Home Sweet Home

We started our homeward trip a little after 9 AM. It was really fine for the first eight hours. We got stuck in traffic for the last two, and they were miserable hours. Thank goodness Emily fell asleep, cause she was really suffering. I think it was a combination of rush hour on Rt. 301 starting in La Plata, MD, for those of you who know the area, and maybe people on their way out of town. I don't know. It didn't let up till we got to Rt. 32. I was so done by then. The trip should have been about 8 hours without stopping. We stop.

When I entered my house I was surprised by how clean and neat it was. It looked empty. I had forgotten that I left it that way. On purpose. The next surprise was a kind of stinky smell. Like someone forgot to flush the toilet 2 weeks ago. I checked, and it wasn't that. I smelled the refrigerator, freezer, and garbage disposal. I lit a candle. A while later I went to put something in the pantry, and there it was. A bag of potatoes that I had on the floor had rotted, and a black liquid was semi-dried on my hardwood floor. What a mess. I wanted my mommy to clean it up. The liquid got in-between the cracks of the flooring. It got into the file box I keep my bills in. It got under the wood molding. I put on my rubber gloves and spent a long time cleaning. Not the homecoming I wanted. I just finished using white vinegar and a toothbrush. Double-bagging the used paper towels and file box did not conceal the smell. Putting it in the trash can in my garage did not contain it. I put the bag in a lawn bag and have it outside. My pantry still stinks. Any suggestions?

Thank you to everyone who read my blog with it's endless vacation tales. I had such a wonderful time and the memories will last me a long time.

Goodbye South Carolina