She was proud of her Russian ancestry and maintained certain traditions throughout her life.
One of those traditions was wearing Russian shoes.
In our family, they became known asBubbe Shoes.
Bubbe was brutally determined to wipe them out, even if it took all morning and several teakettles.
I watched as the ants floated to their death in the boiling water, Bubbes face stern and unemotional.
Bubbe meant business when it came to killing ants, and the ants knew it.
She was barely five feet tall, but her tenacity was unparalleled.
But I am a modern-day, sophisticated ant killerno teakettle for me.
I use Raid Max Bug Barrier.
While edging and weeding the bed, I discovered thousands of ants of all different sizes on the stump.
I got my Raid Max dispenser and immediately went to work.
They dont eat the wood but meticulously excavate it into living quarters.
They can travel over 100 yards.
My house is only 30 yards away from the stump.
They had to be stopped!
With the removal of each layer, more ants and ant larvae spilled out of the rotted stump.
I sprayed the ants and then peeled away more wood.
But it appeared too large to be an ant.
I kept spraying the area, and suddenly, the head of some kind of pest showed itself.
At first, I thought reptile, maybe a snake.
I was cautious, but I kept spraying.
Suddenly, the creature started to panic and made its way out of the stump.
I jumped back and took a good look.
It was two and a half inches long and one and a half inches wide and resembled a Cockroach.
It was a scary-looking thing, too!
The Raid hadnt killed it but had it staggering and on the ropes.
I watched as it struggled to remain upright.
I knew I had to kill it.
She would be proud.
I can only hope that one day, my cadence will be as recognizable as hers.
