Invasion

For the past couple of weeks our home has been taken over by ants. We've tried everything! Bill has re-caulked much of the house. We've put out ant traps. We've sprayed around the outside of the house. We've thrown granules around the house. We've sprayed inside the house. We've done everything short of packing up and moving. Qutie honestly, at this point, I'm ready to pack up and get the heck outta there.

Yesterday morning I woke up and instead of finding Bill next to me, I found an ant. I've been trying not to freak out about the ants, but I'm at my wits end at this point. I'm a clean freak and having any kind of bugs makes me feel dirty. The ants have been in every room in the house. They've been in the bathtubs, the sinks, our laundry, etc. They WILL NOT GO AWAY. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get home one day and find the darn things carrying my house off. I'm also pretty sure I actually had ants in my pants this morning. They're relentless.

It's amazing what those little ants can survive. It's also amazing the damage they can cause. Did you know they will eat through your clothes? Yeah, they eat tiny holes in your clothes. They can swim. And I've learned recently they can withstand suction from the vacuum cleaner. I have to roll over them several times to get them sucked up. They're versatile little bastards.

I spent this morning cleaning up ant corpses in the kitchen. I walked in, found their trail and just started shooting with the ant spray. I'm pretty sure I looked like a crazy person. It's so irritating to see the ant trap laying there with ants crawling all over it. Isn't the purpose of those things to actually KILL the ants, not provide them entertainment? I know I'll go home this afternoon and have to kill and clean up some more. Man, I can't wait! Thankfully, tomorrow, the Bug Killer is coming to spray. He better bring some heavy duty spray, otherwise he'll be making frequent trips to my house. I can't take the little thugs anymore!