Some Seriously Unwanted House Guests

A closeup of our pesky house guests.

We started our Labor Day off with grand plans to achieve a few chores that were needing to be done around the house. One of the tasks that Dan wanted to get done was to tear off the back splash piece behind our kitchen sink. It had started bowing, and Dan wanted to press it flat and re-glue it.

Now, backing up a bit. Carter and I have been having strange cold symptoms for a while now. I have realized that we don't have a cold, because we have been congested and suffering from a strange cough for more than three months or so now. I have insisted to Dan that there is mold and mildew somewhere in the house for a while now making us sick.

My instincts were right, the back splash was covered in mild and mildew. Ewwwww! Needless to say we had fun cleaning up the mold and mildew farm and our kitchen was a complete mess. I am hoping now that we have found a source of spores, Carter and I will start feeling better. I already feel like I can breathe better. Ah, the power of suggestion. It does make sense to me though now, because Carter and I are home all day, and usually in the kitchen, we have been exposed to it. But, since Dan is at work all day, he never seemed to suffer form our ailment.