The Ants Go Marching

The day before I was leaving for Ohio I discovered ants in our bathroom. Yes, the bathroom. Not the kitchen. I thought maybe one just got lost or was brought in on Harley's back (he thinks all animals/bugs are his friend) until I saw a couple more on the bathroom counter. JJ was called upon the case then, and started looking around the bathroom and bedroom to see if there was a reason why these ant's would want to grace us with their presence. Outside JJ went. And inside JJ came with this discovery outside our bedroom:

Yikes. This is outside both JJ and my expertise. So we both decided to procrastinate doing anything because we thought it was going to be a much tougher job. I know, smart of us, huh? So finally, 3 weeks after the discovery, I used my handy-dandy google skills and found a how-to video. The first video was the mix your own mortar type and I thought, "Psh no, I can't do that!" On to the next video. This one was way more my style. The mortar came in a tube, and you applied with a caulking gun. Easy-peasy.

First step: Brush out any debris and leftover mortar. I used a paint brush to get in there.

Second step: Go to work. It says to get in there deep, but no thicker than 3/8".

And yes I purposely avoided the "that's what she said." This is what it looked like after:

Third Step: Now here's where the video said to use a jointer to smooth it out and give it the concave look. But I have the memory of a goldfish and forgot to buy one, so I used my finger.

 I think it looks fine though. I'm pretty sure the piece to the right is going to crack off soon anyways so I'm not worried.

 

Fourth Step: Admire your work. I went to look at it today and I couldn't even find it! I just keep getting more and more impressed with my sweet skills haha.

Now I'm just crossing my fingers there's no more ants.