We have a family named the S.'s who
have been working with us since Dec 26th to get their daughter lice free from a
month long infestation. They recommended that their close friends, the V.'s
come in and get screened for lice as well.
These two families scheduled their appointments at the same time for the
Saturday after Christmas. This would be a second visit for Girl S. and a
preliminary screening for Girl V. The V.'s arrived first with a big bag of
presents that they hid under our salons tree. When the S. family came in
everyone went to the treatment room to get started. There was also a third
family there with a little girl. All three little ladies got very chatty- it
was very cute. Then, after 45 minutes, Girl V. was declared not to be infested
with lice but she stayed and waited for her friend to complete her visit. At
one point Girl V. left the lice treatment
room and returned with the bag of Christmas gifts. Girl S. squealed and asked
if she could hold her gifts while getting treated and her mom and I responded
that she could open them. It was adorable and a treat to be a part of
their belated Christmas celebration. Girl S. was elated with her
presents but was somehow able to keep the bouncy excitement to a minimum so
that I could still continue to comb lice out of her hair and finish her
treatment.
I just couldn't help but share this story, it tugged at my heart strings so!