Pollen Count

So we broke a record with the pollen this week. Look at it collected there along Lake Lanier. I didn't take this picture, but if I did, I'd be wearing one of those bio-hazard suits you'd see in an "Outbreak" movie.

Yes, it does affect Madison somewhat. She's had a runny nose for a bit, and a small bit of congestion. Fortunately, she hasn't been that bad this week. Daddy and Mommy have been okay too, but many others are really suffering, as the air is just thick with yellow clouds floating about. The cars are covered, the streets are covered, and even we are covered. We all walk inside, feeling like we have this slimy film of yellow on our skin. It makes you want to jump in the shower immediately!

Today we did go out though: first stop was the library. Had to get more books! Daddy dropped off the old ones, and he and Madison had fun looking for some new ones and a new videos too. After that, we went to ballet again. Lots of fun there, of course. Madison is really having a great time with ballet, to the point that she keeps her hands above her head as she walks out to the car. One tradition that we never miss involves doing a balance beam act all the way from the entrance of the place to the parking lot - which is quite some distance, actually. Other children have gotten in on the act, so we have this caravan of tight-rope walkers now, all stepping carefully along the yellow-tinted walkway.

"If a bee is allergic to pollen would it get the hives?"