Despite all the whining about children and my ‘interesting’ state of employment, this whole gratitude thing is working! I feel happier and lighter and a lot more focused. Weirdly. And also a little like I could rule the world. Which is not necessarily a good thing, because then I start leaning toward that thing I call “smug parenting”. And as we all know, this usually comes back and smacks me squarely in the head.
Take, for example, the fact that only one of the children has been on antibiotics once this year. (Isabel, March, Pneumonia, 3 days in hospital). And we had no snots for almost 2 months. I attribute this to our commitment to going the Homeopathic route this year and using good multivites to boost their immune systems. If you are interested, here is the list of the products we use:
Solgar Multivite for children- Cheaper than the Barney vites, believe it!
Solgar Vitamin C – Also cheaper by far
Respitron from Sportron – strengthens their lungs, so that whatever bugs they get don’t automatically go to the chest
Echinaforce chew tablets, 1 a day
I am very grateful we went this route, for many reasons, mostly because their immune systems are no longer being compromised by cycle upon cycle of antibiotics. And, to be honest, it has been a lot cheaper! (which, when you have 3 children, has a massive impact on your pocket!)
You might also be interested to know that, just because I have been bragging about this I now have 2 children down with the snots.
Then, we cooked a real meal tonight. Roast chicken, potatoes, vegetables, the whole bang shoot. And the kids ate nothing. Not a thing. Ok, Daniel and Isabel nibbled at the chicken, but that was it. As usual, hubby and I looked at each other, agreed on a plan and stuck to it. I am extremely grateful that he always, always sticks to the plan. It’s hard enough fighting with your children, you don’t still want to be fighting with your partner. And it undermines the trust in your relationship. (sorry, I’m sounding smug again aren’t I?)
Lastly, I am grateful for Skype and twitter and all things web-related that puts me in touch with friends far away. It was so nice tonight to catch up with some great friends in Ireland that we usually only get to see once a year!
Please hold thumbs, tomorrow is Parent-Teacher meetings for all the children. I’m having visions of being told my children are playground bullies or serial killers in the making. Gulp.
holding thumbs, no serial killers here 🙂
Could so see it on your face today! You were looking so beautiful, relaxed and radiant.
Thanks, your bunch are too gorgeous anyway!
I was just THAT happy to see you!! Mwahmwahmwah!
sounds like things are going well! *jots down list of stuff to buy for my bunch of hooligans*
Mwa, sure the teacher thing will be fine
I’m sure the P-T meeting will be a breeze. I think the closest your girls are going to get to being serial killers is by recording the soundtrack to a movie about serial killers – all that screaming practice should have some benefit! And I also so love Skype – got to see and speak to both my sisters and their families this weekend.
I also made chicken, veggies etc last night. It is hard work and if kids do not eat it, it is not nice. Luckily mine ate theirs and had fruit for desert… But, mostly we get an untouched plate from Shaun and it bothers me very much.
Hope the snots clear up soon… Good luck at P-T meeting tonight, but I do not think you need any…
Good luck with the meetings 🙂 How frustrating that kids dont eat though!
Good luck for the P-T meeting! and thx for the tips on the vites … munchkin is on Vidaylin drops daily but I’ve been wondering whether i need to change.
Good luck with the meetings,sure the kids are all fine.
It is good to be a united front especially when there are 3 to gang up on you!
Good luck for the meeting – the Raucous Rouxs could never be bullies or serial killers. They just know how to have fun and to amuse themselves. Good clean fun.
I can relate on the dinner – but we’re getting quite balanced in our house now. Connor eats all the beg and leaves the meat/chicken, Tristan devours the meat like a Viking and leaves all the veg. The cost savings are quite incredible 😀
I’m sure your P-T meeting will go just fine! If you had bullies or serial killers in the making, they would have brought it to your attention long ago 🙂
Thanks for the list of meds you’ve been using! I’ll be looking out for some of these at Dischem!
Bwhahaha! Cost savings! Mine are stuck on bread at the moment. All they want are sarmies, cheese and viennas
We have the same, Isabel eats meat, Daniel starch and Mignon salad. Between the 3 of them they eat a balanced meal 🙂
Dischem in the Cape doesn’t stock Solgar, I buy at the Homeopathic practice, but I’m sure you’ll find at a health shop!
Also only bread here at the moment!
Thanks. Gulp.
You know where I live if you want to have a look!
🙂
We just stick to our guns. Hard, but sometimes they reward us!
Yep!
She should be able to chew them, we call them sweeties…
They never eat my food, that’s why hubby cooks!
And no-one understands that better than you!