After spending all summer fighting fire ants in eco-friendly manners and getting ticked off at not having a single place in my yard that I could sit without getting bit, I finally used a broadcast spreader to hit my entire yard with Amdro. Next day, nothing. I could finally work in the yard in my sandals or barefoot without fear of being bitten. I have a group of three pigeons that like to visit an area of my yard every morning (not really sure why as I don't think I have anything in that area that would be pigeon-friendly), after spreading the Amdro the same three pigeons have been back each morning, still in that same area of the yard. That said, I did my spreading shortly after the pigeons had left for their next stop, so the ants had all day and night to take the granules to their homes before the next morning. Also, as an aside, the fire ants started coming back about 3-4 days later. It has been two weeks and while they're still coming back, they aren't nearly as bad as they were before bait application. Also, also, now that the fire ant numbers have been diminished, the sugar ants population has greatly increased, which, so long as they stay outside, won't bother me as much.

Thanks for the feedback. I really don't know why I am having so many issues/problems making decisions for this bathroom. Perhaps because we started serious DIY renovations on this 70's house 6 years ago, were going to add an addition for this BR and had hired and started to pay a design/builder who we basically fired after receiving an estimate of $70K to frame a 210sq ft addition! I think I went through a grieving process at losing my dream bathroom (life intervened, and we ended up helping our son buy his first home), and it took me over a year to actually get this project moving. So, good news, I just handed over my Visa, and I'm getting the Riobel system in brushed nickel with thermostatic valve and volume control! Emco also carry the Moen Iso line, so I'm getting all my BR accessories in brushed nickel too at less than the HD price in chrome, so I'm one happy camper. I went to a plumbing supply store, and asked them to give me a quote to compare apples to apples...so she knew without my saying so, that I had gone to another showroom. When I rec'd the quote this morning, it was lower for all items except the main valve, which was higher by $22. I told her it was good, except for the one valve, and she met that price. I wasn't pushy or demanding, just honest. I hope to be able to share that the Riobel system works great! Supposed to be very good, and I like the idea that it is a Canadian company, made in Canada, and I don't have to worry about shipping, duty and having to deal with a foreign company if problems occured... Glad I didn't have to give up volume control, my Brushed Nickel finish (which in some lines was going to be exorbitant), or my thermostatic valve! On to the next..gotta pick between two colours of my limestone lookalike porcelain tile...

Love your boot rack, where did you get it? It's funny to me how, even though our shoe size largely doesn't change, our footwear habits do. I ALWAYS wore heels, usually kitten heels and high heels were a rare occurrence. I could never really understand why others felt heels were painful...UNTIL I went through a long period of not wearing them. I wore heels of some sort on a daily basis since I was 15 or so. Then I got pregnant with my first and my feet and ankles swelled up so much that I had to resort to flip flops; sorry, I still can't call them thongs because thongs are a type of underwear (one I also wore daily until pregnant.) Since having her 8 years ago, heels are impractical on a daily basis and when I do wear them, I find that my feet hurt after awhile. A lawyer friend of mine confirmed that you do indeed have to become adjusted to them or they hurt (she has to wear heels on a regular basis for court) I counted my shoes and I've got around 55 pairs!!! The breakdown is as follows 2 pair of cowboy boots 2 pair of black boots, one flat and one with a slight heel 2 pair of brown boots, one flat and one with a slight heel 8 pairs of tennis shoes, one is for hiking, one for exercising, and the rest are what I would call fashionable lace up flats 8 pair of ballet flats in assorted colors/styles; comfy slip on shoes with enough variety to match to almost any outfit The rest are equally divided between heels, wedges, flip flops and house shoes. Most of the heels are either kitten heels or wedges, I only have maybe 5 pairs of true high heels. A large portion of the flip flops have a raised heel, I truly find it to be the most comfortable for me. The house shoes are failed attempts at replacing THE pair I had years ago. Sometimes I feel bad about how many shoes I own, then I look at my bestie who owns such a large quantity that they won't all fit in her closet and she had to buy a floor to ceiling shoe rack that sits in her room to house the rest and I don't feel so bad. Every time I think about culling the heels (the only ones I don't wear on a frequent basis) I'm reminded of the special events that have occurred over the past year, weddings,funerals, special luncheons for my husband's work, etc, and...since they don't take up much room, I figure it is better for me to store my variety of heels for the special occasions then it is to have to rush out and find a new pair. I already paid for the ones I own, some of them over 15 years old, but I have enough variety that I haven't needed to buy shoes for an occasion in over 15 years. So, to recap, I haven't purchased heels in years but I maintain my current stock for its (albeit rare )usefulness. Since I had kids, my daily footwear has been flip flops, ballet flats, house shoes at home and boots when its really cold. Those (except for house shoes) have been regularly maintained/updated so that I still have shoes to match every outfit. I also still own about 8 formal dresses and the shoes that match them are carefully stored with them. I don't count those in my shoe stock though.

Thank you everyone. I survived the night. Actually at about 2 am I followed the doctors instructions and took two of the pain pills. It gave me some relief but made me soooo tired but than again it was 2 am and I had been up for 22 hours by than. When I woke this morning I felt like the pain wasn't quite as bad as yesterday. As this morning progressed I feel definitely the pain is better..I'd say 30% better. I took no pain pills today. I was also worried about cellulitis once the pain spread, but since the pain is letting up I'm not so sure. I will avoid standing all day cleaning, cooking, ect... and just take today to rest the foot. I've learned since my last bout with the flu..I'm to old to just carry on when somethings wrong with this body. Thank you all.