Why Me?

I'm sure you all remember the "war of 2 weeks ago"...where I deemed our house infested with bugs and threatened to move out. After Billy and our landlord's efforts to remove them, all was quiet for a bit. Until today. I hadn't seen a "pincher-butt" in nearly 2 weeks, and was once again getting comfortable in my house. *Sidenote: Billy insists I call these bugs by their real name, which is Earwig, but I am not giving them the satisfaction. :P*

As I was fixing Merrick's lunch today I had a not so pretty run-in with a leftover renegade pincher-butt. I'm sure he thought it was a good time to catch me off guard. And it was. I trapped him under a cup, which is about the extent of my bug-ridding tactics. I am not ashamed to admit this monster is indeed still there, waiting for Billy to get home from work and rid my house of his creepy crawly self. It is dead, however. I prefer slow-death when it comes to bugs, and NEVER stomp on them. *It makes me gag just thinking about it* So, I added a little Hot Shot to his humble abode under the cup under the table in the kitchen. Take that.

I took the following video of Merrick, who unfortunately likes bugs. (Oh he is such a boy.) He wanted SO bad to get him out from under the cup, but I would have none of that in my house. *Sidenote 2: When Merrick noticed me blogging this just now, he saw the above picture, remembered his little friend, and promptly left for the kitchen to try, yet again, to free him. Smart guy, but not happy Mommy. :)* I have never experienced it, but have heard these things do actually pinch. Yikes.

In case you were wondering, we DO have chairs at our table. I just removed them all because I felt the sudden urge to scrub my house after this sighting. So I was mopping around the cup and put the chairs in the other room. At least Merrick is brave...I'm still not willing to overcome my phobia, however. That cup will still be there when Billy gets home. :)