We had an issue with leaking around a vent pipe. Try checking out the membrane/sealant (not sure if that is the correct terms to use) around the skylight and see if it has shrunk because of the dry weather.

Thanks! He did seal all around the skylight seal. When you had that problem, did it continue to drip after it was fixed for a little while?

I've been going in there periodically to see how much it's dripping and within the last hour it slowed down a lot. I had counted 12 seconds between drips an hour ago and now it's at about 30 seconds between drips. *I left this post for an hour and now the drips are almost a minute apart.

Well in our case it stopped after we had the roof replaced.   When I worked for a roofing company for a very short time that was one of the things that our repair guy would always check out.  Because of the heat and dryness they sometimes shrink. 

I think it is just this time of year.Mice are looking for a place to be as the seasons change.We had one in the kitchen recently.We live in an old farmhouse on the prairie.The barn cats are on patrol but every once in a while a mouse sneaks in.Then my husband goes into action with his peanut butter and super snapper traps. 

Sorry you are having trouble with your skylight. We have one in our upstairs bathroom too. So far it has been dry. Our builder was not too happy I wanted one put in when we remodeled. He says they are prone to leak. If your DH has not had luck with the sealer stuff, it may be time to call a roofer. I hope the drip-drip-drip soon stops for good.

I remember the first time I had a mouse in my house. I was a young wife and at first I was too embarrassed to ask anyone for advice because I thought they'd think I was a bad housekeeper if I had a mouse.  It was living in our pantry and venturing out into the rest of the kitchen.  I was so scared of encountering the mouse when I went into the panry that before I opened the door, I would pound on it and shout "Go away, mouse!" so it wouldn't be surprised and jump out at me. There were a few hilarious scenes with me chasing that mouse around with a broom, before I broke down and told anyone about it.  Then I found out that most people had to deal with mice sooner or later.  I finally found where it was getting in, through a mesh vent in the pantry floor that had come loose.  I chased the mouse out and quickly repaired the hole.

Note: I don't recommend chasing with a broom as an efficient way of getting rid of a mouse!

Whaledancer that's exactly how I feel!! I'm embarrassed! I felt better when Ross said that they are clean and just don't care where they step. Although I don't want to live with a colony of them. I found very old droppings in the shed a couple of years ago. They were petrified. i could tell that the previous owner had had a problem with mice or rats at some time. I'm not sure what made me think we never would. As I talk to more and more people I find that it's fairly common. Although one friend thought you could only get them if you lived near a field. I didn't know that mice were smart enough to know whether they were in a field or not. :)

DH bought some Tomcat traps. They are baited with poison and the mice stays in the trap and you throw the whole thing away. Target doesn't have dcon.