Skunkology

Jon and Kate have nothing on me today!!!

My house is buzzing with activity of a dozen or so kids. After the walkathon, my 12 passenger was loaded with a bunch of boys… they are off playing, chasing and hopefully getting really tired! 🙂

Today the boys were up at 6:15am…. why can this not happen on a school day?

I didn’t sleep well last night. SO I am feeling the repercussions of that today!

We also have a permanent resident in our garage. Maybe more than one… and it seems to be a skunk. There is fresh poop… there from this morning and then more from just a bit ago. OK… I am not pleased about this.

They obviously like it in there… because they don’t leave!!!

At least let’s hope that none of the kids get sprayed!

Did you know that To neutralize or deodorize skunk spray, the chemicals in the secretion must be changed to a different type of molecule. Tomato juice does not work .

For pets that have been sprayed, bathe the animal in a mixture of 1 quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide (from drug store), 1/4 cup of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and a teaspoon of liquid detergent. After 5 minutes rinse the animal with water. Repeat if necessary. The mixture must be used after mixing and will not work if it is stored for any length of time. DO NOT STORE IN A CLOSED CONTAINER – it releases oxygen gas so it could break the container.

Apparently this is country living 101.. now you are in the know!