Man vs. Wild

It was an exciting weekend of housework at Casa de Erwin. We cleaned out the space over the garage that was filled with stuff that we hadn't touched since the day we moved in. The hope is that we can someday turn this into a closet. In a house that has very limited storage, this is a HUGE deal.



Speaking of huge deals, for the third consecutive year, Rick again declared war on the squirrels that have taken up residence in the walls of our house. Efforts in the past have included poison, blocking entrance/egress routes with steel wool (and then a combination of steel wool and "Great Stuff"), and when that failed, just covering the hole with a sheet of metal painted white (as seen in the picture below). This seemed to be fairly successful until again this fall I started hearing the violent thumping and scratching that can only mean one thing. They'rrrreee baaaaaack!

Rick immediately sprang to action, armed with his glock (aka pellet gun) for intimidation and resumed his efforts to thwart the pesky vermin. Unfortunately, when he got to the top of the ladder he realized that there is a long section of siding that has "settled" and that's likely where they are getting in. One of the great things about the Ricker is that he knows when something is out of his vast skill set and agreed to bring in a professional. Unfortunately, with a professional comes the expense of a professional. God help us all...

And speaking of God, we took a break from house work on Sunday for baby Chase's baptism! And guess who got the most awesome godparents around??? If you said Baby Chase, you'd be right! Rick and I were lucky enough to be asked to be her godparents and we couldn't be more excited. She was a perfect baby through the entire service and Ricker busted out his best baby whispering moves to make sure there were good photo ops.

Cute smooshy Chase Face


And how cute are these shoes?!? Huge props to Ruthie (Rick's mom) for busting out these chic kicks for the event.

This week will be spent researching siding repair/squirrel removal contractors and how much it will cost me to get my name printed on the bottom of all my shoes...