“I came home to ants in the kitchen. I’ve got it under control now but had to throw out a bunch of stuff in cabinets.”
Here’s what happened to us in June 1961 when we moved to CA. from WA. My husband had gotten a teaching position there, but that wouldn’t start until August. We had money in our bank back in WA.(not much though) When we got moved into the house we were renting we went shopping for groceries. We had two very young children. Anyway we filled up a grocery cart full and went to check out. They WOULD NOT take our check from out of state and we NEVER had much cash. My husband found he had a dollar or two so decided to buy a bag of Gumdrops. He said they would give us energy. LoL Well the next morning we got up to eat our gumdrops and when we took them out of the cupboard the bag was pitch black. So full of ants you couldn’t see a single gumdrop. Thank God the milkman came the next day and said if we would sign him up for regular delivery he would give us milk, eggs, cottage cheese, FREE right then and later we could pay on credit. Loved that milk man.
My husband couldn’t even get a part time job because when they found out he was already employed by the school district they didn’t want him for just the summer. I was able to find a Temp job at a seniors retirement center. Those were the days. :-)
Great story. I bet you have many more! It’s the hardships that give us character. I can remember living out of a tent with my bride when I first separated from the Army and came back to the states. Trying to find a job so I could provide.
God gave us a job and an apartment eventually, but getting there was an adventure for sure. It helped that we were young!
Fond memories. 💕