meanwhile...

Alexis Hurter here, reporting from the home front. The week has been largely uneventful, but has not been without its learning curves.

The front door must have something against me. I thought for sure I had locked myself out of the house on Tuesday night. But I’m discovering that it takes a certain amount of pressure on the latch, and the perfect amount of force to open. I’m starting to get the hang of it, but occasionally, I misjudge and either repeatedly attempt to open the door or go flying headlong into the hallway. Thankfully, the door is still in one piece, and I am as well. :)

I had forgotten about the mouse glue traps….until Thursday, when I was watering the plants, and kept stepping on something. I looked down, to notice two black little rectangles attached to my flip-flops. Initially, I didn't realize what I was stepping on, until both flip-flops were thoroughly stuck. I did successfully detach the flip-flops from the glue traps. But then came the challenge of figuring out how to get the glue off of the flip-flops. Dish soap worked fairly well, but according to online sources, peanut butter and vegetable oil work even better. I have yet to try.

But all in all, everything is going splendidly!