Great Tip for Congested Babies

My father-in-law actually told me about this years ago.  You may already know this little trick, but if not you are in for a treat!

My little guy was not feeling well a few weeks ago.  Since he is under 2 years old, there is not an over-the-counter decongestant for infants so I grabbed my trusty little trick.  

Take those cute little tootsies and put some Vicks Vap-o Rub (you may find a coupon in the PG 1/29 - surprise!) on on the bottom of their feet.  Give those piggies a nice little rub and then put on some socks.  That's it!  I'm sure someone could tell me why this works, but all I know is that after a little while my little man is feeling so much better. 

                          

Now, the downside is, he will wake up and be back to his I'm-into-everything stage.  In the meantime, I will just enjoy this sweet moment. {sigh}.

Valentines Day Hair

 

 This post is WAY late, but still, it was fun and I had pictures, so here ya go.  We got the idea from Princess Hairstyles.  Ended up doing some little hearts in my baby princess's hair too, but she wouldn't sit still for a photo this time {she's 2 what are ya gonna do}.   

Chore Time Made Easy

I finally finished up the job cards for my kiddies! Phew!!  Here is the jist of this program.  Every morning and/or afternoon I put a few jobs in each of my kids' drawers.  They do the job and upon inspection, they put the job card in Mommy's drawer.  At the end of the week, I tally up all the little amounts in the bottom of the card {that's how much they get paid} and then a $$ amount is distributed.  Please don't turn me into CPS cause I am super cheap.  We have always told the kids that doing jobs around the house is just part of being a member of this family. However, some of the kids are getting old enough where they need to learn a little about the value of a dollar, tithing, and frankly, I'm just tired of picking up after everyone. 

 

 
Step #1 - Go to My Computer is My Canvas and order the job cards from her Etsy shop.  You can choose to have them personalized, or you could just print them and write out what you want.
Step #2 - Laminate the cards, cause you know they will be getting some love.
Step #3 - Figure out a 'mailing' system that works for your family. I found this DARLING box thing {not really sure what you call it} at Hobby Lobby.  I'm not going to lie, it was kind of pricey, so make sure you use their 40% off coupon on their website.  But, I had done this system a few years ago and used little $1 Valentines mailboxes from Target, but my kids liked to do tote them all over the house and they got ruined pretty quickly.

See all those jobs in the bottom box?  That's a whole lotta work I don't have to do!  Another fun thing to do is put treats in their boxes too.

Step #4 - Grab a Diet Coke and watch some good ol' fashioned child labor take on a life of it's own ;-)

I have to say that this has worked better than I could have ever imagined!  My kids now ASK me for more jobs in their drawers!  Seriously!  

 

I printed some blank cards too so I can add jobs or little notes to my babies. So fun!

 Have fun and Happy Chores!!