Sagerat Scribbles

• Jun. 16, 2008 - One Tick Too Many

Posted in Uncategorically Speaking

We went for a four mile hike today which was fairly easy as far as hikes go. I'd give it a two on a scale of one to ten. I don't even know the name of the trail and the sign that used to be there telling you where you were going was missing. Never mind. My son has just informed me it was there, I missed it.  As did everyone else in the family. No matter, we went.

We crossed a river four times and numerous little streams feeding into the river. Don't ask me the name of the river, I don't know that either. I do however know the name of the campground where the trailhead starts and that happens to be Wildcat. I was somewhat prepared, packing a lunch, water, extra socks, sweater, compasses, fire starter kit, and that sort of thing. I knew where I was, just not the name of anything. Which sounds a lot like my schooling experience. I always knew what the whole thing was about, just not the name of any parts of it.

We came to a point where I decided I didn't want to go any further. Easy as it was, my knees are not brave soldiers. Nor for that matter are my hips. I'm a joint accident waiting to happen. So I plopped myself down on a log and Dear Man and Eyebright and BlueJane decided to see what they could see from the top of a hill.  They trudged through the underbrush to reach their goal, while I flicked big black ants off the log I was sitting on. Tiki whacked sticks on things and Cheeko pretended to be a guard, marching back and forth on a log. After half an hour or so Dear Man and girls returned to report the view.

We did travel on a bit further in search of a large rock they had seen from the top of the hill but it was much too far for me to consider wanting to see anymore so we turned back.  We meandered our way home, ate our dinner, and sat down to relax. The children started taking showers. One child hollered that they wanted me to come look at something. Turns out it was a tick.  Fortunately it was not embedded into the child's skin. It was just crawling about, apparently trying to decide on which would be the freshest area to dig his teeth into.

So a search for ticks on human bodies and clothing began. So far nothing. Hopefully that is the one and only tick we picked up and brought home with us.  Although I keep getting this creepy, crawly feeling all over my skin. I hope I don't dream about it. That was just one tick too many.

• Jun. 17, 2008 - Oooo yuck!

Posted by deedeeuk

Though in reality I can handle ticks. They are big, easy to spot and easy to remove. It is lice I REALLY have a problem with!! Just the mention of it makes me all itchy and crawly! The thing is I had a horrendous time with them as a child because they simply LOVE my hair and it takes kerosene to wash them out - seriously! We had a situation in the past year of a foster child arriving who was simply crawling with them. We all used the nit comb every week there after and we switched to tee tree oil shampoo too (evidently they are repelled by it) and it seemed to work because I thank the Lord I never caught them!

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• Jun. 17, 2008 - Oh!

Posted by deedeeuk

BTW, I keep forgetting to ask you for the code for the Bogger of the week button please!

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• Jun. 17, 2008 - One tick?

Posted by tn3jcarter

You're icked out by ONE tick? Do you all not have them in abundance?

We took a tree stroll at our local state forrest and it was nothing to see two or three crawling on you. It icks me out too, but it's just the way it is in our neck of the woods.

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• Jun. 17, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by sagerats

Yep, we were creeped out by only one tick. We don't have ticks where we live, only in the woods. I've lived in this area nearly my whole life and have never seen a tick on me or our pets. We know to pay attention when we go into the woods that we could pick some up, but that hasn't ever happened before either. At least that we are aware of.

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• Jun. 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by drewsfamilytx

Blech! I prefer creepy crawlies stay away... far far away! Especially if they are of the bite and hunker down in your skin variety. Oh and I'm haunted of the memory of my little sister getting a tick when she was little. She had to go to the ER b/c of its location in a very private area and my parents had no idea what to do about it being there in that particular area. Ewwww...

Okay, changing subject now! So it sounds like a fun hike with streams and a river and all. Ummm... do you have like millions of different rivers around you or something? Because we have like 1 river and 2 creeks nearby so we tend to remember their names. Ahem. May I offer you some fish oil, my friend? hehe

Love,
Marsha

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• Jun. 29, 2008 - I had missed your response

Posted by tn3jcarter

But guess what else, we've now experienced. Leeches! We were at a local lake with friends and a few of the boys found leeches on their legs. It was so disgusting. That was a first for me and I really wouldn't have known what they were if one of the other moms hadn't told me. Blech.

I suppose if I was a very dedicated blogger, I would have gotten photos, huh?

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