Spring Break: Part 3

After my birthday we had another low key day - we went to the park for a while.  Matthew likes that park because there is a skate park there where he can ride his scooter.  John and Emma hung out together a little bit.

Anna and Grant played some baseball

Emma started a rock collection

And we had fun.

Don't I look so happy and carefree

But then things took a less fun turn...

...later that night I discovered that some of us (in the family) had lice.  LICE!!  A few weeks ago we got a letter home from Anna's school saying there was lice going around at school and to be vigilant about it.  I guess one of the kids brought it home and it got spread around within our family.  Once I started to suspect we had it I actually drove to the drug store in the middle of the night to get lice fighting supplies and was up all night going through my own hair.  And yes, I found lice.  First thing in the morning as the kids woke up I started grabbing them one at a time and going through their hair and shampooing them with the lice fighting shampoo.  It's gross but myself, Anna, Matthew and John all had lice.  And I found a few nits in Emma and Grant's hair.  So everyone got the special shampoo and a thorough going over.  Of all the tedious parenting jobs I've had to do since becoming a mom, searching hair by hair through five little heads for lice has got to be one of the worst.  It took me hours.  And then I was freaked out that I missed something and went through them again.  But I know how to do this now - I have earned my lice fighting merit badge.  I also washed all the bedding and a lot of clothes, hats, coats, blankets, special stuffed animals etc.  We did a lot of laundry.  And yes, we washed that hat in the above picture.  :)  I didn't sleep for 36 hours or so.  Going through my own hair was the worst.  I couldn't see my own head and I have thick, long wavy hair.  I briefly wished I could just shave my head but figured I would regret it later.  When Scott got home from work that night I checked him too.  He was all clean though.  :)  Hooray!!  It was actually easier that we figured this out during spring break.  But we didn't do anything fun that day and had to pass on a few playdate invites.  I think we will re-shampoo next weekend to be on the safe side and can hopefully stay lice free.  Ew.