tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post2314463498963491574..comments2023-10-31T04:51:38.118-07:00Comments on I'm a flawed mom: The Ants Go Marching Inhotflawedmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04457871832437767637noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-15528852428807715562009-04-16T15:29:00.000-07:002009-04-16T15:29:00.000-07:00C'mon! I LIVE for photos like these. You MUST post...C'mon! I LIVE for photos like these. You MUST post so we can all appreciate the crazy nuances of life... Pretty please???cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752124632581149407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-80731921731178688872009-04-16T09:32:00.000-07:002009-04-16T09:32:00.000-07:00I despise ants... so annoying!!! Great job on the...I despise ants... so annoying!!! Great job on the crazy loads of laundry... i love when i get rid of those piles :)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522532364106856247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-33418179494563190012009-04-16T08:02:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:02:00.000-07:00ants...not fun. I hope the knowledgeable guy has ...ants...not fun. I hope the knowledgeable guy has gotten rid of them for good. 7 loads of laundry must feel great to get done. Laundry is exactly what I am procrastinating from as I type this!Sharlahttp://www.theblessing.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-21314742917096252072009-04-16T06:03:00.000-07:002009-04-16T06:03:00.000-07:00We did five loads of laundry. You and I are the q...We did five loads of laundry. You and I are the queens of Mount Wash-More this week!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496203933580303223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-20340159184055615982009-04-15T21:25:00.000-07:002009-04-15T21:25:00.000-07:00Let's go back to talking about Body step.........e...Let's go back to talking about Body step.........eeeewwwwwwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-24787399800693860732009-04-15T20:12:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:12:00.000-07:00I am very impressed with the massive laundry and c...I am very impressed with the massive laundry and cleaning that went on today. I barely managed to get the dishes done. :-) Also, sorry about the ants...not sure what is worse when they are moving or there are just lots of dead brown spots all over the room where they just died. hmm...both are pretty gross...but happen to everyone.Lyn-Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995782898385849358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-6171841698672954262009-04-15T19:36:00.000-07:002009-04-15T19:36:00.000-07:00If the pest control stuff doesn't work, I can swea...If the pest control stuff doesn't work, I can swear for a very natural method to get rid of ants, that only requires some patience: to capture their queen. Attract all the ants to a place where you can easily see them and they have a hard time escaping; for example, a bathtub. If you put a handful of sugar or some honey on the middle of the bathtub, a plank or something simmilar so the little guys can climb there, and you try to guide some of them in the right direction, after some hours you'll have a tub full with ants. Gross, I know. Sooner or later, their queen is gonna join the party: you'll easily notice her, because she's a lot bigger than her subjects. You can kill her or, if you prefer, you can just take her far, far away from your house; let's say, a couple of miles. Without their queen, the other ants are soon going to disappear to never return. <br /><br />At least in my case, this is the only thing that has been able to stop at once an ant invasion. Besides that, you don't have to use anything toxic, so it's perfect when you have pets and children. <br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-63492884138208674242009-04-15T19:19:00.000-07:002009-04-15T19:19:00.000-07:00Ugh, I had a similar situation a couple of summers...Ugh, I had a similar situation a couple of summers ago. It was awful!! I learned that you can't just try to kill them by stepping on them or "smooshing" them, because they then give off some sort of 'scent' (I guess like a pheromone?) that alerts the rest of the colony that there's been a death, and the rest of them come swarming! So gross!! It was so hard to find something to spray that worked because I was afraid the dog would lick it and get sick. I did find something, though, and tried to keep the dog away from it. Then, I sprayed the perimeter of my house with the same stuff. They finally went away! OK, now I'm all itchy, so I have to go scratch :(ChiTown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240876368610100419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17456552.post-82696747814633446962009-04-15T19:12:00.000-07:002009-04-15T19:12:00.000-07:00We can picture it...we had the same thing happen w...We can picture it...we had the same thing happen when we lived in Vegas. We even resorted to using the lint roller on them (ps...didn't work for long, but gave us some satisfaction).<br />The worst part is that both our families were in town for Thanksgiving and everyone was too creeped out to sit in our house. The spray worked beautifully and quickly. Have fun!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842778531500045113noreply@blogger.com