Since arriving in Rolla we've all been finding mosquito bites on various parts of our bodies. I hadn't even seen any mosquitoes! It's quite possible I just wasn't paying attention. But, nevertheless, they are present, silent and stealthy.
Jason has always been one to make sure the yard looks nice. Even though someone does come mow the lawn once a week the weeding is apparently our responsibility. And, since Jason isn't one for sleeping in, he was up early on Saturday morning weeding the front yard. I, on the other hand, DO like to sleep in but instead I was woken up to help Jason tend to the bee stings he received when trying to remove a weed root ball that housed a bees nest. The little buggers got him four times - certainly could have been worse. Once on his right hand, middle knuckle and three times on his left shoulder. His shoulder seems fine, but his knuckle is swollen, red and itchy. We're keeping an eye on it.
On Sunday, we thought it might be fun to get back into Geocaching. It's been a couple years since we've been active and it's a great way to see new places in a new area. Jason found a couple postings that were close to home. We located the GPS, dressed somewhat accordingly and prepared Chester to go with us.
Jason has always been one to make sure the yard looks nice. Even though someone does come mow the lawn once a week the weeding is apparently our responsibility. And, since Jason isn't one for sleeping in, he was up early on Saturday morning weeding the front yard. I, on the other hand, DO like to sleep in but instead I was woken up to help Jason tend to the bee stings he received when trying to remove a weed root ball that housed a bees nest. The little buggers got him four times - certainly could have been worse. Once on his right hand, middle knuckle and three times on his left shoulder. His shoulder seems fine, but his knuckle is swollen, red and itchy. We're keeping an eye on it.
On Sunday, we thought it might be fun to get back into Geocaching. It's been a couple years since we've been active and it's a great way to see new places in a new area. Jason found a couple postings that were close to home. We located the GPS, dressed somewhat accordingly and prepared Chester to go with us.
Within minutes we arrived at the location where we were to park and commenced to our trek into the field and woods. A few feet into the field we found a friend that tagged along with us the entire time, hitching rides on someone's hand or the GPS. He/she seemed to enjoy our company and we returned our friend to the location he/she was found when we left the area.
While on our journey through the woods to find the cache I believe we found the training grounds for the ninja mosquitoes here in MO. They were EVERYWHERE! And, they were biting! We didn't spend long at the cache site when we finally found it as we were eager to leave the mosquito training grounds and get back to the car. Before getting in the car we did a tick check on everyone's hairlines. Then we left.
We'd been in the car for about two minutes when Joelle starts yelling, "Sugar bugs! Sugar bugs! They get on your skin, bite you and take your sugar!" It took a few seconds, but we finally realized that she was talking about chiggers! Jason stopped the car and we all jumped out swiping at our bodies and clothing. The "chiggers" were all over us and poor Chester. Swiping them was futile. We got back in the car and drove home as quickly as possible all the while picking "chiggers" off our bodies and clothing and throwing them out the window. At home, we all took showers, bathed Chester, and washed our clothes. Closer examination revealed that perhaps they weren't chiggers but actually seed ticks. Either way, that part wasn't fun. ☺
We've decided that we won't go traipsing around in the woods again until it gets a little cooler.
Our entire weekend wasn't all about bugs! We also made a yummy cookie pizza! Maybe I'll post pictures and videos later. ☺
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