It's Tuesday. We had a second day of thunderstorms and torrential rain midday. Coming from So Cal, I'm not used to summer rainstorms or being mindful of whether I've chosen weather appropriate footwear.
Thankfully, it cleared up by the time we had to drive to Harlingen to pick up the girls. Seventeen and 14 are here for a week's visit. They arrived hungry, so we drove around trying to find a pizza place.
I'm not that familiar with Harlingen and ended up driving the wrong way on a one-way street. When I realized there were nothing but headlights coming at me, I dropped the F-bomb and pulled over until the traffic cleared and I could turn around and beat it out of there.
Mike started calling me a potty mouth (thanks, kettle). I'm afraid it will be one of Those Moments I Will Never Live Down, like going to a choir rehearsal with curlers in my hair so I could change in the bathroom and drive to Claremont for graduation. Eight years later, I still have people reminding me about that.
After the world's slowest service at Pizza Hut (and sitting next to a mom who made me want to call CPS), we drove home. The new kitties trotted out to greet us. Cosby and Belita are a big hit with the girls--cuddly whereas PK is not. We still had to break out the squirt bottle for a few dust-ups between Bel & Cos, but overall the family felines are getting along better.
We also bought a couple of new gummy hands to replace the one Cosby chewed to bits. The green one lasted less than two hours after installation. The pink one we put up tonight has fared better--but only because Cosby is locked up for the night.
The rain brought an influx of winged antlike insects in the guest bathroom. If they're termites (entirely possible), this would rearrange our home improvement priorities for the summer. Reupholstering the clashing flowered wing chairs will have to wait.
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"Winged ant-like"? Yeah, but how big, and what color? Termites are typically amber-colored, and huger than a bug has any right to be (3/4 inch? somewhere around there). Carpenter ants look like, well, huge ants, and they're usually about 1/2-inch long, black, and some have wings and some don't. Both are bad, but termites are definitely worse. Carpenter ants nest in wood, preferably rotting wood. Termites EAT wood of all types.
I'm sure you can find pictures online.
They were kind of tan, not as big as 3/4 inch. Our neighbor had wood ants in her attic and we'll see an occasional giant black ant in the house.
The house hasn't been treated for any pests since the seller did it last spring, so we're due for it.
I would definitely look into any eco-conscious pest techniques that are available in your area. There's an outfit here that does a carpenter ant treatment with boric acid. Just try to avoid all the noxious chemicals. And encourage those geckos!
I'm surprised--and a little hurt--that you didn't mention dropping your glasses in the toilet as one of those moments you'll never live down. But maybe enough people don't know about that one?
They do now. Sheesh.
Or how about having posters of me in Desert Seductress pose plastered all over the writing lab?
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