The Platt household was visited by a skunk that caused much havoc in our life. Here's the play by play.
Friday
3:30 Arrive home with Dylan and Emma
Smell a faint scent
Lay Emma down for a nap
3:40 Dylan starts freaking out, gagging and coughing
Smell is WAY WORSE! Eyes start watering and its hard to breath
3:41 Run upstairs to grab Emma, grab the phone, and Diabetic Supplies
3:43 Kelly arrives to go to a boutique (postponed till later)
Neighbors start coming out the houses, concerned over smell
3:45 Neighbors think it might be a gas leak. Phone call to 911, then Darrenn.
Neighbor turns off gas
3:50 Two fire trucks arrive. One is sent home. They think it's a skunk. I'm mortified.
3:55 Darrenn gets home. Emma is wandering the block in her socks. Fireman/woman are confused.
They think it's gas, then electrical...Machines brought in, ladders needed.
4:00 Fireman finds skunk trapped near our pool equipment. Call Animal Control. They leave.
4:15 Darrenn talks Jenny into going with Kelly to boutique
4:25 Jenny is back. I guess she smells like skunk. People at boutique spray perfume behind her as
she wanders through house
4:25-11pm
Pack up stuff to survive a weekend at my parents. Animal Control lets skunk get away, GREAT!
Shower with vinegar. Drop kids off at parents. Go to staff Christmas Party.
Saturday
9-11 Research how to get the skunk smell out of our entire house
11-5 Scrub house with vinegar, wash backyard down, rent ozone generator, clean dog,
place bowls of vinegar and coffee grounds in every room, plug ins installed, Febreeze sprayed
Bottom Line: Due to holes in our walls the skunks spray entered our house every time the skunk sprayed. We spent a little over $900 trying to get the smell out. It was a long weekend but now we have another fun story to tell.
OH GOSH!!!
Look at Jen D. now that's a great friend!!!
Posted by: Brandi P. | January 14, 2009 at 09:21 AM
That is awful!! We had skunk problems in Signal Hill but nothing like that! I am sorry, that would have been frustrating.
Posted by: kimmie herbert | January 14, 2009 at 09:46 AM
That is INSANITY!!
and yes...Jen is an amazing friend!
Posted by: angelina | January 15, 2009 at 12:01 PM
"Pack up stuff to survive a weekend at my parents." Was it that bad? I'm sorry about the skunk but I loved every minute you all were here.
Posted by: Sara | January 15, 2009 at 07:29 PM
Oh Jenny! I can't imagine. And I'm sorry to say that although I feel for you, I was laughing as I read this post. One little skunk causing such chaos. I pray you are all back to your beautiful smelling selves.
Love ya!
Posted by: Rhonda | January 17, 2009 at 02:21 PM