Last Friday we had a 'dinner guest' dropped off-
Not that I minded the window finally arriving, I was actually glad the window was here and we were seeing progress. Well that was Friday, this is Wednesday and he is still there.... and large, free standing glass objects and small children are USUALLY not a great mix.
In the engineering world we call this Life Testing, put both kids to attacking the window at the same time would be HALT, Highly Accelerated Life Testing-
Let's go back to Friday night. Baby girl comes down with the flu. This does slow her down immensely. Decreasing the odds of the window getting whacked or the collection of boxes with parts scattered close by from getting ripped open. I would rather be on defense though, protecting the window, than attacking the flu trying to protect baby girl from pneumonia.
Tuesday morning rolls around, window still intact, along with baby girl feeling some what better. Kids are sleeping in from some long uncomfortable nights and I am resting a little extra as well.... until... KNOCK, KNOCK.... they're finally here to work on the window. Whole house immediately wakes up... YAY! I tell myself it's worth it to get the window done (I am usually an optimistic thinker), but I have to admit, I was not that morning. I was crabby.... though the workers were very nice. I watched them and noted in my head everything I didn't approve of (20 minutes chatting in the driveway while they waited for their battery packs to charge on the back deck). I had little man keep an eye on them too, hammer in hand-
They left before noon time. The days work was just prep work, removing everything needed to pull out the window-
You can't see it in this picture but under the red siding is the original brown wood siding, about the color of the window frames-
Even Teensy was protesting their timing, turning over their trash bin. I don't know how she did it but she did.
So they are scheduled to return Monday since today was forecasted, and is, wet and snowy. I guess all things considered I am ok with this. Gives us time to recover before they put a huge hole in the side of our house. Maybe we will all be well enough to go somewhere by then and not have to be in the house.
As far as our health, little man and I now have colds. Daddy is still going strong (for the record, neither Jonathan nor I had the flu shot.. both kiddos did). I am lacing our food with as much fresh ginger and garlic as possible. Actually warm milk, with steeped ginger and sweetened with honey is pretty good and seems to help a sore throat. Thankfully I have some farm raised hens (from our pig farmer Rick) on hand too and man oh man do they make some yummy broth. Most flavorful broth I have ever made no doubt, which has made some great soups.
Anyone have any home cold/flu remedies. Baby girl is too young for most medicines (except pain and fever reducers). I feel bad that she has to suffer through the symptoms with no help. I got the humidifier going and mattress inclined to help with chest congestion. Any others suggestions please share!
I think you definitely have some legit reasons for a little whine after all that! I hope A gets all better soon, and the rest of you too!
ReplyDeleteWe find to reduce coughs at night a spoonful of honey, right before sleep, helps the kids. They love it, of course. It's not great for their teeth, obviously. I think the idea is that it coats the throat and soothes it. (Not sure if A is old enough for honey since I've heard both 1 and 2 as the age when you can have it.) If they need a drink they will need a new spoonful of honey following it. :) We also drink hot water with lemon juice and honey in it--but your ginger and milk concoction sounds even better!
Thanks Esther, sounds like honey by itself is a tried and true remedy. I am ok with giving it to A at her age.
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