Monday night I was over at my mom's and we noticed that Kenna was itching her head pretty vigorously. (It makes me itch just thinking about it.) I took her home and checked her for lice. I had never seen lice before so I didn't really know what I was looking for. But then I looked closer and realized that her scalp was crawling with bugs. Yes folks, big ones. (ok, big for lice that is). I think she had had it for a week before we caught it. Total and complete infestation. I put her in the tub and tried that lice kit that the stores rave about. It did nothing. NOTHING! Lucky for me a ward member (after calling her entire primary class and everyone who played with her at Thanksgiving) reccomended soaking her entire head in 100 proof alcohol and putting a bag on it and letting it sit for an hour. This took care of the big adult ones. (There is nothing more disgusting than a pile of lice in the bottom of the tub). But Jeff and I had bizarre dreams that night. I had lice everywhere and he dreamed he was drunk. Great. So we have been washing everything in hot water and picking out the eggs from Kennas hair for two days straight. Nothing will get them out except me picking them out one by one. They are in every strand of hair. Every one people! I re-wash her bedding every morning in hot water and the clothes she wore that day. She can't go to school and we had to cut her beautiful hair. Crappers. She was so upset by the hair cut and hated yesterday sitting in front of the tv for six hours while I picked. Again we were up last night till midnight still picking. Not sure if they are gone or if they will once more multiply and replenish. Why did Heavenly Father make lice? Was that one of the plagues that Pharoh got from Moses and now we all have to pay for it? It is most definately a plague. Plague of all plagues in my opinion. If I ever make it to the Celestial Kingdom, and some self righteous king ticks me off while living on the planet I gave him, I will not be sending lice. No one deserves this. Except maybe Pharoh. Jerk.
5 comments:
Amy!!! I am so sorry! Did you pack up all the stuff animals in the house. If I were you I would make everyone in the house use the special shampoo until they are gone. Lice spreads like nothing else!!! Good luck. I had them as a kid, if you need support give me a call. And for the record lice like clean hair! haha Love Cassie
Oh my! I am so sorry! That makes me ITCH thinking about it! That is one of mty fears as a mother. Poor Kenna. . . . well poor you! Oh!!
Ugh!! Who did she get it from and why didn't they warn you!?!?!?! Yuck. Poor Kenna!! And poor you...as if doing laundry and getting kids bathed isn't enough. Poor poor you!
Oh gross! I hope this all goes away soon and that no one else gets it. How short is Kenna's hair? I want to see a picture of her hair now, not the lice those. She really does have "cooties" now huh?
What a total nightmare! And through it all you still drove all the way to Peoria to toilet paper my house and leave me a sign and present for my birfday! You are the best!!!
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