text: Millies's Mats: It's not all glamorous
  Michelle August 14, 2014 at 9:34 PM
  Gross! Cleaning out the gutters is the job that always disgusts me! So many fun chores when you are a homeowner! :)
  Nellie August 14, 2014 at 9:37 PM
  Oh, yes! The joys of owning one's own home! It sounds like you've found ways to keep up with the initial demands! xo
  Raymond Homestead August 14, 2014 at 9:37 PM
  There are some chores that are just no fun!
  marly August 14, 2014 at 10:01 PM
  I'll bet there wasn't enough Fabreze in Canada to quell that stench!
  Oh my! Not good! Vinegar with a little rubbing alcohol added poured into the bottom of the can should help the bad odor.
  Farm Girl August 14, 2014 at 10:38 PM
  Oh well, you have accomplished what you set out to do. That is good.
  :) I am impressed you mowed your lawn. That is awesome.
  yaya August 15, 2014 at 12:33 AM
  So that's what that awful smell was outside! We've had some very cool air coming down from Canada...you poor thing! Hope next week is better. I'll look for the post when you have your first gathering of friends for a house warming! That will make the messy part fade a bit!
  Rugs and Pugs August 15, 2014 at 1:58 AM
  camp and cottage living August 15, 2014 at 2:28 AM
  You need a funnel, Kim!
  I don't envy you that stinking mess.
  I can see how a few choice words might slip out!
  Three Sheep Studio August 15, 2014 at 7:56 AM
  I say clorox the whole thing !! lol
  Jacque. August 15, 2014 at 8:40 AM
  ohboy...spilled gas and stinking mess...certainly not my way to have fun! Hope today is better for you.
  Julia August 15, 2014 at 9:49 AM
  You are WOMAN and I hear you ROAR, lol...
  You'd think that the previous owner would have had the common sense to clean out the compost before leaving.
  Bleach will take care of the smell.
  Better luck with filling the lawn mower with gas next time. I hope that you put some oil in your lawn mower before mowing your lawn or you'll burn the motor like my neighbour. He bought a sit on lawn mower and filled it up with gas and he didn't read the instructions because he was a nuclear engineer and he ruined his lawn mower the first time he cut his lawn.
  I hope that everything will go smooth next week .
  Anonymous August 16, 2014 at 1:34 PM
  I am big on clorox too! Home ownership can be a PIA! Just think of all the good things.. :)
  Janet August 17, 2014 at 12:10 AM
  Wow! Sure hope next week is better :)
  acorn hollow August 17, 2014 at 9:55 AM
  I don't think the gas can will bring the men running but your cutie little self will. Welcome to home owner ship and all its wonderful joys. I went to put a load of laundry in and out shoots a mouse from under the dryer. We catch it in the trap but now I have to wipe up blood off the floor ewwwwwwwe awwh the joys of home ownership.