Termite Invasion

We recently discovered that our personal outdoor is invaded with termites. Our first clue was hard dirt stuck on things when we would take them out of the shed to use them, like our ice chests. The next clue was when we would step inside the shed and the floor gave way underneath our feet.

So yesterday I took everything out of the shed and dragged the eaten wooden planks to the trash-thank goodness it is bulk trash day! Then when Darrick got home he took apart the shed. The worst part for me was that there was not just termites making our shed their home. We discovered more then 20 huge cockroaches, big fat black slugs, millions of ants, spiders and geckos!

The maintanence is coming on Thursday to spray for termites and a bunch of the stuff in our shed is ruined because they built termite mounds on them and it is like brick, it won't come off. Oh well, what can you do?

********OK, now I am officially MAD! All morning I have been cleaning up outside trying to find new places for the stuff that was in our storage shed. It's hot and I'm sweaty and cockroaches are crawling out of everything. I found one of our plastic Christmas bins and when I set it down termites came swarming out of it. I saw there was a crack on the bottom. When I took off the lid I couldn't believe it! They had destroyed my beautiful wooden Nativity set I bought years ago at Oak Glen. Plus in that tub was the top of our Christmas tree which is now full of termite nests, so there goes the whole tree as well as my wreath I hand-made and some garland! I feel like crying but I am too mad******************