You know when everything is going along smoothly and things are settling into a great rhythm? You feel like you have it all under control. School is working out for both girls, work is fire with the team in the playoffs, your husband is a rockstar of support when you’re traveling for work and working A LOT. Construction has had zero effect on day to day life and it’s moving along at a rapid pace. Ah take a breath. Then the second you take that breath it starts…we’ll start with the four letter dreaded “L” word. Not to ever be confused with that other four letter “L” word love. No there’s nothing lovely about this word, in fact it’s terrifying. LICE. We got an email from our preschool that LICE was a possibility -some of the older kids of families in preschool were dealing with lice in their classrooms. Now mind you I got this email at 9pm at night when both children were sound asleep so I did what any logical loving parent would do. I snuck into my 3 year olds room flashlight in hand on the hunt for whatever lice looks like convinced we all had it. Found nothing. The next morning was picture day for Emma. What do you do? She has to wear her hair down for her very first picture day right? First I checked and double checked and triple checked and found nothing then I sprayed and sprayed and sprayed enough tea tree oil spray to last a lifetime. She smelled terrible but looked great (let’s also remember Emma has nothing to do with preschool she’s in K at a different school). So onto Maia same thing spray and the tightest braid I could do. Safe. Well that was last week. Still in the clear and feeling good until today when a mom gave me the confirmation that yes, there’s lice in preschool and in Emma’s school. Screaaaaachhhhhhhh. First thought call Raj he’ll calm me. There’s nothing I can do if my children get lice. Nothing but deal but this ain’t sitting pretty. Not with a kid who’s hair has only been cut 3 times in 5 years and another who’s hair has been cut NEVER. Cook and run. Cook and run. Oh right I can’t cook because as of yesterday the kitchen became unusable for the time being. I woke up yesterday to “we have an hour to clean out the 4 remaining cabinets in the kitchen”. I’m sorry what?? It’s Monday morning. Oh and clean out your closet by Wednesday. The calm has turned to hell. Flipping out is not even the start. Now yes, this is ridiculous to flip out about it’s all for the greater good of our family in the end and it’s going to be amazing but the way it’s going down has me teetering on the edge. Holding it together ain’t easy this is where it gets hard. Throw in work being busier than it could possibly be and you have a supermom about to lose her super. I will admit that Raj gets yelled at for everything. LITERALLY everything and it helps. Honest but terrible I know. I can’t yell at the kids and he calmly forces a “what do you want me to do here”. I have no idea what I want you to do. Snap your fingers and make it all happen? Sounds great to me. In conclusion, no lice for now, I’ll get a solid run in today, we are all healthy, and we all have the other “L” word in our family getting us through it all. Love.