The builder's guy arrived on Monday an hour ahead of schedule - which was totally OK. The good news is there was no water in the crawl space and no water in the wall. When the baseboard was pulled off, there was no moisture. The bad news is that means it's coming from the shower - just a little at a time and it soaks into the baseboard which is causing the mottling. This shower had a 'guard strip' on the bottom of the door when we moved in - but it kept coming off. After multiple repairs - because every time it was replaced it came off again shortly after - the shower company said it was OK to leave it off. So it's possible a small amount of water is on the floor during use.
I will (from now on) be very careful and put a small dry cloth on the floor near the edge of the shower where the baseboard is mottling. The builder's guy took the piece of baseboard and will cut a new one and seal the entire piece by doing paint everywhere - even on the edges - which should help prevent the baseboard from absorbing water. Fingers crossed.
Tomorrow we head to Atlantis for another weekend - this one our anniversary celebration. 33 years on Saturday - Atlantis Steakhouse reservations for 5PM. It will be fun. Fingers crossed for good luck.
I am anxious today because H. is supposed to hear from a sober living house he applied to. He did a phone interview yesterday and felt pretty confident - and he said he would let us know as soon as he hears. The counselor he's working with is in training all day and told H. she'd check messages on her breaks and lunch - so I'm hoping she just hasn't had a chance to check messages yet. It's hard feeling anxious about all this stuff - but it is what it is. I was relieved when he told us the amount per week for him to stay at the house - an amount we can do with no problem (blessed and grateful) - though the logistics will be interesting. They want a money order so I'll be trekking to the bank or WalMart to get them.
Had a much needed catch-up call with my friend C. last night - felt so good to laugh a lot.
This morning, we saw a herd of deer coming down from the hill onto the golf course up the tees from us. Our neighbors had told us last week they say them - and we were so happy they finally ventured somewhere we could see them, too. We also have tons of Robins finding worms just on the golf course side of our fence. They've been hanging out for a few days and are getting big and fat from eating so many worms. The moisture we've had this winter is really going to make the Spring bloom crazy. Can't wait!
J. and I ventured out to the yard yesterday and did about 30 minutes of clean-up. Picking up twigs and leaves and moving rocks to their usual location. Felt wonderful to be outside and have the yard clear of snow for the first time in months. It was chilly and windy but lovely to be enjoying the yard again. We have a lot of work to do but it's OK - we'll chunk it up into small bursts and everything will get done.
Huge wind gusts today - just had one that was close to 30 MPH. It sounds like a jet engine and then you realize it's ground level and it's wind. Wild day. Even had some snow falling briefly but not cold enough to stick long. Which is good 'cuz we're a little tired of snow.
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