The Pit!!

Today’s packing goal is “The Pit”. Really it’s the back porch that happens to be a covered porch and we have used it for storage for the past 5 years. When a vacuum cleaner breaks–it goes on the back porch. When the couch got to be too big for the living room–it went back there. My sewing machines–an armoire that never fit–and a huge chest freezer. They are all back in this space. I have thought many times in our little tiny house to make it the toy room or a bedroom, because it has radiators down the one wall to keep warm, but everytime I would think about it–I would remember the one Yuck factor–the MICE!! Nothing that they can destroy is back there–but still the thought is just icky. What makes that worse, is I just found out–after our huge storms last Thursday—the roof leaks! It’s awful! I need to get the windows open to air the thing out as soon as I pack what is take-able!

While I was picking up cords in the corner–my finger brushed up against something fuzzy! A dead mouse–yes, it was horrid! I ran to the kitchen and turned the water on as hot as it would go–and washed my hands for nearly 5 minutes–ugh!! I have to go finish!!