Bugging Out!

How many of you have been hit with the nasty-bug this season?  

My hand is up in the air!! I was sick for over 3-weeks with this horrible 'thing'. It was like this evil demon that was driven right into my very soul, taking me down to a weakling. Ugh. It was strange, no fevers, no chills, none of the typical flu symptoms.

The begining was a good 12 hours of barfing (sorry), the only symptom.  We were celebrating the hubsters 55th that Saturday, away! Okay, this was back in January, but I stumbled upon it in my drafts. Don't be a hater :)

I surprised him with a hotel stay, a massage, a comedy show, and The Bacon Brothers!  Yup, Kevin Bacon. I was so excited to see them! Oh we saw them...at a glimpse. As we walked right past the Bro's, to the lobby where I showered the lovely "hotel opening day", with part of my 'internal demon that my body was rejecting'. Yes, I did that, for what seemed like eternity!! It was all a blur.  The hubster definitely did me a solid, taking care of me.  Wow, was I sick! 

It was a fun day, up until that.

Although I thought by Monday morning I'd be fine with a 24-hour bug or something, I wasn't. I was so exhausted I wanted to stay in bed and sleep for a week.  Prior commitments forced me to get up and move around.  My beautiful little niece and beautiful sister were coming to visit for two whole weeks! I was so excited and I needed to get my act together, quick.

By Thursday the cold symptoms knocked me right back down! Getting on the mend was my only thought!  I had to do something.  So I googled...and found...then I made this concoction of a decongestant.  It works people! 

This really helped me. A lot. Use it throughout the day, if you are congested.

 Not remembering where I got this, I was a basket case, I did save these directions. 

Directions

Pour ¼ cup of lemon juice and ¼ cup of apple cider vinegar in pot and bring to a gentle simmer. Stir in 2-3 tablespoons of raw organic honey and ¼-½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper and powdered ginger each (the latter amount makes it quite strong.) Store in a jar in a cool, dark, place indefinitely. Adults take 1-2 tablespoons daily as needed. Shake well before using, as the powder doesn’t dissolve in the most pristine way.

As my sister said, 'the baby will make you feel better'.  She sure did! I was so happy to have her all to myself everyday as everyone went to work. (I'm just happy she didn't get my illness.) I'm sooo lucky.

Sad to say, my little beauties had to go home.

Questions:

Has anyone ever tried Olive Leaf Extract? Does it work for you?
Does anyone use garlic as a preventative?
Any other suggestions for a daily preventative, or seasonal?

Hoping y'all are healthy & warm during this crazy season!  Think Spring, even though we aren't experiencing much of it yet!

Hugs and stuff,

  

You Are My Sunshine...

"You are my Sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy, when skies are gray, you'll never know dear, how much I love you, please don't take, my sunshine, away!" 

This is what my sister sings to her baby girl, so sweet.  Today I am sharing with you a gift I have made for my sister.  A sign made for her daughter's room.  I am so excited to have made this for my lil'sis.  It is my first very first attempt at one, and I think it came out pretty good.

Let me know what you think!

I collected all my materials.

Started painting sections.  The base light purple, and sections

of yellow for the 'sunshine'.  I had measured all the lines for my 1" and 2" letters.  

Painting and sticking on letters. As I went along,

I realized that I hadn't really done a great job with spacing for

each character.  I would place a word, move it more to the left or right, 

up or down, just a hair.  Although tedious work, still fun for the final project.  

I put dark purple on top, called Pacific Iris.  The canvas took 3-coats.  

With all the layers, I was afraid peeling the letters would be difficult.

It actually worked out fine. I even had help from a bored college kid :)  

Ta-Dah!

I am very happy with my finished project!  I wasn't sure about all the mixed up, angled letters, but I do like the final result once the letters were off, and I did minor touch ups. 

It will look perfect in 'our' little girls room :) 

I think she'll like it :)

Weekend Wonderful!

It was a great weekend.  I had such a great time with my sister and her beautiful babies.  So I'm sharing in photos.  I did say I'd have them posted this weekend right, haha.  The weekend isn't over, yet! Enjoy our fun and beautiful foliage.

I was Bat Woman, sis was Harley Quinn, Cordelia was Cat Baby, and Deegan was The Joker!  

He was an awesome Joker, the only one in the hundreds of treaters in Lambertville.  So fun!

Deegan collected a good amount of candy.  My sister says most of it gets thrown away.  Imagine the money spent for all the candy and much of it goes uneaten.  They should charge less for candy.

How beautiful is this little cutie!  I can't believe she is 8-months old already.  

Visited Giggleberry Fair for some kid fun!

THIS, is beauty.  The love of a big brother, for his little sissy.  It's so cute how she giggles at her big brother.  Deegan will be 8-years old in two weeks.

Thanks for peeking in on me.  

Stayed tuned for my Blog Stalking Sundays series!!  

(Do you see what time it is?  It is now past midnight, the weekend is over.) 

Saturday for Friday, on Sunday!

With returning from my Florida trip, and having some of my favorite family visitors over the holiday, I lost track of time and filling in my Friday post. So I'm here again, doing my Saturday for Friday but, on Sunday! I am really behind here.

So this post will tell most of my story in photos. My little sister Kelly visited with her handsome 7-year old son Deegan, and beautiful little 4-month old daughter, Cordelia. What a great four days it's been. Luckily, I still have Deegan for a few days.  Enjoy the photos!  

The lemon-lime Deeg!

She is the happiest baby girl. 

The Deeg with the hubster. 

14-years between ages, she's my little girl. My sister. 

We made some red pepper hummus (I'll share recipes later) 

and yummy portobello burgers, they were awesome! 

Snacking healthy. 

The extent of our 4th fireworks. What a disappointment. 

Due to high waters, my home town couldn't celebrate. So we had sparklers!  

Deegan had fun, that's all that matters. We will see some tonight. 

I just can't get enough of this beauty.

Deegan's awesome art work!  Isn't this great?!?

Playing at the local playground. Walking in town, stopping for a cool treat.

As we closed out our visit, and momma and sissy had to go home, the Deeg stayed. He will be enjoying a few more days with us. Yay! Later today we will head to Despicable Me 2, and finally catch some fireworks, somewhere. 

I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. Share some of your fun!!

How did you celebrate your 4th of July?