Attack of the Scalp Monsters- and How I Survived It

When people see Zombie's big lustrous hair LICE is the last thing that's mentioned. They comment on the time it takes to detangle her hair, how long it is, how beautiful her loose spiral curls are but never-NEVER has lice been mentioned.... until yesterday afternoon.

I have never had lice and my eyes turned into a zero when hubs called me from the barber shop to tell me of his findings. How does it spread? How do you treat it? How can we prevent this from happening again? WHERE did she get it!

I quickly soaked her scalp in vinegar and left it there as if doing a deep conditioning treatment. I left it in her hair for about half an hour while she played in her bubble bath. Her screams and cries from the vinegar's initial contact with her scalp made me cringe! After the 30 minutes were up i simply rinsed her hair with warm water and shampooed- no conditioning followed. I then towel dried her hair, detangled it (ouch!) and used the thin comb in the NIX lice treatment box to go section by section through her hair, weeding out all the little critters. This process was tedious and honestly it really grossed me out; at least Zombie had a sense of humor as I continually told her I was killing all the "monsters" in her hair.

When hubs finally got home it was his turn. He lathered her hair with the orangish cream (beware of the eyes!) and after 10-15 minutes rinsed it out. Following the same steps as I had with detangling her hair and combing through tiny strands until she was all clear.

This morning I was still paranoid, and upon speaking with my mom she advised me to straighten her hair and all the left-over eggs and animals would fry to death. Sure enough I heard them sizzle like chicken on the grill! This was also a great excuse for a length check...someone is definitely up for her first hair-cut! But just the ends-I promise!

If you have any lice stories of your own to share or tips on how to prevent them please comment below!

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Magic in the batter: 3 ingredients to a yummy breakfast

With limited ingredients and an appetite for pancakes I hit the web for some ideas and ran into Paleo pancakes. This recipe only uses 3 ingredients! Bananas, eggs, and cinnamon; we added m&m’s to ours just cause I have to get rid of them.

Mika loved helping me break the eggs and mix the “batter” almost as much as she loved the taste of her creation!

On a side note:

with hair as curly as our little Zombie has it's often difficult to keep it untangled for more than a day-and-a-half (really though!) So I decided before going to bed I would try a braid-out and see how it held up. I LOVED IT! It was as simple as undoing the braids, shaking the roots and viola! A chic, voluminous summer style for our precious Zombie toddler.

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Just a couple of twenty-year olds for a day

In an attempt to bring some normalcy to the craziness in our life, hubs and I took a day to reconnect without the baby; and ride all the roller coasters at Bush Gardens, Orlando. Unfortunately the one ride we left for last (Kwazi) is now closed down! This ride was all wood and has been there for years. making a wooden coaster in Florida should've been better thought out; every morning the engineers had to replace a piece of wood until it was finally decided it was getting too expensive. Now the question is what addition will they make next! I will keep you all posted. It was a day well spent, and although maybe now it doesn't seem like we're getting anywhere. I'm sure looking back it was a baby step towards a better foundation in our relationship.

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