Where do I begin...?

Well, we'll start off with an "itchy" subject...

I dropped N/N off at school this morning to find that two of the boys (brothers) in their class have lice. Or, as the boys put it..."We have bugs in our hair." I have to scratch my head just thinking about it. Yuck! So, they were lining up all the kiddos, to be checked by the school nurse, on their way out to the playground. As the kids played, they were going to disinfect the classrooms. The two afore mentioned boys, were being sent home and were patiently waiting for their mother/father. This is my first experience with lice. I didn't know if I should bring the boys back home or what. The teacher said it wasn't neccessary. What a way to start the day.

After dropping the boys off, the little one's and I headed to Landa park for a morning walk. It was a nice morning and J/J were in a pretty good mood so we did two laps around the park. They boys did really well and loved seeing all the ducks, geese, squirrels and birds. Speaking of squirrels...the one's at Landa park are really bravel little suckers. They came running up to the stroller! And not just one at a time, sometimes there were four or five or six at a time. It was like an "attack of the squirrels" movie or something. The only thing I could figure was in their brain...stroller = kiddos = snacks that get dropped on the ground. Hence, stoller = food! As I walked, I wondered if I should bring some Cheerios or something next time. But then I thought, should I encourage this behavior? I mean, one of these squirrels got within about three inches of the stroller and I thought it was going to literally jump up in the thing with J/J. Now, I like squirrels. They're cute and fuzzy and all that. But in Texas you really have to worry about rabies and what not. So no squirrels allowed = no Cheerios allowed. Did I overthink this thing?

So we finished our walk and I was starving, so I totally blew my "workout" by going through the Whataburger drive through. LOL Yes! it was worth it. Whataburger rocks!

Well, a couple of weeks ago a little Hurricane named Ike rolled through the Texas coast. So, my sister, her husband and his mom came to stay with us for a while. We stayed up watching the news most of the night and for the next few days. They ended up staying for about a week. Then headed back to find that her mother in laws house had water and power but their house only had water. So they had been staying at her house up until yesterday when her power went out again. So they are now back home with a window unit and a couple of generators. I need to call them today to check on them. Fortunatelly, both of their houses faired well and they only lost a few trees/branches/fences and fish. Ken's mom and sister also live in the Houston area. His mom has been without electricity for going on two weeks now. His sister lost power for about a day, but then it came back on and his mom has been staying with her. Luckily, their houses faired well also. Except for the power thing. {update} I talked to my sister today and they have power again at her mother-in-laws house. So...whew. I think that my mother-in-law is still without power though.

Later.