ANTagonists

Nothing says "Happy Easter" and a day off like a kitchen full of ants.  Yuck!  There was one a week ago.  I thought it was an anomaly.  The next night there was about a dozen or so in one of the cupboards.  The following two days there were none, so I thought maybe the invasion was over.  Saturday they were all around the sink.  Sunday they had spread all over the kitchen - on the floor, around the sink, along the cupboards.  Monday there were even more.

"Say hello to my little friends"

One of the two entrances

Thankfully my Orkin guy was able to come yesterday afternoon.  They seemed to know he was coming because the number reduced drastically by the time he arrived.  But he sprayed some stuff that seemed to do the job.  Now there are just random stragglers.  He said they should be completely done and gone by the end of the week and to call if they aren't.  That was a fun little adventure I'd rather not repeat.

Not in Theaters

I'm watching "Killing Jesus" on NatGeo.  It's the movie version of the book by Bill O'Reilly.  So far, so good.  Here's the preview.  I'm sure they'll be showing it again, so if you have cable, I recommend you check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgccekzzZ3Q

Introduction to the Art Museum

Saturday I had the privilege of introducing my nieces to the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha.  They'd never been to an art museum and it had been years and years and years since I had been to Joslyn.  I think the little adventure must have been a success since I was asked if we could ever go back.  Don't see why not!  :)

Believe it or not, when I asked, the girls told me the outside part was their favorite.

We started our tour by finding the famous little ballerina.

When she realizes the Indians are killing the buffalo, art critic Ivy says, "But I like buffalo."

This thing was so neat I want one!

Selfie with Auntie

Most Adorable Commercial Ever

Usually I dislike the Android commercials.  This one I think is too adorable for words...except for singing along because, yes, I know every word to that song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnVuqfXohxc

Real Winter

It took a couple months, but finally we have some "real" winter weather happening here.  I almost didn't get out of my neighborhood this morning to get to church.  Then I almost didn't get out the church's neighborhood to get home...and then I barely got into the driveway.  I was going to change clothes and then scoop the sidewalk, but when I got out of the car I was standing in snow halfway to my knee and decided I didn't care about changing clothes and just wanted to get it over with.  So I got the dog and my shovel and went after it.

The "before" shot.

Samson checks my work.

Last I checked, this was already blowing back shut.

What I don't have a picture of is the cleared bit of driveway.  Yes, I even scooped out the end of the driveway in my church clothes.  Then I let my car slide backward (that was fun), but then was able finally to get it all the way up into the driveway so I wasn't blocking the sidewalk anymore.

The neighbors borrowed my shovel to set up a sledding lane for their kiddos.  The dog can't get enough of bounding through drifts that come up to his nose.  Once things were scooped, I changed out of my church clothes and into warm, dry, comfy clothes and I am happy to stay as far from the snow as I can get before the adventure of getting to work tomorrow morning takes place.

Sometimes I'm jealous of my dog.

Sometimes I'm jealous of Samson.  He has things so good.  He sleeps when he wants to sleep, gets two treats a day (sometimes more), special food here and there, toys that don't get outdated, and long stays at the farm.  And when he plays, it's a carefree, wind in your hair, all in type of play.  Not sure I remember the last time I felt this free...

He had so much fun.  All I could think about was how cold I was, how fast I could get the sidewalk scooped and how scooping snow is so bad for my bad shoulder...I'm so jealous of my dog.

First Day

How did you spend your first day of 2015?

I slept (more or less) until 9:30.  Haven't done that in a while.  (Not sure how well it counts as sleeping in when I didn't go to bed until about 1:30 anyway.)  I cleaned a little...probably should have or at least could have done more.  I watched some TV, took a nap, watched more TV, thought about taking another nap but didn't, and I intend to watch some movies tonight.  I might eat some soup.  I probably won't get anymore cleaning done.

Samson went in and out and in and out and somehow managed to track mud all through the kitchen and dining room.  I have no idea how he got muddy feet.  I mean, really!  It's been so cold, how could the ground be anything but frozen?!  Best guess is he had wet-with-snow feet and managed to mix that type of wet feet with the dirtiness of the steps outside the back door.  However he did it, I have dog prints all over those two rooms.  When he's not been outside, he's been napping, too.

I suppose I could have put away some of the Christmas decorations, done more than five dishes, put away more than the little bit of laundry I hung up, and a million other things on my to do lists.  (Yes, lists - plural - I have more than one).  Just haven't felt like I have the energy.  Since worship team is rehearsing tomorrow evening instead of Saturday morning, I have rationalized my half-assed attempt at getting anything done today with the idea that I can do more or even finish some things on Saturday.  We'll see how that goes.

That said...time to put in a movie.