Dec. 13, 2005 - we are living a 'seinfeld' episode...
We had four friends drive down 15 hours to lay a floor for us and do some work for a few of our friends who are in the process of rebuilding and repairing their homes (post hurricane Katrina). These are super guys. We've been friends of theirs for years and were thrilled that they offered to come down.
They arrived on Thursday and I took the boys to my aunt's house (2 hours away) for the weekend so they wouldn't be "in the way".
I spoke to dh several times over the weekend and he said things were going really well. He said they were having a great time, working hard, and laughing a lot.
So the boys and I come home on Sunday afternoon and I walk in the house via the laundry room and am immediately struck with an odor....hmmm...I can't put my finger on it but it really seems, well, gross.
DS goes into his bathroom and comes out saying, "Mama, what is that smell in my bathroom?" Ok, now I'm on the hunt. His bathroom *reeks* and I can pretty quickly pinpoint the cause: b.o. 
As I go through the house I am confronted by the foul odor in each room, except for the master bedroom. Dh pulls me aside and explains that one of our friends opted not to shower since his arrival. Keep in mind these guys were laying floors, hanging sheetrock, hanging doors, and removing debris from about 9 every morning until 10 or 11 at night. Dh said the other guys showered as soon as they came home at night, but this one opted not to. I guess he was on vacation from bathing? Dh politely called him "hygenically challenged"
So now the odor has attached itself to the house. I have gotten the smell out of much of the house, but the guest room is still under the attack of the b.o. -- we went out to buy a Christmas tree to celebrate getting a floor (after 3 mos on a concrete slab) -- let's hope the scent of fresh pine will overpower the potent b.o. ions 
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Dec. 14, 2005 - Oh dear!
Posted by rosehillranch
I admit that would be a bit (a lot) unnerving for me!! Hey, thanks for commenting on my blog this a.m. about the book! Would love to check back with you often. Love, Jeani
