Well, to follow up on the season of sickness that has been taking over our family the past two winters……

Micah and Hannah actually developed asthma symptoms this year.   Frightening.  I found myself  immersed in steroids and breathing treatments!  It made me start to question the “health” of our living environment.

I started with their room.   This makes sense as they share a room, and they are the only two suffering from asthma.  My mom came to visit.  This also makes sense.  She is a powerhouse and can move mountains all by herself.  Don’t let anything try to hurt her grandbabies!  She ATTACKED their room.  By the end of the week, she had washed every square inch that could be washed.  Replaced what couldn’t, including bedding and MATTRESSES!  Thanks Mom 🙂

The coughing got better!  Maybe this was it.  Yet, I kind of wondered what was lurking underneath the carpet in our basement.  I can’t say enough, to be careful what you wish for….

Not even a week later, I wake up to find our hot water heater exploded.   (ok maybe exploded is a bit strong, more like poured 50 gallons of water all over our basement).  This felt like a real problem at the time.  I spent the first day finding a good deal on a new water heater, and wet vacuuming the water up.   I didn’t even think to call in experts to help me.  I think the prospect of not having a hot shower two days in a row was so traumatic that I couldn’t think past:  Get hot water, Get hot water, Get hot water.

After 2 days of sopping up water and getting nowhere, I realized that this might actually be a case for good ole USAA.  (and once I had my hot shower I could think straight again)  They jumped right in and had the experts to my house within 24 hrs.

Now here is the good part, (G-d is really good) when they pulled back the carpet what do you think they found?  You got it, MOLD and MILDEW.  Lots of it.  We had to flee the basement and I still got sick from it!   Now it makes a little more sense.  We would get sick and then go sit in the basement.  Then we would get sicker and nobody could seem to get well!

One week later:  I have a completely treated and disinfected basement, with brand new carpet, all paid for by insurance.

The moral of this story is:

If you have G-d AND your Mom in your life you will be taken care of.  What ever Mom can’t accomplish she will delegate to G-d.  Together they are unstoppable.