Bastille Day 2008

Its a beautiful day in our neighborhood. We've had a lice scare on the street. Due to poor management, not reading directions on bottles, and a large sense of pride, One of our playmates has had lice for over a month now. None of the playmates families were notified and when another parent found the little buggers...well Hell was unleashed on our fair, little street.

Four shaved heads later, the kids are allowed to play with each other once again...but only outside and they get checked before returning inside. In the meantime, Mommee gets to vacuum and wash more laundry than she knows what to do with. I hate laundry. Especially the folding and putting away bit. Too tedious...so the laundry stacks up....so the kids use it to lean against when watching tv...so now it all has to go through the dryer on high heat to kill off any potential buggies.

Blech.

Luckily, we haven't actually had a confirmed case in this house...Huzzah! As soon as we heard that it was going around, we started dousing all of our heads with vinegar and tea tree oil (mixed with a little water to cut the burn). Not sure if it worked, but so far no lice and no nits. I heard the vinegar and tea tree kill the nits. Of course, each time my eldest has gone outside to play with his friends (with his new buzz cut) he comes back with bugs...but they haven't made it inside and his hair is 1/8" long at best. So easy to pick out and no nits as of yet. Apparently we all have a dandruff/cradle cap issue tho...so we've been oiling the kids heads. They are too old for this...

Its been a fun 6 days and I am glad that we are moving through this. I'm tired now. Signing off...