Lice is not Nice

We are officially that dirty family that has head lice. I am so insanely disgusted and feel like burning the whole house down in an effort to eradicate the bugs. So far, the only kid who for sure has lice is Brynlie. She was contaminated by her friend, Megan, who slept over a couple weeks ago. Since then, I have had numerous kids in and out of our house, including sleeping over. I had a bunch of not-fun phone calls to make to terrified parents yesterday. I knew lice would be gross, but I had no idea it would be this much of a big ordeal. I worked on Brynlie's hair for 12 hours straight yesterday. I used the special lice remover shampoo FIVE times before I could finally comb through her hair without seeing live lice! But the hardest part is getting rid of all the nits on the roots of the hair. The stupid combs don't work well, so I've actually been cutting any strands of hair I see with nits on them. Bryn can't go back to school until there are no nits at all. After 4 hours of sitting in the kitchen cutting out nits this morning, I took a break and sat down at this computer. Our house is being completely overhauled . . .we are washing every blanket, pillow, couch, carpet, doll, stuffed animal, clothing item, hair clip, etc. that Bryn or Lindsey have come in contact with in the last couple weeks. It is awful, time-consuming, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. It's only a matter of time before me or Lindsey get it, since we all share combs. Ewwwww. Stay far away from me and my brood for a while.