the canDIshhh tales

I believe that cleanliness next to godliness. I am quite tough on cleanliness.  I think I'm a bit OA when it comes to cleanliness, I'm sorry but I feel that dirt is the root cause of all sickness and disease.  So to keep myself and my family from getting sick - I make it a point to have the house thoroughly cleaned.  Cleanliness is one of the major criteria that I had when I picked a pre-school for Kailee.  The kids have wipes in their bags, I even have diluted Lysol in an atomizer for the yayas to use when we go out.  They also have in their bags alcohol and hand sanitizer.   When I learned that Lysol was introducing hand wipes, I had to see it for myself.  True enough - this is the product that I have been looking for!   It's gentle on the skin, it kills bacteria and germs, and it's in the form of wipes!  I mentioned above that I have wipes and tissues and also a diluted Lysol solution in the kids' bag right?  Well, wi...

Time flies. It seems like it was yesterday that I gave birth to Kailee.  I still remember every detail.  Sigh.  Fast forward to now - Kailee is now three - 3!  Can you believe it?  I can't!  But I need to - because obviously, she's really three years old! For a while now, actually since last year - I have been asked the perennial question 'Does she attend Pre-School?'.  I want to know - is it recommended for a child at age 2 to attend pre-school?  Can you tell me why?  I want to know.  Because you see, I was 4years old when I attended pre-school, and it wasn't because it was I wanted to, but because my alma matter pegged the acceptance age for Kinder at 5years old, and so according to my mom - I needed to attend pre-school.  My twin brother on the otherhand went straight to Nursery (this is what they call Kinder in Xavier School) without going through pre-school.  So normally, with that set up, I would normally expect k...

Head Lice or Kuto - I've heard and read stories of how kids contract head lice.  I remember watching Desperate Housewives and there was an episode that the twins had lice.  They were the suspected carriers but after investigation - they were cleared, apparently - it was another child who caused the lice outbreak. In recent news, I remember reading about a PBB housemate who had head lice!  When I heard of this, I almost instantly cringed!  I mean, how does one contract lice?  And is it possible for an individual not to be aware that he or she has lice?  My imagination went on overdrive and I began to imagine lice crawling on my head and hair.  I then thought to myself - it was impossible that I would contract it. A few Saturdays ago, I had lunch with my college buddies - we caught up with each other's lives and suddenly discussed on the topic of lice.  My friend Shirley said that we shouldn't discount the reality that it does happen.  In h...