We’ve already established where the computer will live. Priorities.
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 3:26PM Remember this summer, when I whined constantly about being sick for weeks on end? And Alfred and Xander were both chronically sick too, and we seriously considered buying stock in antibiotics?
(Oh, and guess what? We’re all sick again! Ear infections all round! Yayyyayyyy! *waves limp arms in the air, Kermit-style*)
After the second round of antibiotics I grew suspicious. That our own house was trying to kill us.
Oh, c’mon, don’t tell me you’ve never thought it.
Anyway, the environmental/air quality dude finally came out and proved me right. Neener neener! They don’t have to check me in to a white fitted coat after all. Our basement is, indeed, filled with mold. Thanks to a floody spring and an ill-conceived wooden subfloor, things are…growing.
(The same basement that our computer is in. That I am currently typing on. I’m…holding my breath, swearsies. DON’T CUT ME OFF FROM THE COMPUTER!)
The good news is that the majority of the ‘cleanup’ is covered by the provincial disaster fund. The inconvenient news is that, a week from today, a crew is coming out to rip out my entire basement and I have until then to relocate everything that I want to keep.
Did I mention that our house is a whopping 700 square feet? It’s going to be a cozy winter on the main floor of the Un Mom home.
Maybe they should keep that white coat on reserve, after all.
Reader Comments (11)
We ripped out the entire basement over the summer to properly insulate and drywall the boys bedroom. Without that room, we have a total of 980 sq ft.
I'm totally feeling your pain.
Oh NO! We just spent $600 (US dollars) on a high tech air purifier for the house because it is making us sick too. Damn it. Come on down here you guys can sleep in the play room.
Had a fun time with Michele yesterday and today, we missed your company!
Ugh. Sorry to hear. But at least there's a cause to your effect. (Glass half full?)
ohh gross, is it a billion dollars to wipe that crap put too?
I meant *out*. I am insane and modern type is way to complicated for me.
That is so scary. That mold freaks me out. I'm glad that you were right... kind of. At least you have a reason.
Mmm, mold spores.
Ew, ew, ew (doing the dance where you hop from one foot to the other). Mildew and mold freak me the hell out. It's alive, but it looks like carpeting? How is that???
Holy crap, see you're not all that crazy you knew your house was in on it! ;-)
Your house is aaaallliiiivvvveee! :D LOL.
I hope they get all the molds and you guys feel better soon!
Our house is trying to kill us, too. Except it's not hiding in the basement, since we don't have one. I feel your pain on the tiny house - ours is just a little smaller, and moving anything around is a nightmare. :(