actually I will say more ....

I have the smell of dust and lice treatment in my nostrils!

I am getting better at combing them out, faster and gentler on KT's hair. I got heaps today ... lice and eggs.

We haven't had any sign of them in recent weeks, but yesterday KT was really scratching her head hard.

I didn't get a chance to do anything about it because we had a full day planned.

First we looked for a new wardrobe for KT with some hanging space and a mirror, then we went out to lunch and took her to see the pixar movie UP which David and Margaret both raved about.

In the afternoon we took the dog for a walk and in no time it was bed time.

This morning though I got up and wanted to make sure I wouldn't be sending KT to her Grandma's house with lice.

We watched Ice Age 2, and once I had combed through her hair, I realized that I would have to go out and buy and apply a lice treatment too.

I got plenty of eggs and lice out, but I wanted to make sure I killed any live ones that I might have missed.

Poor KT had her head in a cloud of tea tree and eucalyptus for nearly an hour and a half!

I gave it a good massage into her head too, and a good massage when rinsing it out.

Apart from the annoyance and "mad rush" associated with the lice removal there was the whole dust from the plains that decended upon us. It gave the whole day a weird feeling.

Apparently it is affecting lots of the country ... even with doors and windows shut during the worst of it I could smell dust everywhere!

Anyway it started to clear this afternoon, KT is safely at Grandma's house and Grandma has been warned of the earlier events of the day.

Tonight KT will stay there overnight, and go to a kids theatre production and some craft making activities in the city tomorrow.

Uni and I will have a romantic dinner out tonight.