summer, yikes!

Preslie's been begging to swim in her pool and finally it was warm enough so I filled it up in the morning so the sun could warm it all day for her to swim after school. My plan was foiled by a construction dog from the lot next door... a pool filled with dog hair and dirt: not cool.

Oh, well. The boys had a great time refilling it. This is a little boy's dream come true: sunshine, water, dirt, tractors, and a dog!

Preslie did end up having a great time playing with Hunter in the pool. Here they are laying out-

...Preslie getting a tan and Hunter under a quilt so he won't get sunburned. This illustrates their personalities so well. My crazy girl and my cautious boy.

School gets more and more fun as the last days approach. Preslie got up Thursday and put her swimsuit on under her clothes because her class was doing a slip-n-slide at school. As I fixed her hair, I noticed something strange and upon closer examination, I knew it was head lice. Several kids in her class have had it and I've been checking her for a couple weeks now. DANG.

We started treatment immediately and got all of it out, but Preslie's school year ended prematurely. Happy Summer, Little Babe! If there is one thing you don't want to take from your first grade year, lice is IT.

Now to call her friends' Moms and let them know. Nice.

Most people know that anyone can get lice. It doesn't mean you are dirty, neglected, and have bad hygiene...but there is still something gross about bugs laying eggs in your hair.

Maybe I'll just put a sign out in front of our house... "HELLO. We are new to the neighborhood and have probably given your child head lice."

Perfect.

And to end off this post, here is my orphan baby that smacked his head super hard on a closet door and my orphan husband that got cold while working in the basement so decided to put on some wool socks.


I wish I could say I am the only normal person in this house. But that just would not be true.