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Patricia Baser

Bugs

February 6, 2007 at 11:03 PM

Bug #1: My older daughter threw up on the way into church for cherub choir. It was the first rehearsal after taking a holiday break and ironically, at the last rehearsal before the holidays, my younger daughter threw up during the rehearsal. I think the director will run whenever they see us coming.

Bug #2: When I got to my middle school orchestra room today, I first thought someone had left there dark rosin on the floor. But alas, rosin does not have legs. It was one of those lovely giant Georgia cockroaches (oh, if it would get cold enough down here to kill bugs).

Bug #3: I was returning a pencil to one of my students when I noticed movement in her hair. I looked again and yep, sure enough, I spied a large sized adult female louse. Bet you're itchy now!

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on February 6, 2007 at 11:56 PM
You've had a bad day. Have some chocolate.
From Stephen Brivati
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 12:19 AM
Greetings,
chocolate is full of bugs. Better to train your daughters to throw up on the cockroaches. That tends to discourage them,
Cheers,
Buri
From Bilbo Prattle
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 1:40 AM
That's lousy.
From Anne Horvath
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 2:40 AM
Those bugs are not "giant cockroaches", they are "Waterbugs"! "Waterbugs" are much appreciated by my felines. Their lives would be vapid without them.

Now it is time for me to eat chocolate, senza "Waterbugs".

From Maura Gerety
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 3:27 AM
How in the world could you tell the louse was female? Or maybe I don't want to know?
From Richard Hellinger
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 3:42 AM
ewwww.....

Good thing a student didn't see the water bug and mistake it for rosin and try to use it!

From Laurie Niles
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 4:41 AM
Unfortunately, I can relate. My family just got through the stomach flu, then somehow directly after that I also caught a nasty cold. Last summer we were visited by the lovely creatures that populate hair....just be glad you don't have to de-louse your student!

During that time a friend of mine wrote me a note that said "Don't go buggy!" and she drew little bugs all over it and gave me a big chocolate/dried apricot BUG to keep my spirits up. So you need perhaps a chocolate bug!

From Patricia Baser
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 10:31 AM
The reason I know it was an adult female was that I looked up pictures online. Unfortunately, that means you also get the pleasure of looking at enlarged views as well.
From Sarah Montoro
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 12:42 PM
I'm totally freaked--help--this is sooo disgusting.. Louse in your hair--??--NAST
From Anne Horvath
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Patricia, I assumed you knew it was a female louse because it stopped and asked you for directions.
From Linda Lerskier
Posted on February 7, 2007 at 8:21 PM
DINNER!

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