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That being said, we don't treat our lawn with anything. We use insect repellent but mainly for the mosquitos (west Nile here, too). If DS is outside, we do a full check of his skin - but remember, deer ticks are very small and hard to find. If he's in the woods, it's long pants, long shirt and boots. And we've gotten very adept at taking ticks off the dog - she'll go for her walk in the woods and come back with no less than 5 every time.
I really don't stress about it it. I know the symptoms and know what to look for. In addition to the bullseye which is the most common way to identify Lyme disease, unexplained constant headaches were the other symptom I was unaware of. My mom remembered someone coming in to the Pedi office she worked in with this symptom and as a result insisted they test my nephew for it - that's how he was diagnosed. I think that's the best I can do without keeping him inside 24/7.View Thread


For the basket this year, DS (4) is getting a book, some bubbles, magnetic building blocks, a new horse for his castle, Don't Break the Ice and some candy. What's in your baskets?
Happy Easter Everyone!View Thread

2. I have a recumbant bike and a rowing machine - I use the bike way more than the rowing machine.View Thread

2. Back on the diet and exercise bandwagon (I've been awful these past 2 weeks).
3. Finally call the cleaning company to have someone come clean the house every other week.
4. Organize, organize, organize!!!
5. Finally sign DS up for swimming lessons.View Thread

When I pick DS up, I ask him to tell me about his day. Inevitably it starts with something negative (I tell him to stay away from kids who he says are mean or say 'potty' words and find some kids he likes). He gets it all out. Then, at night when we lay in bed, we only talk about the good things that happened during the day and who he liked playing with. And in the morning, before I drop him off, we talk about what fun things he's going to do that day. It's helped him remember that the good parts of the day outweigh the negative and not to wallow on the negative.
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Right now, it's all about September. We're doing Disney and the Disney Cruise. I've got a countdown app on my iPad. Not sure how I'm going to wait 6 months.View Thread

But I'm done with the snow...bring on spring!View Thread

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