So in all the wonderment of traipsing (spelling) in grandpa's woods last week. Only a few times did I ponder all of the poison ivy all over the place. My daughter is highly allergic so I told her to watch where she stepped and possibly just go back to the house. I however don't really get poison ivy so happily I tromped all over the place.

A week later as I sit here scratching my itchy legs, in hindsight I would have acted differently last weekend. My poor daughter has it worse than me, I feel so bad for her. The boys don't have one itchy spot, jerkys. My honey has it on his ankles. I have it from my ankles to my butt? I don't know how it got there.

I am a mess of itchy, blistery bumps covered in calamine lotion. Quite a summer look. I can't wear anything but long pants because if people see my legs they run screaming   "LEPER, UNCLEAN!" That is embarrasing.

Yesterday I did take my kids to the pool, we sat on the other side away from everyone else. Then my friend came to the pool, she had to sit by me. After awhile she said "what is on your legs?" I told her poison ivy and she said "Eww, should you be in the pool with everyone else.?"

That is about when I jumped on her and rubbed my leg on her...Just kidding. I told her noone could "catch" my poison ivy at this point and I no longer want to be friends with you.. again just kidding. Secretly I do hope she does get it someday so I can make her feel gross. Like I already wasn't uncomfortable enough I was wearing a bathing suit in public. She had to point out my itchy legs. (just a side note, I didn't get in the water with my yucky legs)

The only thing that made me feel better was the fact that a woman showed up at the pool. She also came right over to the far side of the pool. When she took off her cover up she had itchy, calamine covered spots all over her legs and her arms. She had it much worse than me. Phew now people are looking at her and not me.

Summer has officially started, poison ivy season is here.

I am off to finish up school today. I need to reapply a fresh coat off calamine and then off to do math.

Blessings,

Andrea