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wyld_dandelyon) wrote2011-04-10 11:29 pm
wyld_dandelyon) wrote2011-04-10 11:29 pm
Sunday with Squirrel Nest
So, they predicted wonderful weather until the thunderstorm hit. So, we thought, we'll clean up the yard and plant bulbs.
So, I was sitting here eating my breakfast and I hear a thump. I go into the bedroom--nothing got knocked over by a cat. Then I looked out the window--a piece of siding fell off the house. Oh, wonderful.
Once MyAngel got up, we spent the afternoon on the porch, cleaning out a squirrel's nest (plus dead squirrel), sistering or replacing damaged wood, and putting up one of the leftover pieces of siding stored in the basement. The leftover 2x4s in the basement were old hardwood--sturdy, but not the fastest things to nail t We finally used part of the piece that fell off to cover a remaining hole, temporarily, since it was getting dark and windy. We'll have to properly cut another piece of siding, as well as replacing insulation and properly sealing everything on another day.
Fun fun.
And now the storm is blowing in.
Here's hoping we did enough, at least, for today's storm.
The bulbs are all still in their packages.
On the positive side, the neighbors like the purple flowers we were too busy to go down and properly identify. Here's hoping the storm doesn't shred them before tomorrow.
So, I was sitting here eating my breakfast and I hear a thump. I go into the bedroom--nothing got knocked over by a cat. Then I looked out the window--a piece of siding fell off the house. Oh, wonderful.
Once MyAngel got up, we spent the afternoon on the porch, cleaning out a squirrel's nest (plus dead squirrel), sistering or replacing damaged wood, and putting up one of the leftover pieces of siding stored in the basement. The leftover 2x4s in the basement were old hardwood--sturdy, but not the fastest things to nail t We finally used part of the piece that fell off to cover a remaining hole, temporarily, since it was getting dark and windy. We'll have to properly cut another piece of siding, as well as replacing insulation and properly sealing everything on another day.
Fun fun.
And now the storm is blowing in.
Here's hoping we did enough, at least, for today's storm.
The bulbs are all still in their packages.
On the positive side, the neighbors like the purple flowers we were too busy to go down and properly identify. Here's hoping the storm doesn't shred them before tomorrow.
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The one time I found a dead squirrel in our basement (squirrel + the neighbor's powdered laundry soap), I made my husband deal with it.
(I don't do dead animals)
Luck on your garden!!
LOL
It wasn't even much of an allergen any more. The nest-mess, on the other hand...I can tell my sinuses are not happy with me, even though I took my medicine and bathed immediately afterward.
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One middle-of-the-night our babykitty (10 years old, still the baby) woke us up quacking. "Mom! Mom!"
I stumbled out of bed to find him squawking over a dead mouse in the kitchen. "Mom! Mom!"
He wouldn't shut up, and at 14+ lbs, he's a LOUD kittie. I made my so-nearsighted-he-sees-only-blobs-without-contacts husband wake up and throw out the mouse, because I couldn't stand to touch it.
I'm a wuss.
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That's what paper towels are for. You touch the towels, they touch the mouse, and then they get thrown away too!
Re: LOL
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Now, of course, they're predicting snow for tomorrow. It shouldn't stick, but I'm glad tulips and daffodils and the like are not inhibited by a little snow!
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