It happens to the best of us, no matter how hard we try to avoid it. For many, even the sheer mention of it makes us feel itchy, icky and sends shivers up our spines. No, we’re not talking about Back-to-School. Two words: Head Lice. Yuk. The moment your son or daughter starts scratching, … [Read more...]
Fourth Time’s a Charm
As I picked up my kids from school on Friday afternoon, just before the Thanksgiving long weekend, my chatty daughter thrust a handful of artwork at me with one hand, and quickly wiggled her index finger into the elastic of her ponytail. Um... Still talking a mile a minute about her day, she … [Read more...]
If Only…
We got the dreaded letter from the school this week, the one that warns about a child in my daughter's classroom having been hit with a case of headlice. Gah. I wish that the above were mandatory for kids: vintage swim caps! Wear them all day long to keep the lice away! So Spring … [Read more...]
FotoFriday: Bunhead
"Within the past week a child in your child's class has been found to have Pediculosis (head lice). It is advisable that you continue to inspect your child's hair daily." This is how I will be sending Eva to school until further notice. Two out of my three kids came home with that … [Read more...]
Sugar and Spice and Everything Lice
It happened in January.My husband had just left for a month-long business trip to South America, leaving me alone in the greyest, coldest time of year to parent our three young children. No big deal. I could handle it. I was strong, capable and in control.That is, until my daughter came home from … [Read more...]
When Is Daddy Coming Home?
We are just over 1/3 of the way through my husband's South American business trip. (One week down, two more to go.) I'll admit it, I didn't think it would be too hard with him gone. He often works long hours on the orchard and I am used to toting around all three kids on my own. But it has been … [Read more...]
Tenacious, Frustrating, Confusing
Lice We are all in good spirits in spite of the title of this post.In my usually over-analytic way, I've been researching and discussing lice with Nadia (remember my picker).What we have both found the most frustrating was how conflicting and confusing the information we've found is.The … [Read more...]
What Drives a Mummy to Drink? L.I.C.E. – Part II
So where did I leave off? Oh, right... I was doing the happy dance, as I'd convinced myself that I'd managed to save my son's glorious hair from being taken over by the dreaded, intrepid head lice. We'd done two treatments. I'd become a serious nit-picker. In fact, any strand … [Read more...]
What Drives a Mummy to Drink? L.I.C.E.
A couple of weeks ago, my son caught my full attention at dinner when he dropped his fork into is plate with a clatter, and scratched the back of his head with both hands, full force. I was all, Huh? What the devil is the ma... NOOOOOOOOO!!! I ran over to him and cleaved his … [Read more...]