Where do you think?

Bella, Abby and I were at the computer playing one of those hidden object games.  Bella and I are pretty good at them.  One of the things we couldn't find was a horseshoe. 

Bella - "Momma is that it there?"
Me - "No, I already clicked there"
Bella- "I was trying to think outside the box"
Abby- "well I am thinking INSIDE the rectangle"

Fish Oil is AWESOME!!!

They don't look like much, just big, honey colored capsules filled with clear fish oil.  I have been giving them to the dogs for years for healthy skin and coat.  Then a couple years ago I learned that taking fish oil can help with psoriasis, which I have on my elbows and knees.  Jonathan showed me an article on it and it said that taking 6000 to 9000 mgs of fish oil daily was suppose to be better than the prescription steroid creams.  So I figured what the heck, I have to try it.  Most of the fish oil pills you get are 1000 to 1200 mgs, the triple strength are 1400 mgs.  So I started taking 6 pills a day, 3 in the morning and 3 in the evening.  Within a few days I saw a noticeable improvement.  After a week, a HUGE improvement!  So I take fish oil, lots of it, everyday.  It hasn't completely cleared the psoriasis, but it has made it much better. 

Now Abigail gets eczema on her face every winter, right around her mouth.  In fact if you look closely at the top picture on this blog of all the kids in my bed, you can see it on her face. I have been treating it with a very mild cortizone and vaseline mix that does seem to help, but I have to apply it several times a day.  I can't use anything stronger on her because it burns her.  Even the mild stuff burns sometimes when it's really bad.  Two weeks ago it was looking so bad that the school nurse called and wanted to know if Abby had ringworm on her face.  I know it's not ringworm, it's the same thing, same time of year, same spot. 

Last week I had an "AH HA!" moment. I wondered if the fish oil would work for her ezcema.  Now the pills are pretty big, so I wasn't sure she was going to be able to take them.  I explained about the fish oil and how it might help her eczema and she was all for trying it which I thought was funny because she is 5!  Abby tried to swallow those big pills for 2 days.  She kept asking "Momma, can I try to take a pill now?"  So finally she did it.  And let me tell you, she was proud of herself!  I didn't want to give her too much, so I decided 2-3 pills day would be good.  I wish I had thought to take a picture of her face that day because now a week later, IT'S PRACTICALLY GONE!  I don't mean it's better or improved, you have to get up real close to her chin and look hard to be able to tell that anything had been there.  In a week I have only put the cortizone/vaseline mix on it once.  All I know is I am convinced.  Not only is it good for your skin, but VERY good for heart health too.  So we are going to keep taking our fish oil here in this house and I am going to recommend to anyone and everyone, if you have skin issues, psoriasis, eczema, dry skin, OR NOT - take fish oil supplements.

OK, OK! I am back.

OK So it has been longer than I would like to admit.  I think I just saw that my last post was at the end of October.  I am not really sure why I feel bad about this since I am likely the only person who is reading this!  Let me just say it has been a whirlwind last few months.  Elijah turned a year, is running all over the place and is jibber jabering like crazy.  He is saying some words now too and at the rate he is going, he's going to be speaking full sentences soon.  He's a mess - absolutely into EVERYTHING!  and if he can climb it, he will.

The big kids are doing great!  We had a really nice Christmas and 2 week vacation from school which was great, but of course we got totally off schedule.  This is their first full week back and let's just say we're all pretty tired.  Jonathan started his new job at the post office last week too.  Thank goodness he is DONE with working at DHR.  So hopefully I'll be able to keep this updated a little better than I have  :-)