Monthly Archives: May 2010

I’m not insane, but please throw me in a padded room for a couple weeks.

Posted on 05/17/2010 by Jenni Chiu

I’m not crazy.

The semi- invisible bugs were in my nose.

They bit me all over my body.

They made a home on my dogs.

They played in my underwear.

They crawled all over me while I lay in bed, unable to sleep.

Our house was invaded by mites… bird mites… and rat mites.  Read more...

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Playground countdown.

Posted on 05/12/2010 by Jenni Chiu

5:30 pm

Parent chorus

“Casey, five more minutes!”

“Mikey, three more times on the swing.”

Flurry of feet

Sand tornadoes

Giggles

“We’re going home in two minutes, Joshua!.”

“Two minutes, Casey.”

“One more time on the swing. Weeee!”

“Okay, you can go down the slide two more times.”  Read more...

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Under attack!

Posted on 05/04/2010 by Jenni Chiu

Dear Interwebz,

I know you’ve missed me the past few days, and I will continue to be elusive for at least a few more.

My family is under attack.

Bird mites have infested our home.

I have been busy stripping, boiling, laundering,etc.  Read more...

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