Time to call in Haz-Mat

OK, so my closet has been really STINKY!!! This afternoon, Mason and I went on a dead mouse hunt and started pulling everything out of my closet. And there, in the middle of the room, under a folder, just INCHES away from the baby's car seat was the dead mouse.
DISGUSTING!!!! Craig came up and removed the mouse and we took everything out of this closet. Thankfully we didn't find anymore, although there were plenty of mouse droppings, but no nests. I used bleach water on everything in there and on the walls and floors.

(I think Mason was hoping we would find more dead mice, he even thought this one looked "cute" even though it was dead.)

It was a big project, and one I had hoped to do in stages, not all at once. Now I need to rewash all the baby items that were in the room because I am so grossed out. I know the mouse just died a few days ago, because I had just moved the folders around that he was lying under. Gross. We have set a ton of sticky traps and regular traps in there. Aunt Janis...I will listen to you from now on. But I have a wonderful closet now!!! Not perfect, but at least it doesn't look like a junk room and I can move around in there.

My mom sprained her ankle at work today. I picked her up and brought her home...talk about the "lame" leading the "lame". (I can barely move because my stomach is so big and everything is so sore. It's time for physical therapy again for my back. Siatic stuff acting up again.) My mom hopes to return to work on Wed. Her ankle is pretty sore and she sprained the good one. They x-rayed it, so she is sure it isn't broken. At least it happened at work and she can get paid for it, but too bad it didn't happen on her midnight shifts which start up again next weekend.

Tomorrow night Mason can finally sleep in his own room (I hope). The paint fumes really weren't all that bad, but I want to be sure there aren't any before he goes back in there. Today I
remembered I have a tin lizard I can hang on his wall. I have been trying to figure out where to hang this lizard, and now I know!! I can't wait to show him tomorrow!!!

Mason has been sleeping at the foot of our bed on an airmattress, so there is no room to walk at the foot of the bed. I have to crawl into the bed and across the bed to get to my side. Last night Craig slept in the room too, so whenever i had to get out of bed in the middle of the night, I had to crawl across the bed, over Craig in the pitch black and then do the reverse to get back into bed. That was a feat in itself. Dragging this ol' large belly around like that. I should have switched sides with him...wasn't thinking. He is sleeping downstairs tonight because he has to get up early for work.

And last night I went to bed at 9:30 because I had a couple of very, very strong contractions, and wouldn't you know it, little Mason was up until 11:30!!! So I was up until 11:30, then he decided to get up before 7:00 this a.m. Crazy night and day!!! I can't wait until our house is back in order. Alyssa is coming over tomorrow, so I am going to use some of that time to nap and to straighten up. And I am pretty sure that I will not make it until my due date. It is just a gut feeling...but I was sure I was having a girl too...so we will see. But having contractions this strong at 35 weeks must mean something. I am shooting for the 16th of November.

Aunt Janis...when I started this incredibly loooong post, you were dressed as a witch...or is that called "goth?", and now you are a man with short blonde hair. How fun!!