A Big (Little?) Problem...

I know, two of our last three posts were about insects, but here we go...

So, basically we've noticed a few little ants crawling on our kitchen peninsula (yes, I said peninsula...the part that sticks out between the kitchen and dining area) since the day we moved in. It hasn't ever really been an issue, except for the day they infiltrated my bagel box and ruined them all. However, they have recently discovered the dishes we leave in the sink usually have tasty morsels attached and now they know they can make it all the way to the stove unobstructed.

Luckily all of our food is stored in other places, but we're sick of the little things crawling everywhere. To top it all off, our empty Brita pitcher was on the counter while we were out of town, this morning when I went to pour myself some water, there was a dead little ant floating in it!

We've poured the ant dust all around the outside of our house so they can't get in, but we haven't seen a difference. We've tried two different kinds of ant motels that have the stuff they're supposed to carry back to the colony with no difference. We've even tried leaving cream of wheat out (which is supposed to make them explode).

We're open to any other solutions...any suggestions?

It's Official!

So, Shane officially started as a real, permanent employee at Medicis today. It only took about 8 months (which was faster than what I expected). Today he got his laptop, wireless card, a new nametag on his cube, a real employee access badge (instead of his temp one with a big "T" on it so everyone knew he was an outsider), a Medicis lunchbag, and a raise! I think he got a corporate credit card too but I'm not sure. They apparently kept him busy in all sorts of training and orientation meetings today because he was incredibly hard to get a hold of.

Anyway, they're shipping him off somewhere tomorrow to conduct a research study and then he has two more cities to visit over the next few days for more research. I know, I know, a good wife would know where he's going, but I'm writing this from my hotel room in Tucson just shortly after recovering from my Cleveland adventure. At least we're both out of town at the same time...

That's the news for now. We're hoping to go to Salt Lake for Memorial Day to see Jared, Jessie, and Vera since they've been in Bosnia for so long. We'll try and catch up with some of you Utahns while we're around.