Dear Mari

well if you do happen to need a lizard catcher, just holler. i'm an expert... grew up doing it. hehe. i think they got in through our ac units, all i know is we were always finding them.

i used to play with the lizards outside. i once had a green one climb up and down both my arms and shoulders... until it ended up in my hair, and i had a lot of long hair too. i guess it panicked. it wouldn't keep still and my hair was getting all tangled up. so i got rather agitated too because i couldn't get it. it wriggled squirmed and slithered and i shook my head this way and that until it got out somehow. an onlooker would have surely had a good laugh. i did afterwards, although i felt sorry for the lizard because i'm sure it got very frightened.

funny our attitudes about different animals. if a moth, or a beatle, let alone a cockroach got in my hair somehow, i would become totally hysterical and feel grossed out well after the event.

i'm amazed your hubby didn't worry about the larger insects rather than the lizards... perhaps he didn't think of it... probably good.

anyhoo... glad things are getting aired out so you can breathe again.

i know you'll do everything to avoid these chemicals, but should you ever end up having to use any product with ammonia (or bleach, etc), please do so with the window open. in both cases the vapors are damaging to your respiratory system. there's typically a warning on the bottle that says to use in a well-ventilated area - that means with a good fresh air supply from outside.

~ waves ~