Did you know that:

– poison ivy rashes last 14-21 days?  (they’ll be coming to take me away, ha ha, long before that if this estimate is correct)

– the delay between contact with the ivy and onset of rash can be several days?  (Um, I now know that it can be at least 3)

– you can’t spread it on yourself by scratching?  (hallelujah!)

 I can now rest easy that the misery I’ve been experiencing more than a week now I can’t pass onto my children if they bump my leg.  That’s good.  And I can scratch with abandon…  ever seen a video of a bear rubbing up against a tree?  I may have to go mano-a-mano against the bear to get a good tree.