Spring at Last!

Things are finally starting to green up here in northern Minnesota. It's actually been in the 80s the last few days. It's glorious, but I'm glad that I don't have to work out in the heat (thank you Reuben for slaving away at construction).

When does spring come where you live?

Chickenpox!

Well, we got the chickenpox! 

Helen has been pretty miserable the last few days from the itchiness. 

The yellow stuff on her head in the first two photos is a mixture of Swedish Bitters and goldenseal. The white stuff on her head in the last photo is homemade calamine lotion. The calamine really helped to sooth.

Here's hoping we get over this soon! We had a night where I got about three hours of sleep. Ugh.

How old were you/your kids when you got the chickenpox?