My mom didn't use Vicks, she used Musterole, so that's what I used on my kids. I think the vital successful ingredient was actually the attention they got while I was putting it on, and the massage. I know all the muscles in their little chests were tight and sore from coughing. I could feel them relax with the warming effect and the soothing of the rubbing. The vapors probably helped open and clear their sinuses, but five minutes of my focused effort on a chest resulted in a cessation of coughing--at least for a while, and easing directly into sleep.
Old Wives Tales have some truth, I guess.
Yay, smonster!
And yay, erin-o, for yoga without coughing.
I suppose I should have a modern bible, and the scolarly one sounds interesting. I keep my KJV solely for the poetry, and memories of Sunday School, GA's, VBS and Christmas pageants past.
Don't bleed out, smonster!
Dawn, we had rainbows in SF today too.
We've got Emmett's godsister, Maggie (aka, "Maggie the Girl" as Matilda calls her) over and working our way through pizza and xmas specials.
We've done the Grinch, and now on Pee Wee's xmas special. Next up, the Glee Christmas show.
Thanks for the ~ma, all. I called my parents to talk to them about the email and my dad was all, "Hey, you know Grandma was in the hospital, right?" Um, no, since you didn't tell me! Hopefully it's NBD.
I think I'm going to celebrate Discardia tomorrow. Thrift store, recycling center, here I come!
No worries, David, I clotted up nicely.
Okay, I am about to brave the airport to pick up Mom.
Wish me luck.
Best of luck to you, Barb. Calm~ma, to you.
Much ~ma to your grandmother, smonster!
good luck arb.
A neighbor just delivered cookies. another one gave me a rum cake and my MIL sent stollen . ( However it is spelled) Who cares that I never baked this year? I am rich with baked goods
Oh dear. The train tracks are flooded. I'm not sure how I'm going to get home from San Diego. My friends are going to see if I can take their rental car, otherwise it looks like Greyhound for me.
Well the rental car wanted to charge a ridonkulous amount of money for me to take it home but my fantastic friends and my wonderful parents are agreeing to meet up in Oceanside tomorrow so I am not stranded & I don't have to take a bus. Mom's actually psyched about it because she loves these guys and was sad she wouldn't get to see them this time out.
