Phew! Is it spring yet?!

I know I can't be the only momma thinking that... Right?! Aren't you sick of winter?? I know I am. Here in Ohio it has been a roller coaster ride of weather lately! As per usual in this part of the country! Just two weeks ago we thought spring was here with 50-60 degree days. HA! No way, we're right back down to the 30's this week. In fact,we had an ice storm that closed schools just yesterday. Spring can't get here soon enough! The "first day of spring" is tomorrow... Ehem, it's predicted to be another 30 something day. Upper thirties though! Break out the shorts! (insert eye roll here)...

So you may be wondering where I've been the past few weeks... And well my dears, the answer is simple. I have been cooped up in my house nursing everyone in my family back to health! Last week we were finally back to normal and had a busy weekend out of the house. That was nice, cabin fever had started to sink in! We got hit with that nasty flu bug going around. It all began with the tummy bug and ended with a rotten cold. Ick!

Needless to say, at the end of two weeks with almost all of us being sick, we had tried every remedy under the sun. Home made chicken noodle soup, orange juice, Dayquil and anything else we could try! Of course, we used some old fashioned remedies as well... Anyone heard of Vicks on the feet at bedtime? It sounds crazy, I know! But believe me, when you're sick and your two toddlers are sick at the same time, keeping you up to all hours of the night-- You'll try anything! I remember my Daddy used to swear by putting Vicks on his feet when he had a cold. You put the Vicks on, then some warm socks and go to bed. When you wake up in the morning your stuffy nose will magically disappear! Okay, not disappear, but it will be a bit better. I tried it on the little's and sure enough they were a bit more manageable in the mucous department.

I also discovered Hyland's for kids. Hyland's offers homeopathic remedies full of herbs and all natural ingredients to help soothe the common cold and flu. Toss me an all natural remedy and I'll gladly try it over anything else! Especially for my little's! Anyway, we tried out Hyland's Cold N' Cough 4 Kids and it was a Godsend. I will definitely keep on using it whenever we get colds. We had the faucet noses, icky cough and all around feeling bad. Hyland's made it more manageable, and in my book-- that's a victory.

Best of luck surviving this last (hopefully) cold snap of the season! Hopefully spring will be here before we know it! :)