Further up and Further in

Well, we've narrowly escaped the mange this week (known in humans as scabies). At least we hoped we escaped it. Can't really know for a few weeks, since the mites burrow into your skin and lay eggs. If there are eggs planted in our skin, then the eggs will hatch, and we'll know for sure. There are several new children who were admitted who have the ailment, and they've been in quarantine all week.
Treatment involves being quarantined, being scrubbed down using scalding hot water to bring the skin mites to the surface, and sitting around naked for 24 hours covered in topical medication. Mmm-mmm. That's what I call good times. And my question is, who would do the scrubbing and the administering of the cream? And who's going to keep me company? And also, all the bedding and clothing and other linens have to be washed in scalding hot water and hung in the hot sun to dry. Who's going to hang my laundry out on the line? I can't do it. I'll be naked.
What does this have to do with photo albums, you ask? Should photo albums and nakedness really be included in the same post? The answers are no and probably not. Just thought I'd mention the mange. We don't have it. We do have new photo albums, however. And we thought you might like to see them...I find flickr a bit unwieldy (when I'm trying to carry it around). This format is much easier to browse. Some choice photos from the past 10 months are linked to in the sidebar under Photo Albums in three basic groupings (kerala trip aside). Don't worry. There will be no more pictures of scabies in the photo albums. Enjoy. And be glad you don't have to hang your laundry in the hot sun while naked, scalded, itching, and covered in a topical cream.

sounds like a great group date idea... who's in?!

You pick the date and venue, and I'll try to procure some of the mange. Unless you'd just like to go through the whole ordeal without actually having skin mites...