Chiggers

I hate chiggers. This is 6 days after the initial contact. I have scratched and clawed until I am crazy. I have to wear long pants in July because I look so disgusting and of course I should not be scratching because I could get an infection so I have to just bear it. I have used Clorox, tea tree oil and benadryl and am finally getting better. I am the only one of the family who got bite. I played outside with the boys all day on Thursday without a bite but then on Friday I walked out to the building looking for a cat carrier and looked down at my ankles and they were covered with little red bugs. I ran inside and scrubbed them off but too late! I woke up Saturday afternoon, (went to bed at 3:00 am after moving Leah) itching like crazy. I had to run out of church Sunday before I stripped down and started scratching. I put tea tree oil on before I go to school which smells like pine-sol and I usually make it until about 9:30 then I have to go and put something on them or if we are busy I have to just scratch. We have been in lab this week and it was impossible to hide them because I have to be the patient sometimes. I did beg off being the patient for the white hose. I got to just demonstrate!

I am on the way to getting better and I have sprayed our yard twice so maybe this is the only bug incident for the Summer of 08.