So flue season is officially in full swing at my house. Shaun was hit last week for a few days, Mason and James have been a little snotty, my lungs fill a little tight, and of course Bryant has been hit the hardest as always. He has struggled in and out of fevers for 2 days and now he is fighting a good cough. I know it sounds like swine flue, fun for us eh?? I feel so bad for him he looks so skinny to me when he is sick and he tries so hard to be tough. Last night I was up a lot checking his fever to make sure it was down and rubbing stuff on his chest and about the second time I went in I said, "how are you feeling bud" and he said, "I'm alright mom you can go back to bed and sleep." I just heard him coughing and I knew he wasn't feeling good cause he was awake when I came in. He is so sweet, I just love that kid."
So in response to this awful flue I have found this amazing stuff to help us get through it and I want to tell everyone about it. So I have been searching for a more natural way to help Bryant with his little asthma problem and recently I have been learning about essential oils from this company called doTERRA. Well I went to a couple of meetings and bought a couple oils that help with fevers, congestion, bacterial and viral infections, ect.. Anyway Bryant had a fever of 103 and I rubbed peppermint all over his feet, head, neck shoulders, and stomach and his fever went down 2 degrees within 5 min, and I have been able to keep his fever down for the past few days without any drugs. Not only that, he complained about his throat hurting and I had him swallow some water with a drop of oil in it and he felt instant relief. I rubbed some relaxing oils on him along with the other ones to treat him and he slept through the night until 11am the next day. I couldn't believe it!! I am so excited usually when he gets sick at all I have to give him a breathing treatment of steroids 2 times a day and albuterol to open his lungs so he can breath and sleep. I have not given him one treatment and he has slept great both nights. They have this great oil called Breathe and it is amazing!!! I feel so empowered as a mother to know I can take care of my children naturally and safely. It is so EXCITING!!! Anyway I am going to have a friend of mine come to my home and teach me more about how to use these oils more effectivley so if you want to come a learn with me let me know. So I am definitely a believer in the doctors and all the great things they can do for us, but there have been times I have felt very uneasy about something I have been prescribed to give my boys or myself and I just can't do it. I believe the spirit is very real in helping me keep my children safe and healthy and the more we learn the better we can help. So...(sigh) I am already so tired of the flue season but a little more at ease knowing my son's body is not being filled with unnecessary steroid.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Amazing husband
Ok so I know that I havn't posted in over a year, but what better day to start than a rainy beautiful fall day, and what better thing to talk about than my amzaing husband. Last night I went to this amazing meeting on essential oils and it lasted longer than I thought, putting me home about 9:30 - 9:45pm, so I was tired and expecting a sink full of dishes ahead of me. However, I walked in the door to discover that Shaun had the kids in bed the dishes not only done but the kitchen cleaned spotless and the house was all picked up and he had even read with Bryant. It was like coming home to heaven, and the joy continued as I woke up in the morning to everything in order. He is such a blessing to me. I love his guts!!
I am going to have to post about my amazing essential oils meeting later it is a whole other story that I can't wait to share.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Fruits of Our Labors
So I want to share a little bit of success that has been going on at my house and also thank my parents for being great teachers and examples. I live on East Mountain in south Provo. My back yard is about 50 feet across and 10 feet deep and then I have this steep weed infested rock filled mountain. Shaun had done some great work last fall making one 4 x 8 ft. area to plant a small garden. Well I wanted more, so we worked our heads off every spare moment of the spring to clear rocks and weeds and level out ground so we could plant. Then I prayed my brains out that something would grow.
Well let me just tell you what is happening in my backyard!! I have zucchini running out of my ears and we have spinach, yummy beats, squash, tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes, 3 kinds of peppers, cantaloupe, watermelon, and beautiful corn stocks. I am so excited. Just two nights ago we had a ward activity and I had forgotten that I had signed up to bring a salad and we had about 1 hour until we had to go. I knew I had some pasta and Italian dressing, so I ran out to our mountain garden and found 3 cucumbers and a big red tomato and Wallah we had a delicious salad. It was so exciting.
Now all is not perfect; my carrots didn't come up at all, my onions are the size of marbles, some of my spinach I waited to long to pick and it went to waist, my Anaheim and jalapeno peppers came on way before my tomatoes because I planted them at the same time (so I gave the peppers away cause I only eat stuff that hot is salsa). Oh and not to mention the few disagreements in prep. stages that Shaun and I had and not to forget the never ending complaining of my boys during the weeding stages. Needless to say it has been an adventure.
So I just want to tell my parents thanks for instilling me the great need to plant a garden despite difficult circumstances. Growing up we had an acre garden and I am only barely exaggerating. We planted every memorial day while everyone else was playing, and then we had to get up practically every morning of the summer and weed our 6 to 10 rows and there were 9 of us so that tells how many rows there were. I remember planting and working in that garden well into the dark of night. However despite the complaints I have many fun memories of being in the garden with my family and we ate the food from garden all year long and I know that sometimes our garden is what got us through. At this moment in my home our garden is not what keeps us from going hungry but I know it could be if needed. My kids are finding joy in the fruits of their labors. They love going up and seeing their plant all the food on it. So I just wanted to tell mom and dad thanks for teaching me about sacrifice and hard work and letting us see and experience the joy and rewards that come after.
They are wonderful to behold.
Well let me just tell you what is happening in my backyard!! I have zucchini running out of my ears and we have spinach, yummy beats, squash, tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes, 3 kinds of peppers, cantaloupe, watermelon, and beautiful corn stocks. I am so excited. Just two nights ago we had a ward activity and I had forgotten that I had signed up to bring a salad and we had about 1 hour until we had to go. I knew I had some pasta and Italian dressing, so I ran out to our mountain garden and found 3 cucumbers and a big red tomato and Wallah we had a delicious salad. It was so exciting.
Now all is not perfect; my carrots didn't come up at all, my onions are the size of marbles, some of my spinach I waited to long to pick and it went to waist, my Anaheim and jalapeno peppers came on way before my tomatoes because I planted them at the same time (so I gave the peppers away cause I only eat stuff that hot is salsa). Oh and not to mention the few disagreements in prep. stages that Shaun and I had and not to forget the never ending complaining of my boys during the weeding stages. Needless to say it has been an adventure.
So I just want to tell my parents thanks for instilling me the great need to plant a garden despite difficult circumstances. Growing up we had an acre garden and I am only barely exaggerating. We planted every memorial day while everyone else was playing, and then we had to get up practically every morning of the summer and weed our 6 to 10 rows and there were 9 of us so that tells how many rows there were. I remember planting and working in that garden well into the dark of night. However despite the complaints I have many fun memories of being in the garden with my family and we ate the food from garden all year long and I know that sometimes our garden is what got us through. At this moment in my home our garden is not what keeps us from going hungry but I know it could be if needed. My kids are finding joy in the fruits of their labors. They love going up and seeing their plant all the food on it. So I just wanted to tell mom and dad thanks for teaching me about sacrifice and hard work and letting us see and experience the joy and rewards that come after.
They are wonderful to behold.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A Little Nervous
This blogging thing is so exciting and a little scary. I really want to use it sorta as a family journal and so I hope no one gets board of reading our little family experiences. I guess if you do you can always stop reading and just look at the pictures of my cute little family. Anyway, what if I missspelll words or someding? Oh well here I go!!!
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Newest Blogger
Alright everyone I am an official blogger thanks to my good friend Cristi who is here interpreting blog spot for me as we speak or should I say type. So that is my first entry and it is late so see ya!!!!
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