Buggin'

I don't like bugs. They "bug" me. Well, they creep me out is what they do! Bugs give me the heebie geebies, the creepy crawlies! I can step on the smaller bugs, the ones that I know won't "pop" when I step on them or ones that I won't feel being squished. And sometimes, if I'm feeling brave enough, I can get a big ol' wad of paper towel and grab the offending creature and squish it and throw it away, or flush it down the toilet. Really though, Ryan helps me out in this case and tries to protect his fragile flower! But in a perfect world I would just prefer them to stay outside where they belong. Even in that case, it's best if they stay away from the house too, I don't like to walk through spider webs, it makes me wonder where the spider was when I walked through the web......"is it in my hair now??" Ewwwe!!! I just have one question......"if God created spiders to keep down the population of other bugs, then why did he make so many bugs?"

I think I am quite a spectacle when in the garden. I can only imagine what a hilarious time onlookers have when they watch me weeding or planting. When I come across a bug I jump back or flick my hands about to make sure it didn't get on me. I even let out a yelp or two in the process. I really should stay away from the garden.

In Michigan I was introduced to a whole new breed of bugs. Centepedes. Talk about ewwe!! Those creepy little things have way too many legs! What purpose do they serve in this world, other than creepin' me out? I just can't know. But I do know this......whenever I came across one I would quickly scramble for my handy bug juice squirter! (I should buy stock in Ortho.....their Home Defense was a lifesaver!) With as much bug juice as I used it was more likely that the bug died of drowning rather than by poison. The good thing about the bug juice is that they can be poisoned and crawl away and die elsewhere (if they don't drown first). If I was on top of my bug affliction then I would spray the perimeter of each room with the juice and, for the most part, the bugs would stay away. I love bug juice!

This morning I was getting Isabel's breakfast ready before I got her up and I discovered ants were all over her highchair! Now, I don't typically have issue with ants (they don't pop and I never feel the squish) but I do have issue with them when they are in numbers! Having ants all over my kitchen or bathroom counters is not welcome in my home, so to have them all over the highchair was just plain wrong! Poor Isabel, she's awake and hearing me moving about the house and I know she's starving! Sorry girl, but I just can't have little creepy crawlies on you while you eat! Could you imagine? Ewwe.

Did you know.....Simple Green (yes, the household cleaner) kills ants? How do I know this? Well, when we moved, the moving company would not take my juice (some lame excuse like "hazardous material"). So I was left defenseless. No sooner did we get here then the ants moved in as well. As I said, I was defenseless, but I did have a small little bottle Simple Green (not hazardous material??) and in my attempt to rid the counters of the ant invasion I grabbed the bottle and sprayed! Simple Green anialated them instantly! It not only cleans, it kills! Awesome.