Decorating for Christmas

We store everything in these tubs and then tape the tubs closed.  Reg runs a line of tape all the way around.  That tape is covered in ants that are stuck to it but the ants don't come in!!  But the lids get left outside as they are covered in a number of different animals waste.  GROSS!

Ants invaded the center tube of the tree this year, so here Reg is killing them with the spray.  We cannot in good faith willingly bring in a colony of ants.  Gross again!

L's technique: every ball together on one branch!  She periodically re-arranged them all on one branch throughout the season.