It's cold out there, but it's warm in bed!

[rebecca_in_blue]

I attempted to put up our Christmas tree today, and the effort... didn't go well. I got the little artificial I bought last year out of the closet at Mom's house, but its branches are now just collapsing, rather than taking shape, which left a gigantic gap in the tree. I repacked it in the shape it should take and plan to try again tomorrow. If that doesn't work, I'm not sure what we'll do, because I don't want to buy a real tree, and having to buy an artificial each year completely defeats the purpose.

Sara and I might both be coming down with something. Today she said she still felt cold under long pants, long sleeves, a jacket, socks, and a blanket. We have cold medicine but no vitamins, but I'm going to pick some up later this week, if I remember. It was so cold and wet and nasty out today that we stayed inside and watched one of the movies Ben lent me, My Man Godfrey, while bundled up in the bed of our new sleeper sofa.

Two radio stations are now playing nothing but Christmas music, and so is the muzak station at work, mostly. And I like Christmas music but only in moderation! Listening to it all the time, everywhere I go, is annoying as all get-out. Especially the craptacular Christmas music that the radio plays. And it's only December 1...

I'm trying to do most of my Christmas shopping online this year. I've just gotten started and it's already a little frustrating. So far I've been told "Sorry, we're out of that" on the first gift I tried to order, and the second gift I was hunting for, I could only find for sale on a webpage that was obviously fraudulent. "You don't need any information on the item! You just need to give us your credit card number!" But Rebecca's no fool -- no siree, she's gonna live to 93! -- so I contacted the website hosting said page, and they're having it taken down.

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[(Anonymous)]

If you arent' feeling well along with a multivitamin try taking extra vitamin D3. Headcolds with a headache is running rampant through our house and it really seems to help. Also run a pot of steam on your stove, it warms the house and keeps the air moist, if you have a cold put onions in the water. Your house will stink of onions but they have natural components that kill bacteria and viruses. Old timers used to eat a raw onion a day to stay healthy. Also the fumes open up your nasal passages. LIke I said is's not the greatest smell but its a cheap remedy, John smelled some chopped onions yesterday and his nose started draining in no time. Rebecca be sure you have plenty of inhaler because this cold goes into your lungs and everyone has a dry cough for at least 2 or 3 weeks. John doesnt' smoke and he was wheezing and has just as bad a cough as I do. Not trying to sound preachy- Take care Love, aunt connie

Vitamin D3- you can safely take up to 1500mg for 2 weeks and then decrease to the regular dosage. Vit. D is what we normally get from the sun but since it's cloudy and most of us spend our days inside we are lacking: the "3" helps our body absorb the vitamin It is under $5 for a bottle of 60. Vitamin D helps boost our immune system. Also vitamin C!!!! Eat at least 1 citrus fruit a day. You can't o.d. on vitamin C, our body will expell what we don't need, the only thing is if I eat too much the acidity messes up my stomach and tears up my mouth.