Head Lice (Ewwwww!)

Well, we can scratch another one off the list of childhood events to experience. Instead of "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah", we'll call it, "Someone in the Pre-K has head lice."

Yep, there we were Monday. All the kids were dressed up in costume for the Jewish Holiday of Purim and they had to wait in line before entering the classroom until school personnel could meticulously check each of their scalps.

Most of the Queen Esthers took it in stride, but Spiderman burst into tears. I really need to reread the Bible. I can't remember Spiderman's role in the Book of Esther!

At any rate, Rachel took it in stride, although she did try to bolt a couple of times into her nearby classroom. I told the scalp checkers that I doubted they'd find any head lice, but had I not washed Rachel's hair the night before, they probably would have found remnants of her last five meals. A little queso here, some spaghetti there, some yogurt on the side....you just never know when you might need a quick snack and not have access to the refrigerator!