The Ants Go Marching

I was going to do a Wordless Wednesday, but with the week I have had I had a lot more to say... as you can see!

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching one by one,The little one stops to suck his thumb And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching two by two,The little one stops to tie his shoe And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching three by three,The little one stops to climb a tree And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching four by four,The little one stops to shut the door And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching five by five,The little one stops to take a dive And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching six by six,The little one stops to pick up sticks And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching seven by seven,The little one stops to pray to heaven And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching eight by eight,The little one stops to shut the gate And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching nine by nine,The little one stops to check the time And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching ten by ten,The little one stops to say "THE END"And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

I wish I could say I still love this song as an adult, but as I grow older I have learned to despise all things ants! These pesky, minuscule critters have decided to rampage our tiny apartment. What did I ever do to them... okay maybe I have stepped on a few, well make that a few hundred and throw some ant spray in. Maybe we deserve it after all. Wait a minute what about that time these ants decided to take residence on a bench that I just so happened to sit on while at the zoo as a kid? Yep ants crawling all over me... see why I can't stand them now?

So for the past week we have been on ant patrol! Nothing is safe at all. First it was our bathroom shower, which puzzled me. I thought they would want to stay alive than go to the one place that I could easily drown their tiny metasoma's (word for rear... looked it up). Next on their list? Our pantry... AHH they made it downstairs... no bueno! At midnight Eric wanted a little snack and went to the pantry to get out some cookies ( he is my night owl). Well he takes the cookies into the kitchen, looks down and (getting that itchy feeling now) has ants all over his hand (((shudders))). He spent the next hour tossing, spraying, spraying and tossing. Let's just say I have never seen our pantry that clean and organized! I guess it is a blessing in disguise? Okay not going that far! These ants now took a chunk out of our bank account to replace all that food!

Pest control came out and sprayed the complex, so I thought Woo Hoo ants are gone! Umm No... DAMN! Last night they ventured to the top of the refrigerator and took out all our cereal! Don't these dang bugs know that cereal is not cheap? Oh and don't let me forget that they also overtook our toaster... If this were a game of Risk I would definitely be getting my but whooped on. So we are now out of cereal and a toaster (Eric doused it with ant spray). Do ants think money grows on trees.

The hubby and I are now trying to outsmart them (((evil maniacal laugh inserted here)))! We went and bought those air tight containers that help keep food fresher longer. We are hoping that the ants will no longer have anywhere to go! Only time will tell!

Hope you are all having a wonderful Wednesday!