On Saturday morning I peeked up in the space above the attic to check out the bird's nest. It was there all right, a big mound in the corner, like a coconut. The birds (which have vacated it) apparently had access to it only from the outside, which is good; the attic is not fouled with their droppings. I truly meant to remove it myself, but the stepladder I borrowed was not quite tall enough to boost me safely into the space. And I'm not as agile as I used to be. So I will call my handyman to do it. I will need his expertise to seal off the area where they got in, anyway. I will also need to call a heating/cooling technician to address the furnace and air conditioner problems. Sigh. More money out.
I packed up most of my kitchen stuff today. Then I went out to dinner with a friend (~$9), and stopped at the grocery store to buy some yogurt and frozen dinners for the next two weeks (~$24). I'm done cooking, until I'm in North Carolina.
The packing is going more slowly than I'd like, but I'm taking the time to number the boxes and make lists of what's in each box. I'm also sorting out stuff for the garage sale and putting prices on them. So it's slow, but I feel it will pay off in the end -- if I get it done on time!
Bird's nest
June 10th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
June 10th, 2007 at 11:21 pm 1181517704
June 11th, 2007 at 02:41 pm 1181572890
Glad your packing is going well. Where are you moving from, anyway?
June 11th, 2007 at 08:41 pm 1181594504
We also had nest building going on in our eave vents - Hubster bought some screening and put it up inside the attic so perhaps it won't be a problem any longer - the birdies were also getting into my dryer vent hose so we screened it off too!
It sounds like you are making great progress on getting to the moving. Great that you are treating yourself to frozen meals and not hassling with trying to cook AND move! Keep us updated!