Post by Southern Belle on Mar 18, 2008 19:25:44 GMT -5
Okay, so iffin the weekend wasn't exciting enough, what with me just getting over a migraine and the princess catching her first fish, we had a pure B-grade horror show going on here this weekend! The hubby decided that since spring has sprung (at least here in Texas) he would mow the yard and weed eat and all of those manly things he likes to do around the house. Well, unbeknownst to him (or me) while he was weedeating around the house, he hit a fire ant bed right outside the master bath.
Now normally when the petites are here, I'll throw them in the bathtub in the master bath, pour in some bubble bath, turn on the jets and let the bubbles foam up until they're just about over their heads - trust me, if you have littles, this is the only way to get them to take baths w/o a fuss. So took the princess and the precious into the bathroom for Saturday night bath, turned around - and those horrific fire ants (texxie - you gotta back me up on this for the peeps not here and texas) were everywhere. I'm talking thousands and thousands of fire ants. When my hubby hit their bed, they swarmed, came in through the walls and decided to make my bathroom their new home. Well, of course - old s'belle - always very calm in an emergency
, started freaking, scared the petites half to death, especially when she realized the fire ants were on their clothes. Ran them outside and started stripping them (and myself) down. They start crying (cause I've scared 10 years off their life), I'm in a panic looking for bites (only 2 and both on me - figures), and hubby starts spreading poison all over the place. (Believe me, fire ants in texas are not when you want to try organic gardening - poison, poison, and more poison is the only thing that works).
Finally got the petites bathed in the guest bath, hubby and I both slept upstairs (what if the queens would have migrated to the bedroom - shudder), and the next day all the ants are dead. So yesterday, drop off the petites at home - just get a call from their mama...wanting to know if I'm trying to kill her bebes - LOL! Looks like it's going to be a fun summer here at the Belle home!!!
Now normally when the petites are here, I'll throw them in the bathtub in the master bath, pour in some bubble bath, turn on the jets and let the bubbles foam up until they're just about over their heads - trust me, if you have littles, this is the only way to get them to take baths w/o a fuss. So took the princess and the precious into the bathroom for Saturday night bath, turned around - and those horrific fire ants (texxie - you gotta back me up on this for the peeps not here and texas) were everywhere. I'm talking thousands and thousands of fire ants. When my hubby hit their bed, they swarmed, came in through the walls and decided to make my bathroom their new home. Well, of course - old s'belle - always very calm in an emergency
, started freaking, scared the petites half to death, especially when she realized the fire ants were on their clothes. Ran them outside and started stripping them (and myself) down. They start crying (cause I've scared 10 years off their life), I'm in a panic looking for bites (only 2 and both on me - figures), and hubby starts spreading poison all over the place. (Believe me, fire ants in texas are not when you want to try organic gardening - poison, poison, and more poison is the only thing that works). Finally got the petites bathed in the guest bath, hubby and I both slept upstairs (what if the queens would have migrated to the bedroom - shudder), and the next day all the ants are dead. So yesterday, drop off the petites at home - just get a call from their mama...wanting to know if I'm trying to kill her bebes - LOL! Looks like it's going to be a fun summer here at the Belle home!!!
