Why I Have Been MIA

 RSV is running rampant right now. Granddaughters are recovering from it and I swear I think they gave it to me. It lingers and is hard to get over. I can tell you something that really helps. If you have a diffuser (even a vaporizer will work, not a candle warmer), you can diffuse certain essential oils to help. Peppermint and Eucalyptus are  great for respiratory issues. Tea Tree, Frankincense, and Lemon are anti-viral oils. A warm bath before bed with some Lavender scented bubble bath helps them to rest.  Vicks Vaporrub can work wonders if rubbed on the bottoms of the feet and then put socks on to sleep in and rub on the chest. Make sure they blow constantly to get rid of all the mucous so it doesn't get into chest which causes alot of the congestion issues. Saline nasal spray to loosen the phlegm so they can blow it out. Their heads are hurting and they feel achey too. Pain releivers are good. It is a virus and has to run its course but you can help relieve some of the symptoms.  If they are running fever, they are contagious. 

I am no dr but just telling you what helped us.  🤒🤕🤧🥵🥶🥺

We had to leave on a work trip and I still felt awful. Dear hubby left a few days before  did and I had a dr appointment that I could not miss. I had to go to this appointment to get established with a  new primary care physician. My dr that I had for all those years moved to FL to take over his brothers practice. He moved while we were gone on our last trip and I did not get a chance to say goodbye. So I went and got all set up with her and I feel really comfortable with her. I was feeling bad though too because I had gotten the flu shot before I left. So between possible RSV from my granddaughters or just reaction to the flu shot, I just felt awful.  Past flu shots only give me mild symptoms for just a few hours and better the next day but this was over a week and almost two weeks so thats why it makes me think I got something from them.  I know they were rally sick too. Atleigh had to be picked up at school one day running fever and Carolines fever shot up to 103.7 and they got her to the dr as soon as they got up and the clinic opened. If I could have taken it from them, I would have. It breaks my heart to see a child sick. 

I finally arrived to where dear hubby is and I slept and ran fever on and off for over a week. Hardly had an appetite. Finally started feeling better and managed to enjoy some swim time in the hotel heated pool which feels amazing by the way. I had better utilize it while I am here because it is beginning to turn cold in several areas. 

In one of my last posts I told you we were working on fencing back in our pasture from when we took it down several years ago. Well, we finally brought them home.  The girls love helping take care of them. This has been a long awaited time. Our oldest son does all the physical taking care of an feeding. They had been homed at another farm until this day could arrive. This adds to our farm and makes it feel more like a farm again. The heifers and calves will be here on our pasture and the bulls will be in a pasture at my mother  in laws pasture. That is the next project. We are buying fencing materials and when we get back we will work on putting that fence up. We are only here for a few weeks. 

While we are gone, everyone takes care of the place for us. Oldest takes care of the cows and checks the mail and the youngest and our daughter in law feeds the cat, waters my plants, takes care of our dog and theirs too and occassionally steals snacks from the pantry. We have security up in the house and here we caught her red handed. She loves setting the cameras off. 

Our cameras also catch all the wildlife on the property like this doe and her baby 

The girls have called us several times and we get to talk and our oldest photo bombs

Atleighs class went on a field trip to a pumpkin patch and they had a blast. 

More wildlife from the cameras

Even though our youngest is in the Army and working, his childhood has made him want to do some things we use to do. This is a chicken coop at our mother in laws where him and our daughter in law are living. This coop is well around 15 or 16 years old. He has fixed it back up and got him some chickens. We need to help him work on the door when we get home. He got into our barn and dug out some of our old feeders and waterers. I am so glad I never got rid of these things. 

I am glad to see Caroline and her little Uncle Finn feeling better. Finn had RSV first and that is where it all came from. He was bad sick for a few weeks. 

We will be coming home to a clean home.  My mother has been going and cleaning for us once a month. We have appreciated this so much. 

We did however have a tragedy in our family. My nephews wife was pregnant with their second child and she lost it. She was 6 1/2 months pregnant. A few months ago they told her that the babies kidneys were not functioning. Just a few days ago, the baby passed. She told them she still wanted to deliver instead of having surgery to remove the baby. She still wanted that bonding experience. After delivery, they let the baby stay with them the rest of the time and overnight until it was time to take the baby to prepare it. They fixed her up really pretty and the hopital made my nephew and his family  a memorabilia for them. They have a 3 yr old boy who has cried for days because he does not understand. Frankly, none of us do. My nephew and his wife are taking it so badly. Prayers would be appreciated. The funeral was so fast that I did not have time to make it home. 

We only have a few more days here and we will be headed home where we will be for the winter and we cannot wait. We have more football to watch, hunting to do, I am going to be fermenting, pickling and canning some things. We just need some time with family. Our poor granddaughters have expressed that they dont like us being away so long. They said as soon as we get home, we leave again. Bless their hearts. Well, they will enjoy the next few months thats for sure. 

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Until I post again, have a blessed day.