I have had my first two classes of the summer session - all I can say, is "wow!" Our instructor is amazing, she is a principal at one of the KCK middle schools and is highly invested in training new teachers. She has awesome stories and a firm, commanding manner that makes you listen to her intently. She maintains that classroom management is a ( Read more... )

You know that your studying is less than effective when suddenly, the estate provision you are studying blurs into a procession of ants marching across your book. Luckily (or not?) it was all just a hallucination, brought on from drinking too much coffee, uncontrollable yawning and fluorescent lighting. And really, really small type in my tax ( Read more... )

Maybe its my own fault for having a filthy kitchen floor. Or maybe its just spring time, but the ants are back. I didn't realize they were there until I looked closely...that is, actually swept and vacuumed my kitchen floor. Then I realized the little black specks weren't errant poppy seeds from friday night's challah...but were moving in a very ( Read more... )

M. bought a can of Raid. Goodbye ants.

I found the crevice near the doorframe via which the ants were sneaking into my kitchen. I blocked the crack with some weather stripping foam, we'll see how long they'll stay out. Haha, little ants, I've got you now!

M. and I may be reaching new levels of tolerance with the colony of ants that seems bent on invading our pantry. I can't seem to figure out what they're actually getting into, there aren't any crumbs, I vacuumed, I figure they must be trying to establish a new colony or something inside our cupboard. Should probably do something about that (make ( Read more... )

I came home today with sacks of groceries and found a horde of ants having a party on my countertop. I immediately attacked with directed sprays of Mr. Clean and paper towels. I think they must have been sending off "danger" pheremones to their friends sneaking in through the cracks of the weather stripping on the back door, because they also ( Read more... )