Lice

Emily is infested with head lice. Nothing could be worse. We discovered it after she complained of an itchy scalp. We checked her out a couple weeks ago,but found nothing at first. We thought it wa due to the sun. She often fails to wear her hat. It seemed a plausible explaination
Tonight, Michele was combing her hair. Normally, Emily does these things for herself.
The comb was full of adult lice. A quick sweep of her head found piles ot nits, too.
I immediately went to the drug store and bought special shampoo. We did the treatment, but the eggs were still stuck along her hair. A quick trip back to the drug store meant I was able to purhase some lice egg remover. So we sat outside for two-and-a-half hours with lice combs doing Emily's hair.
We just got in. We were unable to get them all. I doubt anyone could. But, when we quit, I could not see anymore.
Emily was heroic. She was really tired by the end. For the most part she was co-operative.
We will wait a week and redo the treatment. We are going to get her hair cut tomorrow.