sickies

A couple of weeks ago, my daughter lost her voice. She was coughing and had a runny nose...but everyone else seemed fine.

I thought I dodged a bullet. I thought wrong. I have a house full of sickies. Our house sounds a little like this..." cough, cough, sniff, achoo, cough cough"

Poor baby!

At times like this I am thankful for my stockpile of:

*soups (a huge variety of them)
*sugar free drinks (Gatorade/Powerade/Crystal Light/water bottles etc)
*tissues ( I prefer Kleenex Cold Touch, have you tried them? Love 'em)
*cold medicines
*hand sanitizer
*disinfectant sprays
*cough drops
***and of course plenty of Wet Ones!

We all know one of  the best ways to help prevent colds...hand washing! Killing those germs that we spread from person to person.

I keep a "tool kit" in my car and in my bag that always has the essentials: Wet Ones, hand sanitizer, tissues, chapstick...That way when you are out and about, and can't be near a bathroom, you can still wash those hands.

Also, when a little one has a sore nose from all the blowing, sometimes they prefer to use a wet one instead. Its soft, and the moisture helps the area around the nose that gets chapped!

When you are sick, or your family is, having a stockpile can be a lifesaver.

Just one more way a stockpile can help you save time, money...and your sanity!

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Witching Hour

From 3-5pm my little angels, turn into little demons.

Trying to help 4 kids get their homework done, afterschool snacks, hearing about everyones day,keeping up with a now somewhat mobile baby, getting ready for Scouts and other activities, making dinner...ugh.

It is just too crazy sometimes.

Sometimes, when my kids are just too out of control, I make them run laps. It's true. Around here we call them HEALTHY HEART LAPS.

Depending on how crazy I feel they are acting that is how I determine how many they do!

They are not always happy to do it, as you can tell by the pictures of my oldest son, but they usually are calm afterward. If not, they go back out for more.

Does that sound too harsh?! I don't think so. They need an outlet for their energy and tv & video games just don't cut it!

Is there anything you do to keep the calm at the witching hour?