Our Growing Brood

Our Growing Brood

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Mosquitoes Suck (Literally)

Jacob & I are mosquito magnets for some reason.  They like what we got!  Trevor & Hunter can get away with only a few bites but we literally get attacked!  I can't even sit still if I know a mosquito is buzzing around me.
A few weeks ago, Jacob was playing at a friend's house after school for a few hours.  They ended up spending the entire time outside playing with the new baby chicks his friend had just gotten.  When I went to pick him up, I went out to collect him and held a chick for a few minutes.  Within 5 minutes of me being outside I was swatting them off my legs like crazy!  Jacob was out there for about 2 hours and those mosquitoes had a field day with him!  He had to suffer with these itchy bites for a few days.  We slathered them in Cortisone cream every day and night until they finally let up.  Even his bus driver asked me what happened to his legs.  He couldn't believe it was just mosquitoes!  I wondered if anyone at his school thought he had hives or something!  The picture above does not give it justice!  I seriously wonder what purpose mosquitoes actually serve?  NONE!  The person who finds a way to permanently kill off every last mosquito from this earth is going to be a trillionaire!!

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