Not in a hole

It has been a long week. I would be lying to say that I'm not in a little bit of a funk, after a week of lice follow-up - cleaning, washing, combing, and lots and lots of movies. Movies tend to put us collectively into a funk - together, but apart, not really connecting, and there's me, crawling all over the couch with my headlamp to get a better look at their heads. It was not great bonding time. So...this post is just to show myself that there were some very sweet moments embedded in the past few days...

We have friends who aren't afraid to hike with us. Thank goodness. It was the first of several quite warmish days.

Ah! Even more friends emerged as the week went on...these are our partners in lice crime. What a glorious afternoon to spend together...bare feet, warm sun...

Ani took a turn with my camera

We were even invited over for potluck - with a Chinese theme - the food was AMAZING but even better was gathering around a fire under a full moon with people who were not even thinking about whether or not the lice was gone (are you tired of me talking about this yet? Just so you know, I'm not done). 

There have been audio books and lots of music, and even some creating while listening.

More needle-felting...

Eliza's decoration for a bag

Ani's flowers

My first attempt at little gnomies. With ghoulish eyes.

And there was the sun. The sun! It does so much to lift my spirits.

And today...well, there is the funk. And there is the sleetish rain.  And I have yet to complete my day's combing (being extra careful, as tomorrow is choir - you know, with other people). But so far...there's been Wildcraft...

and Amazing Mammoth Hunt and Harry Potter and The Penderwicks and some reading together and some help with the dishes and a new chapter book to begin tonight (Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones) and we are creeping ever closer to not even thinking about lice. A little closer. We're not so far down in the hole...