Dear Crabby, Have You Dealt with Head Lice?

Dear Crabby, My kids brought home a note from school telling us that there has been lice reported at the school. I have never dealt with this before, should I be concerned? Sincerely, Mrs. Clean Dear Mrs. Clean, I remember when my kids had an outbreak at their school and they ended up having it on them too. We had actually spotted something in our daughter's hair about two weeks earlier, it looked like a little fruit fly. We were able to pick it out and put it in a little bag. I took … [Read more...]

‘Tis the season… for head lice?

Today, I got the dreaded call from my daughter's school, “Your daughter has lice.” You've got to be kidding me! With hats, coats and snow pants being crammed into cubbies, it's no wonder that lice goes around this time of year. Just the mention of the word makes my scalp itch! I quickly rushed my special needs son, whom I just started home schooling, and my 10-week old son in the car. After a lengthy examination by her fearless teacher, it turned out not to be the dreaded hair bugs … [Read more...]