Need help on your food storage?

This is a great blog about how to use your food storage for everyday cooking.  Tammy, the writter of the blog, is our Stake Provident Living expert.  She put together this blog for our stake and am sharing it with all of you.  I am excited to start trying some of the recipes.  Check it out:  http://living-providently-today.blogspot.com/.

Sickness all around

Our family has been infested with some type of very yucky virus.  McKay got it first, which is usually the case.  His immunity seems to be the weakest amongst all of us.  He had a fever for 2 days and then a lingering cough.  Not too bad.  Then I got it next.  Same symptoms, fever and chills, but mine would no go away so easily.  It is as if the virus grew bigger and it was attacking my body.  Luckily ibuprofen seemed to keep things under control some of the time but it seemed to wear off quickly before I could take my next dose.  So I just had to suffer through the chills and fever and I was forced to just lay down most of the day, try to get as much rest as I could, but I was miserable.  It was hard for me to take care of the family and work.  This went on and on for about 5 days.  I was starting to get worried that maybe something else was wrong with me.  Then all of a sudden I was cured!  I woke up this morning and the fever and chills were gone!!!!  I know it was from a loving Heavenly Father who thought I had suffered enough and it was time to take the trial away.  I have felt so good all day and went right to work trying to put my house back in order.  I also went through the house disinfecting all the things we touch (except the toys, that would take forever).  I did not want this bug back again.  I was so happy all day, I was running through the house, I did not have to lie down for hours at a time, it was great!  However, it does not end there.  My sickness is gone but now Kory has got a mild case of the virus, Erica has a terrible croupy cough and fever, and Kason has a croupy cough, drippy nose, but luckily no fever.  Fun stuff.