First of all, I wanted to let everyone know that we're alive and doing well!! I haven't meant to be away for so long but some crazy weeks (fun and not so fun times) have passed. This particular post doesn't depict a fun experience or even offer something pleasant to share but such is life, right? I mainly wanted to record these memories for our family more than anything. Here's our story (sorry no pictures this time):
Two weeks after John started up school things around here started to get a little chaotic. With 3 days left before Aubrey's first spring soccer practice, I took her to get her hair trimmed. The hair cut process unfortunately didn't get very far as the lady said she couldn't go any further and then showed me: head lice. (found out later on that some of her friends at school and on the bus had it) GREAT! The lady apparently couldn't finish the cut so I decided to wait a few days for my sister to help me even things out. Poor Aubrey. The next two days were for sure cut out for me...CLEAN, CLEAN, and CLEAN!! Really, that feels like such an understatement. At times I thought I would cry. No. Wait. I did! I was exhausted with just the normal everyday routine doing things all on my own with John in school and treating Aubrey for head lice was over the top. I'm sure that this thought has run across many minds when life seems to become unbearable: "What else could go wrong?" I don't dare say it in the event that it comes true! The thought scares me. So, spring cleaning is basically done in our home. Not by choice. But I'm very happy it's done. The first night of treatment took 3 hours to shampoo and comb her hair. If any of you can relate to this experience, you will know what I'm talking about with all of this crazy cleaning that must be done in order to treat correctly. Wash all bedding, spray mattresses and couches, vacuum mattresses, couches, and carpets, shampoo hair on day 1 and 10, comb/ check hair daily for lice, more laundry, bag up stuffed animals/ dolls for 4 weeks, bag coats in closet for 2 weeks, etc. We have decided pulling up her hair for school on most days will hopefully cut down on the chances of her getting it again. I'm so paranoid now. If we get it again, I will surely cry my eyes out!! LOL. After this whole fiasco, a song came on called "Life Aint Always Beautiful" by Gary Allen and here are some of the words that best described how I was feeling at the moment:
"Life ain't always beautiful. Sometimes it's just plain hard. Life can knock you down, it can break your heart. Life ain't always beautiful. You think you're on your way. And it's just a dead end road at the end of the day. But the struggle makes you stronger. And the changes make you wise. And happiness has it's own way of takin' it sweet time. [chorus]No,life aint always beautiful. Tears will fall sometimes. Life aint always beautiful. But it's a beautiful ride."
And those words are so true. No matter HOW hard life gets, it IS a beautiful ride. The challenges more often than not become strengths and are worth it in the end. Hold your head high and carry on . . .
Floating Bliss
3 months ago
2 comments:
Oh, Leslie! I feel for you...I remember getting it as a child and I am now itching like crazy!!! ;) I am not excited about that part of my kids growing up... Is it all better now?
I got it as a child as well and remember the hair treatment process but don't remember all of the cleaning that went along with it too well. Possibly because my Mom was the one doing most of it?? LOL :/ Yes, thank goodness it's all better now. Today marks 2 weeks since we spotted the problem and I think we're in the clear now! Oh, and I everytime I hear or talk about head lice I start to itch like crazy as well. Ewww!!!!
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