Moving Forward

Charity is at the hospital this morning. She had an office appointment at 7 a.m. and called her dad - who was hanging out with the kiddoes until they awoke- around 8:15 a.m. to say she was going to the hospital for antibiotics (I.V., I'm assuming) and that she will probably be induced around noon today.

Meanwhile, we're having an extended 'Grandma Day' with Esther and Hendrik, and we'll have them with us until Momma and Poppa return home with baby 'Poncho'.

 I usually start my work day with a trip to the 'home office' (Allstar Homes, that is) to drop off our bank deposit. The banks are closed for the MLK holiday, but it gave me a chance to pass on the baby news to some of my co-workers. I picked Rick and the kids up around 9 a.m. from their house. Dogs, Bunnies and Horses safely in-arms, we came back to our place for breakfast. Now, Grandpa and his 'helpers' are out checking the property - especially looking for signs of  'rodent' activity that may have manifested over the weekend.

Since the cold weather descended upon us and since the construction work began on the back (once vacant) lot, the mousie population has exploded. Many tenants report seeing mice droppings and mice - dead and alive - in or near their storage units. This is particularly troubling when we're trying hard to sell our high-end, indoor, climate controlled (expensive) units and we open a door to show a vacant unit and there's a gigantic dead mouse on the floor just inside the door. We've put out lots of bait and other deterrants, but we're hoping the presence of an exhuberant 5 and 2 year old will run these pests out of the neighborhood for good!