yesterday when i arrived at work i was told there had been a lice outbreak. yikes! (for those of you who don't know, i work in childcare). it was actually one of the teacher's who had it. still not sure whether she picked it up somewhere else or if it was from one of the kids. this news freaked me out. there is something in my past some of you know about, others, maybe not. i have had lice. i got it on my mission. i had it for close to 5 miserable months! i had it so bad with a rash on my neck and behind my ears were they were starting to try to burrow into my skin! did you know they did that? a family we taught had it and we didn't discover that until it was too late. anywho, the whole story is pretty long and involved but basically i could not get rid of it because of my long curly hair. i guess. i did the treatment countless times and each time i thought i got it but then a week or two later i would find some nits in my hair. it gives me the creepie crawlies just remembering. finally the mission nurse told me i had to cut off my hair...all of it, or i probably wouldn't get rid of the lice. i cried. but i did it. this picture was taken probably the day i got it cut. so short. oh, how i hated it. i really hope i don't get lice again. *sigh*
