper & still said we could leave her there.
Scott & I headed down to P.G. I had intended to take pictures. But, it was raining & we were pretty pathetic. We mostly slept! But, it was a great time to recover a little bit.
We got back into our house Saturday evening. That was nice. It would've felt nicer if it wasn't so freezing cold here, though. PG&E turns the gas off for fumigations, & then won't turn it back on, on the weekend. So, I am waiting for them this morning. Gillian & I are trying to stay alive in a house that is a frigid 52. There are some blue skies. So, I have my blinds open, trying to capture some of the sun's rays.
Oh, and, we also wait for the plumber this morning. Last week, when I ran my washing machine, I got the delightful treat of sewage coming back up into my bathtub & shower. Wow. That was great. Because, scrubbing my bathrooms was another chore that I was overdue on.
It will be nice when they get here & get things fixed. With the cold conditions of the house, we have been wearing a lot of clothes. Being unable to do laundry, we are quite backed up.
It's good to be getting this done before Peyton arrives. I thought I would've been getting more sewing done lately. I guess that will have to wait.

9 comments:

Krista said...

Ugh! I am so sorry you got sick! Were you still able to enjoy the jaccuzi tub though? Nick and Elijah are sick too, they are both conked out in bed. Has Gillian got it, or is she still okay?

Anonymous said...

Who isn't sick these days? The weather is yucky and it seems to be mandatory that everyone feels the same. I've been sick for over a week now. I hope you guys are feeling better!
Isn't it crazy how those house things seem to happen in groups? At least you were able to get some cleaning done. :-)
Nice to hear from you again! I missed your updates!

big hair betty said...

A cold house is the worst when you have to go to the bathroom and sit on a COLD toilet seat! I hope you guys get warmed up soon!

Stef said...

Oh man, Erin... yucky couple of weeks you've had. I've missed reading your blog, so welcome back!

Jason has that cold and he's had it for about a week. I'm praying the kids and I don't get it, because I hear it can last up to 6 weeks long. Ug...

You're starting your 4 week countdown now, right?!

Erin said...

I get to enjoy the jacuzzi at the hotel last weekend - twice in about 1 day isn't bad, eh?

Erin said...

I get to enjoy the jacuzzi at the hotel last weekend - twice in about 1 day isn't bad, eh?

big hair betty said...

A cold house is the worst when you have to go to the bathroom and sit on a COLD toilet seat! I hope you guys get warmed up soon!

wifeinprogress said...

Who isn't sick these days? The weather is yucky and it seems to be mandatory that everyone feels the same. I've been sick for over a week now. I hope you guys are feeling better!
Isn't it crazy how those house things seem to happen in groups? At least you were able to get some cleaning done. :-)
Nice to hear from you again! I missed your updates!

Krista said...

Ugh! I am so sorry you got sick! Were you still able to enjoy the jaccuzi tub though? Nick and Elijah are sick too, they are both conked out in bed. Has Gillian got it, or is she still okay?