I was abducted by aliens. Hence my long absence.

Wouldn't it be awesome if I had some great reason why I haven't written anything in such a long time? Sadly, there were no aliens. Unless you count some of the interesting characters I came across in my recent travels.

No, I've just been super blah. After the drama and the scratching of the Lice Epidemic of 2010, regular life has just not seemed so regular. My scalp (and Griffin's) still smells like Listerine, thanks to the Listerine/shower cap trick I tried one day. I chased mine with a vinegar/shower cap treatment but spared my poor son the vinegar. Who knows if we even had lice at that point, but I'm not taking any chances.

A friend of mine has a daughter who came down with the dreaded creepy crawlies a few weeks ago. Apparently they're running amok in the parochial schools as well as the public ones. Maybe it's the time of year? Who knows. I even heard from a friend out of state (two, actually) whose kids got it right around the same time Griffin did. So there. I don't feel quite so disgusting.

Well, that's not really true. I still do feel gross, but I feel gross in good company.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some more contraband Halloween candy to eat so I can collapse into a sugar coma. I'm sure I'll be back to post adorable Halloween pictures of children in store-bought nylon costumes (the horror!) soon.

- H