I woke up and there were ants in the kitchen for the second day this week. (The other day was Monday, on which day I was sick with the stomach bug that is going around and the kitchen was a disaster from Easter dinner the day before.) Since I refuse to use poison in my house I once again sprayed all the ants I cold see with my cleaning mixture (roughly equal parts Mrs. Meyers soap, vinegar and water) which kills the ants. I had an easier time today as the kitchen was now clean and I wasn't chasing the ants around dirty dishes (which is probably what they were attracted to in the first place...) After killing and cleaning up all the ants I could see I sprayed the area around the window where they had been coming in (which had been left open Sunday night) with a mixture of vinegar, lavender oil and mint oil. By the time I was done with this, Babygirl had woke up and my chances of a quiet (and therefore quicker) shower were gone. I made us breakfast, then went through the whole killing/spraying routine again. I have successfully used this technique previously, and it does work, but it does not work instantaneously like poison does, so you must have patience and perseverance.
By the time I was done with ant duty, showered, dressed and ready to leave and Babygirl was appropriately attired we just had time to go meet Hubby for lunch. So much for my early start!
We lunched with Hubby at one of Babygirl's favorite restaurants: Noodles and Company. They serve mac & cheese, how can you go wrong with a three year old? Nutritionally they are not Mommy's favorite, but I figure it is ok for an occasional meal. At the end of the meal Hubby asked where we were going and I rattled off the laundry list of stores. He said the wasn't going back to work that afternoon because he is traveling next week. Did I want him to take charge of Babygirl? YES! (and BTW, can you pick up some chicken for dinner tonight so I don't have to double back to the grocery store??)
Needless to say, not having Babygirl in tow makes shopping much quicker (and I can stay out past nap time!) She likes to shop, and I don't mind taking her, but when I need to go to a bunch of places it is much easier to leave her home with Hubby if that is an option.
Several hours later a very tired me arrived home with an armload of shopping bags. Hubby had new jeans to replace the ones that his office chair has ruined (I really hate that chair--Hubby told me this week that it broke and is getting replaced and I jumped up and down with joy!) a new coat to replace the one he put a hole in when it got caught in his suitcase wheel, Babygirl has some new jeans and leggings to replace the ones her legs have grown too long for, new shirts for warmer weather, new shoes for school, and I have new tank tops and a jean jacket.
As I walked in the door Hubby took notice of all the bags and told me I had triggered the security alert on the credit card. For about half a second I thought he was serious, then I realized two things:
1. I hadn't spent enough money to trigger the fraud alert, and
2. There had been no panicked call from Hubby wanting to know if I had spent enough to trigger the fraud alert! Hopefully I don't have to make another shopping trip like that anytime soon...
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