Let the Battle Begin

I think that they built my house on an ant metropolis. I mean I am not talking about your normal ant colony, I am talking New York City and Los Angelos put together. Each summer the battle begins again. The ants try to move in and I bring out whatever secret weapon I have purchased to wage war with for the year. This year I tried Terro ant killer. I bought a bag of the granules to sprinkle around my home and a few of the bait house thingies. I smugly sprinkled the killer around the perimeter of our home giving extra attention to the known entry points where most of our skirmishes take place. I was sure that I had outsmarted them this year, I just knew that this year would be different.

Well, ummm, I went into the kitchen/laundry room to load my washing machine with the laundry that my family had thoughtfully thrown on the floor in front of the machine and discovered that those ants had made it past my defenses! What, oh what, can I use to retaliate with? Normally I place some Raid little white house thingies (don't mean to get technical here) in strategic locations and that keeps the little buggers back, but this year I didn't because I had heard that Terro is a wonder. Well, apparently my ants were prepared for this weapon because they have navigated through it easily. So, now I need to get some more ammo.

There are times that I grow weary of this annual battle and I want to give up. But then I remember why I am doing it, to protect my family from sitting on the floor and reaching to scratch their leg and getting an ant instead and then having to do the heebie-jeebie dance. I mean that is important. I must stand firm in my defense of our home. So, I am off to the store to get more ammunition against the enemy that is trying to make my family dance, they won't win this year.

beginning Weight: 186
Current Weight: 187 (better than yesterday)
Goal Weight: 135