No, They Weren’t Edible
food, Fun August 31st, 2008We’ve been battling ants all summer. It’s harder to fight them when you’re using an organic, non-toxic spray that won’t harm our cats. It requires constant vigilance.
My husband doesn’t realize that each year I get a little closer to heart attack age.
Stumble it!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:05 am
Happy Birthday! Until I realized those were fake ants I was going to say I think you have a mutant ant problem.
Put cucumber peels in every windowsill and near any place they are entering. I don’t know why, but we had a huge ant problem up at our lake, and someone told us to do this and it actually worked. Anytime they return we throw a few cucumber peels in the windowsill and voila, they are gone.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:06 am
@Kathy: “I’d do more audio posts if I could find a program, unlike Voki, that lets you record more than a minute. But then again, who would want to listen to me any longer than that?”
Good point. But let’s pretend that we do.
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September 1st, 2008 at 10:08 am
Good Lord, I am totally brain dead – looked at this several times, finally realized the ants were not real and then FINALLY realized it was your birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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September 1st, 2008 at 10:17 am
What a great birthday surprise!
Sorry for being a bit late, but wanted to wish you a very pleasant and happy Birthday!
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September 1st, 2008 at 10:58 am
Kathy, happy 29th, my friend. I’m sending you a virtual hug and hope your weekend was restful and renewing!!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:23 am
regan- i thought they were real until they were on the cake then it was really funny
September 1st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
hope you had a happy birthday, regardless of the arthropods. take care–
September 1st, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I think that is *so* great.
Lame comment but I mean it 🙂
k
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September 1st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I’m with you – I would have come undone. I finally got so fed up with ant invasions, that I hired an exterminator who sprays outside every month. I worry about pets, too. But this has worked for us. Coincidentally, where did your hubby find the ants?? Too funny!
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September 1st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Too funny! You’ll never truly grow old if you keep that sense of humor! (And get rid of the ants LOL) Happy, happy Birthday!
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September 1st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Mr. Observant checking in. I didn’t notice the cake’s writing until my 3rd time looking at it.
Happy birthday, and many more.
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September 1st, 2008 at 5:49 pm
SarahKate — Seriously? Cucumber peels? I’m trying it! We just had to quickly empty our dishwasher because, within 10 minutes of a finished cycle, they show up INSIDE and crawl all over our clean dishes. It’s a huge pain. Thanks for the tip.
Richard Catto — Yes, let’s!
Broadway Matron — Don’t worry. I was kind of hoping people would have a delayed reaction, just like I had.
Ana — It was great! And thank you. I had a wonderful birthday.
Lee — Oooo! 29 sounds even better than the last suggestion! I’ll take it. Welcome back from your camping trip. Can’t wait to hear about it, critters and all.
brooke — Would have been cool if they were edible, huh? Gross, but fun nonetheless.
muskrat — Yes. Yes, I did!
Ken Armstrong — Not lame. I’m glad you liked it. I’m still smiling about the whole thing. Dave did a great job.
Mama O — I think I’m at a point where we need to exterminate, but one of our three cats does go outside, so I’m worried about poisoning. For now, we put up with them. Dave bought the ants from Amazon. More (different style) just showed up in the mail today. Those had fatter abdomens than the ones he used. I’m kinda glad he didn’t use them. They were far grosser.
Bill Libbey — Got that right. If you can laugh at ants on your cake, there’s no hope. Thank you for the birthday wishes. I had a great day.
Joe — Oh, that’s funny. Glad you caught up! BTW, when I told my husband the name of your blog, he said “That’s me!” (He’s right).
September 1st, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Awww – how sweet! I’d only go to that much trouble for someone I really loved – like my kids. That’s a great guy you’ve got there!
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September 1st, 2008 at 7:39 pm
This is great! (and Happy Birthday!) When I first looked at it, I was thinking ‘wow, those are really huge ants!’ Took me a minute to realize the joke. If my husband tried that, I’d beat him! I can’t take any bugs in the house. Soap does work if they are coming in for food. If they are coming in for water, nothing will stop them but killing the colony.
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September 1st, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Kathy:
Forget the ants. Happy 21st Birthday!
Happy trails.
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September 1st, 2008 at 10:53 pm
LOL!!
How funny!
This was worth a heart attack or two, right?
Maybe next time he’ll use spiders.
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September 1st, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Happy Birthday fellow Virgo! 🙂
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September 1st, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Are you positive your husband is not related to me (he isn’t one of my cousins)?
Growing up, my grandparents still had a box of very realistic looking rubber frogs, insects, spiders, etc that had been my youngest uncle’s. We couldn’t end a visit without sneaking into the bedroom and putting a fuzzy spider on the bedroom phone, or in a drawer for grandma to find later.
She secretly got a kick out of it, I know it. She always used to call us hours or days later when she stumbled across them.
Happy Birthday!
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September 1st, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Happy Birthday, Kathy!!!
The ants were hilarious! Thanks for sharing them!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:32 am
Aren’t us guys just the greatest?
peace,
mike
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September 2nd, 2008 at 4:42 am
ROFLMFAO!!!!!!! I love him!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 5:23 am
Karen C — I’d have to agree. I’m a lucky, lucky woman.
Shadowsrider — Can’t I kill the colony anyway? We try to keep all food tucked away, but we do leave cat food out periodically. Never ending battle.
Swubird — Hey, I keep getting younger and younger. I like these kinds of reverse birthdays. Thanks, buddy!
Janna — I’d have to say it was worth it. And the cake was awesome! Spiders? He’d better not if he knows what’s good for him.
Sugee — Ah, thanks!
TheSnackHound — That’s great! Except if I’m the one on the receiving end!
Ferd — Thanks, Ferd! I was glad to share them. If nothing else, it gave people an idea to scare the crap out of their significant others.
Mike Foster — You’re right. A woman probably wouldn’t think of mucking up a cake with ants! We keep our eyes on the prize.
Lori — You know what? I do too. I can forgive him because I had a wonderful birthday weekend and he gave me good blog material. What’s not to love?
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:57 am
That is hilarious!
I have got to try it on my wife. Her birthday is in a few weeks, so the timing of this post is perfect for me. 🙂
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September 2nd, 2008 at 8:22 am
Oh boy– somehow I suspect revenge is going to be sweeter than that there cake…
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September 2nd, 2008 at 8:28 am
we have had a horrific ant problem too. bug guy is coming out today.
but that is just too funny! what a creative idea!
and happy birthday!!!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 am
Too bad they weren’t edible. If they’d been made of chocolate one just might forgive him that. 🙂
Hope you had a great birthday!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 9:39 am
Very Funny! We had TONS of ants all summer….what’s up with that anyway? I spray Windex on them & hum the theme song to The Pink Panther movvies….ya know….”Dead Ant, Dead Ant, Dead Ant, DearAntDeadAntDeadAnt, Dead Ant, DeadAnnnnnnt….”
😉
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September 2nd, 2008 at 9:39 am
PS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! 🙂
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September 2nd, 2008 at 10:04 am
First time commenter.
I would have freaked if I were you. Were you able to eat your cake?
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September 2nd, 2008 at 10:53 am
Happy Birthday!
I hope it was nice. I was taking a computer break this weekend and only saw this now!
As for the ‘ants’, after years of working at a summer camp I can flick all manner of real critters off my food and eat it.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
My brother-in-law has a sense of humor like that. I’ve been trying to get him for more than 20 years. Happy Birthday anyway.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Bucky — Report back if you do it. We want to know you’re still alive.
Jenn — I’m not very good at practical jokes. Dave’s always on to me, and then my attempts look lame and I’m mocked mercilessly for trying. It’s a good idea … in theory.
Kelly — We’ve had an ant problem for only the last few summers. In the house for over 10 years, so I don’t understand why it’s only recently. Would like to get a bug guy in, but afraid the cats will be poisoned.
Musing — I’d eat ’em if they were chocolate, but I couldn’t look at them going in. Too gross!
Olga, the Traveling Bra — I don’t get it either. Very annoying! Windex probably does as good a job as any. Drowning, right? Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Becca S — Welcome aboard! Oh, yes. Nothing gets in the way of me eating cake. We kicked it today. Four days. Our personal best.
Shieldmaiden96 — Thanks. Yes, I had a great birthday despite the ants. If somebody wants a laugh riot, they need to see me at camp. Total girl about it. Lots of screaming and running.
feefifoto — Dave bought the fake ants real cheap from Amazon. He over-bought. Want some?
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
my bug guy said that i just had to keep my dogs away for an hour or so. i kept them away for about three. they’re still here. stupid, but i don’t think that’s from the bug spray. call around and ask an exterminator if they have pet friendly spray.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 8:59 am
Oh, I forgot an old trick, plant mint all around your house. Ants hate mint and won’t go near it. Thing is, you have to love mint because it’s going to spread everywhere. I also used the baits they carry back to the Queen, and kill the colony. Works great, I put one in the mound of a huge ant colony in our yard. It’s gone now. Usually I am a live and let live person (outside the house, that is. Inside, bugs gotta die), but these ants kept biting me when I worked in the garden. They had to go.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 11:56 am
1) BTW, Happy B-Lated B-Day!
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September 3rd, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Kelly — See, I’m afraid to trust bug guys. I’d only believe them if they said they sprayed it at their own houses and had pets that went outdoors. Am I paranoid, or what?
shadowsrider — Wow, never heard of mint in my research. Yeah, I try to be “live and let live” too, but you gotta draw the line when they start setting plates for themselves at the dinner table.
Geakz — My birthday was not complete without getting a birthday wish from you. I cried a little.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am
That is the best idea EVER…OMGosh!!!! Too cute, I just had to comment.
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September 4th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
This looks like something I would do to my husband, except it would be spiders; he hates them. I leave plastic spiders all over the house or cut out huge spiders from ads and leave them on the floor. He’s WAY past heart attack age! Thanks for the chuckle.
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September 4th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Barbara Baker — Yep, one for the books! I’m still chuckling about it. Welcome aboard!
kden — Speaking of pictures of bugs, I can’t even look at them in magazines or the newspaper. I have to flip the page at the risk of missing something I should be reading. Why do we need to see bugs up close?!?
September 6th, 2008 at 10:39 am
my husband woulda got a big smack upside his head if he did that to me LOL i HATE bugs, insects, arachnids, reptiles, you name it.
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September 7th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Oh, Happy Birthday Week, Kathy! I’m inexcusably late, but anyway. Hope the ants at least sang your birthday and helped you blow out the candles. Crazy, bad, funny husbands, gotta love ’em!
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September 7th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I loved these pics. TERRIFYING. We have our own persistent ant problems. The only thing that stops the entry at our house is cinnamon. They hate it.
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September 7th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Aw, that was too cute of an idea, I may be snagging it to tell you the truth.
If you were serious about actually having a real ant issue and want something pet-safe, I agree with Ivory- try ground cinnamon. We used it when i was growing up, out in the country. we would sprinkle it into the carpeting along the outer walls and around outside door frames and thresholds. It always worked amazingly well for us, and the smell wasn’t bad either.
September 7th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
ciara — I suspect a lot of women would be head-smacking their husbands over this. He was lucky he put a cake at the end of it. Cake makes all things better.
Elle — Glad you made it to the party. I think we should have birthday months. You with me?
Ivory Soap — Cinnamon, like just regular cinnamon from a shake can? Or cinnamon sticks? I’m intrigued by this.
kara — Snag away! OK, so ground up cinnamon? I have some in the house somewhere, so I’m going to try this. Thank you and Ivory Soap for this tip!
September 10th, 2008 at 11:29 am
That’s an awesome cake. There is a organic spray that ants can’t stand. I think it is vinegar.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Joe Somebody — The cake was awesome AND yummy! Hmm, vinegar sounds dreadful … for the ants!
September 15th, 2008 at 9:02 am
LOL! Those ants look like they belong on Ugly Overload. What fun! 😀
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September 17th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Flisha — They do! My husband over-bought on the ants. We still have a fresh package of them. Hmmm. Sounds like a Halloween trick in the works. Wonder who my victim will be?
October 9th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Would you mind to send me some ? I’ve lost my only one !
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October 10th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
GattoGiallo — Your ant? Your cake? Or your birthday?