Sender: After-School Club.
Message: Many children in the group have been found to have head lice. Please check everyone's scalp. Washing with lice shampoo recommended. Best regards, After-School Club.
Just the sort of message to lighten up your day!
So, off I went to the chemist's shop to buy the shampoo. Only to find that they had sold out. No problem. Through the damp, dark night I went to the next pharmacy. Armed with bottles of Nix shampoo (total cost - 36 Euros!) I returned and the cleaning began.
Everyone had to wash with the shampoo, all the bedclothes had to be changed and washed. All headgear, woolly hats (it's cold in Finland), hoods etc. had to be washed, as all the stuffed toys. The latter caused some complaints, our boys are really fond of their animals.
Below a photo of the animals drying after bathing in the washing machine.
From top to bottom, left to right: Luigi, Pilchard, Sam Squirrel, Muumi Mamma, unnamed monkey, Stanley, Softie, Aki Buah, Hippo (legs visible only), Musti, Gustav, George the Dog.
Below the same animals with the proud owner of some of them.
In case you were wondering, no lice were found in our household, but better safe than sorry. The joys of being a parent!
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