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And with apologies to Achebe.

With luck, bait, and caulk guns, we turned back the invaders. They entered the kitchen from behind the shelves in the pantry, an invisible opening if you merely empty the cabinet. Patrick yanked out the plywood shelves to find the hole and several very large ants (drones or a queen, p’raps). We think the colony was re-locating and not splitting, and we still think they were pavement ants. Multiple colonies? La la la I CAN’T HEAR YOUUUUUUU.

So everything is sealed shut in there and we’re waiting for the next attack with crossed fingers.

The dog tore a huge hole in the front yard this afternoon. Tomorrow’s playgroup visit is cancelled in favor of playing “garden”. On the bright side, the clover needs pulling.