So today I had two elementary schools. One in the morning in the city which is further away from me and the other which is a school about 5 minutes away. Today was busy because I had a full day....all 6 class periods. But since it isn't too hot outside yet and there is a nice breeze that comes through the classrooms, the class periods didn't seem too long. And the kids seemed to enjoy the classes so all that combined makes the day go by more quickly. I had a total of 3 5th grade classes and 3 6th grade classes. Seems like a lot...and it is! But I could feel the kids were learning and had a good time so it definitely paid off.
As well...last night I came back to my house after coming back from Mobara with my buddy to do some shopping and grab some dinner. Then I saw this disgusting thing crawling around on the floor and over some of my clothes....it was a cockroach!!!! Out of shock (I hadn't seen these things in months because they don't come out during the winter) I just stared at it and didn't move. Then I realized, if I didn't catch this and kill it, it would still be there the rest of the night and somewhere....
So I immediately started clearing away my things and cleaning up a little so I had more room to be able to move my furniture and have a better view of where the cockroach might be. So in this mad state of cleaning and getting things cleaned out, I also grabbed the bug spray which immediately kills most insects on contact (it's sweeeet!). So after having cleaned for a few minutes, I lifted up the couch...and there it went! So I went after it but it got away!! Nooooo!!! I tried to chase it again but it disappeared....greeeeaat...
So I continued cleaning and was on a mad search for this cockroach. There was no way I was going to go to bed tonight without having had the peace of mind that the cockroach was no longer alive in my house. So I continued cleaning, lifted and moved the couch various times...but still no luck! Arrghh...I am not going to sleep well if I know that thing is lurking in my house. So I continued cleaning and still had no luck. Well, I thought I should wait it out a little and maybe wait for the cockroach to come to me. It was scared for sure, so it wouldn't be crawling around knowing that I was out to kill it. So I chilled on my computer for awhile.
Then, about 30-45 minutes later, I saw a dark thing lurking by my desk. Immediately I grabbed my bug spray and sprayed in that direction and got some hits on the cockroach! It started to slow down but was still running around like mad! I continued spraying it and got great contact on it! But this thing was tough!!! It continued to survive and would run around then stop...run around then stop....it was getting weaker from the poison but I could tell he was also desperate to get away. So I was finally able to catch him in a slowed state but it was still difficult to keep him contained in the kleenex that I was trying to wrap him in. Finally, after a minute or 2 of finally struggling with the cockroach I prevailed and there is no longer any worry about this cockroach! There is no way a cockroach will survive on my territory!!! I have to defend my house and ensure that I will not be sharing a house with these creatures for the summer! Victory is mine!
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