One night had an interesting bedtime snack. Go into my cupboard for the last 3 chocolate chip cookies in the package. There are ants all over my cupboard and all over the cookies. Hold package under the kitchen sink to wash away the ants. Cookies dissolved until only the chocolate chips remained (which I tossed in the garbage can). Set out the ant traps before hosing it down in oily ant spray tomorrow. Rest of the cupboard food is on the stove in sealed packages. Discovered their trail to the nearby window. Have a great evening. Soon after ants were by the pet food so had to spray again and placed water on the pet food mats to help kill the ants. I don't mind ants crawling up trees outside, I just don't liek them in the house.
Visited the local amusement park with sister's family to celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday. I overheated and feel sick from a migraine to go home early. I didn't want to be a party pooper. Migraine misery lasted a week. Celebrated my nephew's Sweet 16 at a restaurant with family who decided to visit my sister's new home and new dog they adopted. Let's just say I spent the visit with the dog and then asked nephew about his gifts since I was occupied. Nephew came over to mow the grass. I finsihed my house cleaning and it weird walking across a clean floor.
Noticed a red tail hawk perched on top of my bird feeder. Not only do I attract birds, squirrels, chipmunks, and rabbits, but birds of prey as well. Visited the local living history museum with neice and sister. They made a few changes due to the pandemic and added a few new exhibits. Left my phone on top of the car so lost the photos and videos I took that day. Had to buy a new phone, but first I had to wait for a tree to be removed that was blockign my dead end street.
We had a Derecho, which nobody but meteorologists knew such a term existed. Picure this: I came inside from feeding the birds. Next thing I know the front yard windmill is spinning like crazy and boom, a huge gust of wind shook the trees. Then pow, the electricity went out and the sirens wailed. Garbage cans fell over with loud thud. Next came the downpour like a hurricane. Electricity flickered back on and off again. After a long wait, the rain moved on and I came outside to take photos with my camera since I left my smartphone on top of my car at the museum. Neighbors were all gazing at the tree that fell on the power line, thus knock out the electricity for the whole block. Plus it blocked the entire street so nobody could get in or out. One neighbor wondered if we had a tornado. One house had a gutter come off, another lost their roof vent covers, another had a tree fall on their garage, and one more lost a few shingles. Spent the day without electricity and can't call anyone from cordless phones needing power. Ate my Popsicles and ice cream bars, drank the milk before spoiling. Played games alone and read a book when too dark to play games. One good thing was I could see the stars last night from the neighborhood streetlights out.
Next morning a neighbor wanted to leave so chainsawed the tree blocking the street to make room for a car. I picked up my yards. I drove to the musuem to collect my phone that shattered and bought a new one at the mall. Then went to Target for batteries for lights above my stove, candles, and a non-digital phone with a cord that doesn't need electricity (yes, they still make them) so I can call people. Grocery stores and gas stations were sold out of ice to keep food in fridge cool. Two days after derecho I had to store my food at my sister's house who didn't loose electricity. 5 days without electricity was endured before the power came back to my block. Retrieved my food from my sister's house and greeted my brother with hismwife visiting my sister this week. I never lost power for so long before, at most overnight. On a good note, my miniature roses bloomed and marigold buds are coming up. Now just waiting for this year to get over with and hopefully next year a vaccine will be approved for the masses so we can begin to return to normal.