The parasite no one wants to talk about... not even me!

So, it's been a rough few days.  After having an awesomely fun trip at the apple orchard.  My six year old daughter came down with a high fever, which means saturday night and sunday weren't so much fun.  Then Monday came.  And as I'm brushing her hair I find LICE!

I KNOW!  We all remember how when we were kids it was like the worst thing that could happen.  Imagine my surprise to find my daughter got it!  I was so embarrassed!  But quite honestly, it happens.  No matter how clean you are.  And there is nothing to be ashamed of, just make sure your child doesn't tell the whole school, because it's no fun to get made fun of something that you got from someone else.

So I've been doing laundry all day every day since Monday and I'm still doing it.  When you find out your child has lice, you need to wash everything they could have possibly come in contact with in warm water.  Toys, stuffed animals, bedding, clothes, etc.  Vacuum everything!  Get the anti-lice spray (open your windows) and spray the crap out of your furniture.  Also buy the pesticide with the metal comb and make sure you get every louse and nit.  Because if you miss one, it starts all over again!  If you can't wash the toy stick it in a plastic bag and wait 3-4 weeks for the louse bugs to die off.  Throw away your hair brushes, it's worth buying a new one.  Unless you have a sanitize button on your dishwasher.  Then run it through that... nothing will survive that.

It totally sucks, believe me.  I'm so sick of doing laundry and vacuuming.  I'm just glad I noticed before we went on vacation.  Can you imagine coming home to a bug infestation????  GROSS!

Also if you do have a kid that gets this.  Grow a pair and tell the school!  Because if you don't, it could come back to your kid again!  I notified the school and the teacher.  They did a lice check and thankfully everyone was in the clear!  Which makes me think she got it from her hair cut or the parent took care of it without telling anyone.  SEE WHAT I MEAN???  If you want to prevent lice from spreading, then suck up your pride and tell someone.  Because that's all you can really do!

I hope you found this helpful!

Veteran's day... which I do know was Sunday

The comment below was made by my brother Matt, who I tend to watch tv show's over the speaker phone with.  We always have a good time and I love him.  He served in the military and is in the national guard currently and is working on something else for the Air Force.  He's a terrific guy and one of the many people in my family who have served this country.

My dad is also a veteran.  He served the military for twenty years and retired as a Lt. Col.    He was military intelligence and hunted terrorists for a living working in the anti-terrorism branch.  He now works for the F.B.I.

My brother David who serves in the Air Force.  I remember always wanting to be just like David.  I look up to him and love him.

Shaylee, my sister in law.  She is so sweet and I am so glad she married my younger brother, whom I also love and always have fun with when I see him!

I love my entire family!  But the one who has the most amazing story is my Grandpa.  Roddey Smith.  He is proof that the Lord looks out for us when we show compassion and Charity at the worst of times.  Had it not been for his compassion and the work of God, I would not be here.  My Grandpa is a great man and I love him so much.  Here is the story written by Matt :

"I especially want to thank with the most sincere gratitude and adoration to my dear Grandpa Roddy Smith. He is 90 years old and still going strong. A man captured in WWII after taking out a panzer division commander and his driver while at his post. Then saving that same commander's life the next day while taking his morning "relief break." He found the wounded Nazi hiding and took him prisoner, fed him, dressed his wounds, but did not beat him. He was later thanked for his heroics by being sold out by a French woman as to his position. Grandpa Smith was then captured himself and almost murdered by the SS, if it wasn't for his compassion on the battlefield for the wounded Nazi commander.
He was taken to a concentration camp, while on the way was almost killed accidentally by allied planes bombing the trains unknowingly filled with POWs. (He has testified of knowing the Lord's hand in his protection).
Once there he was under fed and under clothed, but by the grace of God he woke up one morning and his Nazi guards were gone. He made a run for it with a group of others and found sanctuary in a barn. When discovered hiding the owner greeted them with wine, cheese, and bread. He finally linked back with the 100th ID and came back to the US to marry his childhood sweetheart, my grandmother.
His heroic story doesn't end there. He became an officer and fought valiantly in Korea. He was shot twice while following orders to take a hill and saved many of his soldiers lives; which earned him at least one silver star. We almost lost him, but was pulled off the hill by another hero, after he went above and beyond the call of duty.
Then came Vietnam, where he volunteered for two tours for our country and that of Vietnam. He trained officers in the Vietnamese army to fight and lead for their freedom. It might not have been a popular war in the eyes of history, but he served with honor and dignity.
Grandpa Smith then fought in a secret war in Laos to help keep communists out. He was the principal advisor to the Prince of Laos and commander of the First Laosian Army. He was knighted for his service to help the people of Laos from being overrun by communist forces. The US eventually pulled out of Laos and the communists overran the country; and murdered nearly all of the royal family. Grandpa Smith did everything he could, allowed by this country, to prepare and save the free people of Laos. Again he served with the utmost courage, leadership, loyalty, duty, selfless service, honor, and integrity.
Roddy Smith is someone every soldier and American should aspire to be. He is my personal hero, and many others literal hero.
Grandpa Smith has said that he believes that old soldiers fade away.
Roddy Smith's memory will never fade; and when he is called home to reunite with his sweetheart, Ruth, he will be memorialized as long as there is a Smith alive on this earth.
Grandpa, we will never forget, you will always be my and many others hero because you are the definition of hero, soldier, and greatness. May your memory never fade, but only grow stronger.
I love you grandpa!"

I love you too Grandpa.  Thank you for serving with compassion and love.  You are the best example to all soldiers out there! And a hero to me!  :)

Voting!... and mice

Today is a major election.  Everyone has a right to vote.  Even if I don't like who they choose to vote for.  Those who know me well, will know I'm an ultra conservative in support of today's version of the "Tea Party".  And I don't dislike liberals, because well if they want to hug trees and love the mice that infest the walls of my dinky little townhouse, whatever!  That's fine by me.  Just don't expect me to love them.  And don't call me cruel for sticking poison behind my refrigerator!  O:-)

The mice are another story which I might get to later... hehe.  The election is a more important topic.

So I am not what Liberals would call a feminist.  I don't have a 'real' job.  My 'unreal' job consists of caring for my two daughters and cleaning my house.  I could have a paid job managing a medical office which my husband will be taking over eventually.  (My husband tries to stay a-political because he has liberal patients.  So I can't say more than that.) It's a really hard decision, because working at the office will get us into our own house sooner(AND away from those pesky mice).  But I've decided that I don't want to miss out on moments with my insane children.  And who else is going to teach them to be ultra conservatives?

Anyway back to not being a feminist.  I must say I am so grateful that I do have a right to vote and I wouldn't be able to if it weren't for women who wanted to have a voice as well.  (see I'm more feminist than liberals think)  Had it not been for those AMAZING women, I wouldn't have the options that I have now.  I wouldn't be able to choose to stay with my beautifully insane daughters.

For example, last night while reading a book about rabbits.  My daughter read, "The female is a doe.  The male is a drunk."  If someone else was taking care of her and reading with her instead of me I would have missed that truly hilarious moment!  I cherish the time I get to spend with my daughters and I am so grateful that my husband is able to work and provide for us so that I can stay at home with them and care for them.

So women!  VOTE!  It's our right to do so!  Don't let it go to waste!  It doesn't matter if we agree on candidates or not.  Voting is important!

That said, onto the mice!  My husband and I were discussing last night about those little critters and he made the comment, "I hope they don't suffer."  (See republicans can be tree huggers too)  I just laughed, called him a tree hugger, asked if he was going to join P.E.T.A. now (he's a big meat eater!) and then proceeded to tell him, "I don't.  I want them to suffer.  I spent all morning making those blasted cookies and ended up having to throw out half of those cookies because of the mice."  I don't care if you think I'm evil now because I want to get rid of my mice infestation.  Or more likely you probably think I'm horrible for wanting them to suffer.  I do not think that of humanity.  I think too often we care more for the animals than we do for our own species.

We need to remember that the preservation of humanity is what is important.  We are all Sons and Daughters of God.  So we should treat each other with love and respect.

Hope you all have a lovely day!  Don't forget to Vote!