the thing about this summer

Every time I think I'm going to have a week or even just a few days to get caught up on things or just have some down time my calendar fills up. It's like every day I wake up with 10 things that have to be done that I didn't know about the day before. Add that to what I already had planned and I am a teensy bit overwhelmed this summer. I'm looking for school to start so that I can sit down and relax for a minute.

Speaking of teensy-

When we were at Doctor Schreiber's office yesterday I had him look at my Little Friend's chest. He has some weird skin discoloration there. There is a triangular shaped patch on his chest tapering down to a point at his belly button that doesn't tan. So there's this very pale and white shield-shaped area of skin surrounded by tan skin. It is bizarre. It's like a superman logo without the S. Doctor Shreiber took one look at it and said "That's teensy versacolor".

Actually that's not what he said. That's what I heard him say. It's actually tinea versicolor which is what came up when I googled "teensy versacolor". Which is a type of yeast infection that he probably got at the pool. It actually works itself down into the skin and eats the pigment.

If that doesn't gross you out I don't know what will. I almost threw up a little bit when Doctor Schreiber said that.

Anyway, Doctor Schreiber said that the cure is some Selsun Blue shampoo dabbed onto his chest with a cotton ball every night for a week or so. That will kill the yeast and then his chest will begin to tan normally like the rest of him does. Doc Schreiber suggested that I dab it onto his chest in a big "S" pattern so that as he begins to tan there it will truly look like a Superman logo.

We love Doctor Schreiber. He's a cool guy.