One of those days?

Have you ever had one of those days where you are woken up by your husband at 430 AM to help him clean up maggots that are coming out of the garbage can? Yeah, well as of today, I have had one of those days. Now, I am not a disgusting pig or a complete slob. I will admit, I have been lax the past couple of weeks because I was in a funk and I started on my anti- depressants again, so things are starting to look up. Taking baby steps. But maggots, seriously?!?!?!

First let me say, it is not like we have a giant garbage can that is full to the brim and rotten and stuff. It is a smallish one, actually two- one for recycle and one for trash. Both get taken out almost every day by my wonderful husband. So how we came to have MAGGOTS is beyond me! Yes, I have seen a fly or two, but with three kids and a dog constantly in and out and in and out and, well, you get the idea. Here is how this morning went. I was asleep, SOUND asleep, as I usually am at 430 AM. Then I hear, Mommas, I need your help down here. As I jump up I see my husband at the top of the stairs in his boxers and latex gloves. Initially I think, what the hell!!! What weird thing has he woken me up out of a peaceful slumber to do...with latex gloves on, no less. Yeah, my mind can go to weird places. That thought was brief though, because only a second later he informed me of the situation.

I shivered, my skin crawled, I started to itch and scratch and I think I vomited a little in my mouth. Oh, in case I didn't mention it, I hate bugs and creepy crawlies. Worms are among the least favorite, and maggots are at the top of the gross out list. I even tolerate slugs more, and that is because they don't move as quick and I can see where they went if they try to hide. Back to the main story here. So I run down and the scene in the kitchen is somewhat hilarious and somewhat disturbing. There is a smell that slightly burns my throat and eyes and there is a white substance all over my floor. Hmmmm.....what happened here?

Well, apparently my husband tried many things, but maggots are tolerant little buggers. He tried salt right off the bat, since we know this works for both ants and slugs. We had a big slug problem at our last town home. Lines of salt at all the door jams and window sills. We looked like we were trying to do some weird voodoo, or maybe attract deer. Well, it doesn't effect maggots. If anything, it enhanced the flovor of the crap they were eating. Way to go there top chef husband. So then he decided to find the bug spray we have. This stuff smells horrible, and that is probably why it is outdoor spray. But it was used there. Guess what, nothing. Now they are just annoyed that their meal is covered in bug spray, which for all I know is better than salt, who knows.

I must mention that the garbage can has already been removed from the house and sealed, but they were crawling out of it, yeah it was discovered initially because as my husband was making breakfast, he heard a rustling noise. Thank goodness he discovered it, because I would have FREAKED OUT!!!!

Back to getting rid of them. I ran back upstairs, and immediately looked up how to kill them Well, I can poor boiling water on them, sweep them up and freeze them, squish them, and some other things too. I can't really poor boiling water straight onto my carpet or hardwood, so we sweep everything up, seal the bag, and I begin to look for escapees. As I yell, my husband squishes them. Then he abandons me. Well, he has to go to work. I have been on maggot patrol now all morning. And I have been cleaning like a maniac. That kicked me out of the funk for sure. I said I needed motivation, well, there is was, wriggling around my kitchen.

Yeah, so that was the start of my day, so can it get better? Hopefully, my husband has already promised beer and pizza for dinner, so I will at least get a break after cleaning all day.