I am not talking about vampires who annoy me. (Really it was the girl character in the book that had me wanting to poke my eye out with a spoon.)
I am talking about mosquitos.
BIG ONES. They have stripes. And luggage.
I have lived here, in Houston, nearly my whole life and I have NEVER experienced the size or the multitude of mosquitoes as I have lately.
For the second time this week I tried to do Forced Family Fun in the form of a mile walk. The first time it was a half mile slapping sprint as soon as we realized this was no mild swarm of insects.
Today we didn't even make it that far.
Poor Tayte. A mosquito will fly across a Wal-mart parking lot and skip seven other perfectly juicy people to bite him. He is covered.
Shaye was so heart broken when I swatted a humming bird size one that was draining her dry from her big toe. I guess she thought I was hitting her. Poor girl.
So when we got home we had Forced Family Fun in the form of putting Benedryl cream on each other. Tayte got a whole tube to himself.
Enjoy your hopping today!!
Toddler Awesome
Smart and Trendy Moms
The Frugal Novice
Wait a second, it is almost fall. There ought to be no mosquitoes past Labor Day. I hate them with a passion but for some reason they love me. I remember walks with my mom in a forest. I would get 20-30 bites and she not even one.
ReplyDeletewe've got blood suckers here in Texas too! funny post :) Hopefully they'll go away SOON!
ReplyDeleteI can certainly relate!. On labor Day, I was sitting on a park bench, visiting with my daughter. in the space of about 15 minutes, I had killed 3 mosquitoes that had landed on my legs. I did not realize until the next day that I had 23 bites on ONE leg. Those nasty critters love me!!!
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Poor you! They do seem to be getting bigger and bolder, don't they? I read that if you rub a Citronella plant across your skin, they'll stay away. Hoping to find that plant when I run errands this weekend. If not, I'll be purchasing more Calamine. ;o) Happy friday!Larri at SeamsInspired
ReplyDeleteoh dear...that is awful. I have really bad reactions to mosquito bites..so I am glad they haven't been bad here.
ReplyDeleteHope everyone feels better...
The mosquitos are awful in MN, too!! EEekk!!
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Some people do just taste good to them! And vice versa. I have a friend who must taste like chopped liver and onions or something, because i'll come home looking like a braile edition of war and peace and she's as smooth as silk. I'm borrowing her blood the next time we go hiking.
ReplyDeleteI really hate mosquitos. With lots of bugs I can justify that they serve some sort of purpose but do mosquitos do anything besides torment and spread diseases? Yuck.
ReplyDeleteoh no! I get the mosquito love too, my family is safe whenever I'm around!
ReplyDeleteI was laughing when I read "Forced Family Fun" - but oh how true it is!! I was out for a run today at the state park near my house and a mosquito landed on my shoulder...I shouldn't complain b/c you obviously have a billion more then my 1, and quadrupled in size to boot, but I live in Colorado, where we haven't had rain in like 5 years, why o why did the one in the entire state have to find me??!!
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