The fumes were no better today, but I wasted no time in opening up the doors and starting up the fan, so the smell was minimized. I still got queasy. We did discover what happened. The first floor construction guys had polyurethaned a whole bunch of wood in the abandoned space downstairs, right below our office. All those fumes were seeping into our office space. We called the complex owner and asked that the boards be removed. He said that he’d try opening up the doors first to see if things cleared up. They did.
My friends Tony and Shirley came to visit the office today to lend their expertise. My boss and I showed them our business plan and they critiqued it. They came up with many good ideas and many improvements that we’ll begin to implement on Monday. (wow, where did the time go – a 12 hour day for me, which is highly unusual).
This weekend, we inherit a semi-permanent house guest. Friends of ours are being forced out of their apartment complex, and the youngest daughter is at a bad school right now, and is hanging out with bad friends. She is going to live with us maybe five days a week so she can attend my daughter’s school. The rest of the family will try to find a place in Santa Clara, where the older daughter attends school (she’s a senior). I hope this whole situation doesn’t break up that family, or cause too much stress with my kids. My daughter, especially, will need to clear out some of her junk and share her room.