Today was such a
beautiful day outside! The weather was perfect, so I decided to open up my
windows to let the sunshine and cool breeze in. I opened up the back door to my
patio so Sasha could enjoy the nice day too. I was enjoying the day, studying a
little bit of Exodus, basically minding my own business. I was unaware of the
battle that was brewing...[enter
Jaws theme music for dramatic effect]
Sasha had already
come inside and was taking a nap at my feet, when out of the corner of my eye,
I noticed the first one. A wasp flew into my living room and started
buzzing around. Of course, Sasha was up and on the prowl. While I was keeping
an eye on where it was heading (and making sure Sasha wasn't getting stung), I
started willing it to fly back outside, figuring it would eventually. And then
I noticed the next one. Another wasp
had flown into my living room. Now I had a situation on my hands. For
those of you who don't know me, I confess I have a terrible fear of pretty much
any and all insects. Large flying insects with stingers are at the top of the
list. Sasha was going crazy because now she had 2 flying toys to play with! It
offered a little more of a challenge for her since they weren't exactly flying
in unison. And my heart started beating a little bit faster as I honestly just
started praying that God would suck them back outside.
I was trying to get
Sasha to leave them alone (because the last thing I needed was for her to eat
one, get stung, and have some awful allergic reaction), when all of a sudden my
heart stopped. I now had 3 wasps flying around my apartment. They were on the
attack! I grabbed the nearest blanket to offer some sort of shield for myself,
grabbed Sasha by the collar and ran to the bedroom. (And just so you know...the
situation was far from funny at the time. Remember- major fear of large flying
insects with stingers...now multiplied by 3). While I was hiding in my bedroom,
I realized that my back door was still open. For anyone else who wouldn't have
been so bothered by this situation, the wasps probably would have made their
way back to the outside world and gone about their merry way. Not so in
Erin-world. I peeked my head out of the bedroom door just to make sure...and
you guessed it. There were now 4. I slammed the door and decided I needed to
get a grip before the entire wasp population took up residence in my
apartment. And so the battle began...
The first obstacle I
had to overcome was the fact that I had to make it across the apartment to the
kitchen, where the wasp/hornet spray resided. I grabbed my blanket/shield and
ran for my life. All the time by brain is thinking a million things at once. I can't believe I have 4 wasps flying
in my apartment. I really hope I am not allergic. Oh my gosh, I really hope I
don't get stung. The odds don't seem to be in my favor. I really hope I have
wasp/hornet spray. Remember when we had that invasion of killer bees? I wonder
if killer wasps exist...Those are wasps right? Maybe the ant/roach spray will work.
They're all toxic to bugs right? I can't believe I am doing this. I really wish
I had a boy right now. Will I ever grow out of this fear? If people could see
me now, oh my gosh. If people could know what is running through my mind, they
would think I am nuts. I am officially crazy. Ok. Seriously. Suck it up. Spray
the wasps. If I spray one, will the others attack? What if they don't die right
away? Please just fly outside so I don't have to do this. I really feel like a
sissy girl right now. I really just want to run out of the door and never come
back. The wasps can have the apartment. I wasn't really attached to it anyway.
Am I screaming? Ok. Seriously for real this time. I can do this. I can't do
this. Grow up. Just spray the darn things.
The battle waged
until there were 4 casualties, the back door was secure, and my heart stopped
racing. I have to say that I happen to have excellent aim! And I highly
recommend Raid Wasp and Hornet Killer Spray. It sprays up to 22 feet (which is
probably the only thing that gave me courage to face the vicious beasts...the
fact that I could attack from a distance), and it only takes one hit to make
those suckers drop to their death. I won the battle. And lived to tell the
tale...
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