Mold and Other Things

It's the husband again.

We're staying with Calli's grandmother for the time-being while we clean up the mold in our bedroom. Although we got varying suggestions and recommendations for whether we should stay in our room while treating it for mold, we opted to follow the advice of our chiropractor to stay away from it until we had bleached the heck out of it (he had just spent $30,000 getting rid of mold in his house which had triggered his dormant lyme-disease and really messed him up). So we've been spending the nights at Calli's grandmother's and making it a little home base while we run around doing errands, odd jobs, etc.

Yesterday we did our first house cleaning job helping out a lovely woman from Isaiah's old church. She lives in Charlotte, which is a little bit of a hike, but we're glad to help out a friend and willing to do anything for a little extra cash at this point.
This morning Isaiah borrowed a pump sprayer from Calli's grandfather and sprayed a gallon of bleach  on the mold. It is looking a lot better and smelling better as well. Since we don't know how long it will be until they are going to be able to install the new tub for Calli's younger autistic brother who lives with us at Calli's mom's house, we may be moving back in temporarily until they are ready to do the "extreme makeover." Word on the street is that they'll be replacing all the walls and fixtures (sink, toilet, etc.) …so yeah, I call that an extreme makeover.

While we love getting a chance to spend more time with Calli's grandmother, who is incredibly gracious enough to allow us to stay in her bedroom (her taking the guest room!), we're having to travel around to find internet and phone connectivity so it's good that it isn't long-term. However, we are more than grateful for her generosity at letting us crash at her place for a few days while we let the bleach do it's work on the mold in our room. She's kind of awesome that way. (I recommend everyone getting a grandmother like her—although how one goes about getting one I'm not sure…I guess I married the girl of my dreams and she came as a bonus…so that worked out well!)

On another note, Isaiah has been hunting all around for jobs and after applying for 3 more today got a hit back on a landscape opportunity with an interview scheduled for tomorrow! If you read this before then pray that it will go well and be a good fit for him and the landscape company. Lord willing this will fit well with the weekend bread routes Isaiah is running and bring home more of that delicious bacon (or sausage if you prefer).

~ #TEAMEnglish!