6 Legged Zombie Swarm

Blech. We've got these teeny tiny ants who have taken up residence in our house:(

Being that I pride myself as kind of a neat freak, and a minimalist...Ants are really not something I'm prepared to accept. (there aren't supposed to be bugs in the city...the h*ll bugs?!?) I think the tiny terrors are climbing up the vines outside the house and in through the window...To quote The Little Man..."they are grody-odegens!"

I decided to spray the baseboards of the house to get rid of the 6 legged zombie swarm invading my house. So, I said to my Husband...

Me: "I bought some ant spray...I think you should take the kiddos out, so I can spray the baseboards of the house." (sensible...right?)

Him: "You know, if we just kept food in the dining room, there'd be no food for them, and they'd just leave."

Me: "Are you saying it's my fault we have ants because I let the kiddos snack in the living room?"

Him: "No...I'm just saying, if there wasn't any food around, they wouldn't stay."

Me: "So, I'm like some Viking...throwing turkey legs around, attracting ants?"

Him: "Honey, I never said you were a Viking."

Me: "So, you think when you leave for work...the house turns into a Medieval Times feast...jousting and food with reckless abandon?!?"

Him: (loooong pause) "Honey, why don't I take the kiddos out, so you can spray the baseboards for ants:)"

When will he learn to just agree with me from the get go?

26 comments

  1. You need a new new new header where you are wearing a viking hat and you have a can of ant spray in your hand...just sayin'

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  2. I've been told that some ants go after soap... Perhaps should you stop bathing the kiddos, too? hehe!

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  3. LOL ... great dialouge ... I live in the South and I know them ants.. they are everywhere! I can't walk outside without a few jumping on to try to come into the cool a/c!

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  4. Agree and let it go.. he is a man.. lol.

    xx

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  5. are we actually the same person? just wanted to be sure ...

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  6. I can imagine a similar scenario in my house, where I'd want to be like, "Hey, how about a thank you for me securing the ant spray and offering to do the job?" Though, sadly, there are days when I would welcome a break from the kiddies in order to spray ants!

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  7. UGH...we get ants EVERY summer. I clean and clean and clean, and they STILL invade. Luckily my father lives next door and likes to poison the fuckers for me :-)

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  8. this ALWAYS happen with us. the minute we have ants, he starts in on the food in the living room, and i say well then let's buy a bigger house so that we actually have an eat in kitchen, that usually shuts him up

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  9. haha! How is it possible that all men can put their feet into their mouths in such strikingly similar ways?!?!

    I don't remember having ants in the city, but we had a mouse in our condo. Then we had a dead mouse in one of 80 bajillion traps I put around the keel it! Good luck with your ants!

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  10. This is so the opposite of my house, where my husband is the one who's always wielding a spray can of some sort of poison for some bug he is skeeved by, and I'm all trying to play the organic home card. That is, until the spiders the size of your hand show up on the bed, and the mouse poop shows up in the garage, and then I'm hanging out in the pesticide aisle of the grocery store.
    The Viking stuff? Cracking me up.

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  11. Ants are nasty. But fleas? Dude, I am ready to go live in a hotel. Seriously. Flea bombed the shit out of my house and saw a flea the next day. I'm about ready to burn the place down.

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  12. Too funny! Where I used to live those little ants used to show up for water more than food, so watch condensation rings and stuff! They love them!

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  13. LOL! That is a very different perspective to the ant situation. We have about 4 different types of ants living with us. I've tried to get rid of them but we just live in harmony now. In fact, when I see some crumbs on the floor, I'll look out for an ant that may be hungry.

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  14. Hahaha... that was hilarious! I also cannot stand ants! Or any insect, for that matter!

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  15. We used ant traps and they worked in a day. We hid them in closets and under things so the girls couldn't get to them. Worked like a charm!

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  16. ha - so the answer my hubbie would give me! - try leaving a cucumber peel out - I know it sounds gross -but it totally works!

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  17. Husbands! When will they learn? And er, what are you supposed to do, stop feeding the kids so there are no ants? We used to live next to a pest guy, he gave us some you-beaut powder that totally worked fast. Good luck - with the ants and the hubby!

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  18. I don't know if everyone will get this- but I work with a company that has chemical free products- which allows them to be used around kids!
    I would love to tell everyone more- my work email is
    imagine-workingfromhome@comcast.net
    they have ways to get rid of most of the insects you are are all complaining around- I don't have flies around my garbage cans or any ants all summer!
    Melissa Madorma (madmomof3 on twitter)

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  19. Men -- they never learn do they?

    We've had the yucky ant problem down here in Florida. I hate the wee beasties! They don't like curry powder mixed with white pepper. Sends them scattering everywhere!! Good luck with getting rid of them!

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  20. Oh ya! If you decide to use the curry powder, your home may smell like an Indian restaurant for a while! Just letting you know in advance coz I'm good like that!

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  21. A viking throwing turkey legs around! Haha. That is a funny image.

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  22. Dude, I fight ants every single spring. It's not a food thing, I can promise you that. They are just little poopheads that like to invade our spaces.

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  24. I love it! When will they learn? Husbands. LOL

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