Last night when I got back from an extremely stressful (borderline horrific) day of Valentine's Day prep, I found Abby running around the house swatting at the air and yelping out at pain (spinning around like a dog chasing its tail)! After I stopped laughing, I found out the source of the running, swatting and yelping: mosquitoes!
Well in that case...I grabbed a nearby magazine and went to town. 30 dead skeets, 2 & 1/2 hours, and a nasty blood-spattered wall later, we were exhausted, covered in lemon pieces and ready to relax. Up to this point I had successfully fought off the scary skeets, but in a moment of unguarded "relaxation" I ended up with 3 bites! With the additional bite I got before actually falling asleep, and then one excruciating bite on my finger during the night, I ended up with 5, the most bites I think I have ever gotten in one night!! Those bastards must have been really desperate because usually they don't bit me.
The night was dubbed "The Valentine's Day Massacre" because of the bloody aftermath, and the guerrilla tactics used by all parties involved. I am happy to say that team C & A won the battle (although we mourn those valiant fallen soldiers that were lost during those messy hours)! :)
FACT:
Did you know that lemon makes mosquito bites stop itching? If you keep a lemon piece around and rub it on the bite it reduces the puffiness and removes the itch within a minute. It is fantastic!
16 years ago
If by "valiant fallen soldiers", you mean several pints of blood....then yes
ReplyDeleteFinally, a war I can support! 5 bites is a super-light day for me! I've given up fighting them off and just pile on the DEET and citronella. I also have this amazing homeopathic medicine that makes the itching not so-itchy-I-want-to-amputate-my-limbs itchy.
ReplyDeleteThe one on my finger this morning was so bad that at 6 AM I actually got out of bed to rub it with lemon, and then 10 minutes later I got BACK up and did it again. After the second application it finally stopped itching. It was terrible! Have you tried lemon? Its really effective and you can bring a slice in a plastic bag when you're hiking etc.
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