I'm listening to something about the Kingdom of Kush. I know it's about what is now Sudan but I keep thinking of it as the Kingdom of Weed. There's a Kushite King.

eta: Oh no, Suzi! I hope the family meeting yields a good plan.

you can maybe ask the pest company if they can recommend a place where you can drop off your linens, etc., to be cleaned?

msbelle might have more advice on this, if work doesn't kill her today.

When we had our house tented for termites, we found a local motel that takes pets so we could at least let the cats wander the motel room rather than cages/kennels/cat carriers. It wasn't a NICE motel, but that made the price more reasonable, and we thought it was less traumatizing to the cats to not be caged, and to be with us. Maybe you can find similar for the day of.

I cannot over recommend the bedbugger.com site and first on any list for suspected bed bugs should be the protect-a-bed mattress encasements [link]

Suzi - if you can, go to a grocery store before yu get home and get several boxes of the giant ziplock bags. putting all bedding that you do not need to sleep tonight in those is a good start. As uncomfortable as it is, K-bug should stay sleeping in her bed, as should everyone else, moving will just cause the bugs to spread. Do not throw things out.

Email me, I can give you more advice/suggestions/sypathetic ears.

we found a local motel that takes pets

There is actually a place nearby. We stayed there when we movedo ut here a day before our lease started. But with hotels/motels being bed bug havens, I'm kinda leary.

Thanks, msbelle. While I'm working I'm living in the land of not dealing. I will mark your post and be in touch when I head back to the land of bed bugs, a non-fuctioning washing machine, and loud-ass blowers.

I have been trying to save all my extra money for a new washer/dryer (even before yesterday). I'm about half way there. But now - do I spend the money on a hotel room and fancy bed bug stuff? Do I stay home and try to do the bed bug thing on the cheep (and maybe not so effective)?

I broke down yesterday and asked my dad for a loan for the money I needed to cover on the washer/dryer, to be paid back within 3 months, and he said he had to talk to his wife. I haven't heard back from him. I don't even want to go into the bed bug thing with him. If I could wave a magic wand it would be to get a new washer/dryer AND be able to cover the fancy bed bug stuff. (Or go back in time and just not have either thing be an issue).

Suzi - I will heat-treat the giant zip lock bags I still have and have not used and put them in a box to you.

eta - 7000!

Could you board your cats at the vet or like a petsmart for the day? Ugh am so sorry you have to deal with this!

Oh man, Suzi, that is NOT what you needed! But you can definitely handle all of it.

lisah - I may look into the cost of that versus the hotel and pick the lessor. Ah...one set of options to deal with one issue on the list.

With that accomplished, can I go find a cave now? Why doesn't Starbucks carry liquor?

Why doesn't Starbucks carry liquor?

SRSLY!>!>