The family has been reunited, Mom and Boyen have returned from their expedition. They were happy to see me because I am the Official Tick Removal Officer for the house. Charles got two and Mom got one, which Mom tried to remove in the field somewhat unsuccessfully. I was given the task of finishing up by getting the heads out. I insisted on showers first so I didn’t spend time trying to remove ground in dirt.
Mom’s was easy — it was just on the side of her knee and the remains came out easily. Charles had one in his armpit which was a bit of a challenge, and another right in the middle of his lower back. That one I had to spend quite a while digging at and I’m not sure I actually got everything but I decided I wasn’t making progress so I let him go.
Corwin was inappropriately proud of not being tasty to ticks.
