Happy New Year! It’s 2010, 10 years already into the new century. Wow, it seems like yesterday when we were worrying about Y2K! I recently read a story who’s headline stated 2010 will be the year of changes. I know that will hold true in my life. This new year begins with my house up for sale and in a couple of weeks I begin training my replacement at my work. I hope that not too much time will pass before I’m boarding a plane for Uganda.
I don’t know how you celebrated New Year’s Eve but I was busy cleaning cobwebs out of the basement and trying to “stage” my kitchen so it looks good for all the people who are going to come view my house.
In my basement is an old shower stall. I’ve never used it in the 15 years I’ve been living here, nor have I ever cleaned it either! I decided that it might be a good idea to clean out the grub before a potential buyer looks at it so, as I started scrubbing down the walls I noticed paw prints going up and down the walls. These weren’t your average dog or cat prints! These prints had long claws. Squirrel maybe? Raccoon? Whatever it was I don’t understand how it ended up in the shower stall although it made it out of the shower, I don’t think it made it back outside to the wild. A couple of months ago my house had a very strange odor, like someone had died and I knew it had to be something bigger than a mouse! Now, I think I know what might have happened, especially after cleaning another section of the basement and seeing the remains of a dead (animal) body tucked behind a wall, which seemed to be too big for a mouse but I couldn’t bring myself to investigate any further. Next time my son comes over I’ll have to remember to ask him to dispose of it for me! Oh, if you’re wondering how it got into the basement to begin with, it’s because I left my basement door open way to long!
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