Christmas Shopping Starts

What's on everybody's Christmas list this year?  I have no idea here.  I told my kids a few weeks ago I wanted Christmas lists by now but they haven't given me anything. Does that mean I can get them whatever "I" want? Pfft. Doubt it!

My husband usually has his presents picked out a month ahead of time for himself (from me, of course). He picked out his own birthday present this year (a guitar). I just ordered it and am waiting for it to arrive. Nice, eh?

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Burn Remedy

What is the best natural remedy you know of for burns?  I am making hair accessories for my kids and the hot glue gun keeps burning my fingers! It's a Wal-Mart hot glue gun for goodness sake, not an adhesive and high temperature glue here. Just a little pink glue gun for me.  After half dozen flowers glued, my fingers have had enough. That stuff sticks to everything!

I have an aloe plant (but that stuff kinda stinks).  I can use it though.  I have used vinegar for sunburn but not sure it'd work in the same way for this kind of burn.  I have some type of silver cream from the hospital from when my daughter grabbed a few hundred degrees of curling iron from the wrong end and burned her palm, but I'd rather not use that unless it's a major burn.  It's good stuff.

I'm looking for a mild, natural burn remedy.

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Cannabis Oil

Yes, it's legal in some states for the medical grade stuff but you can buy it at Amazon (probably more of a food grade hemp oil).

Have you read of all the health improvements being claimed with cannabis oil?  I have recently been reading about it and want to learn more.  Anybody use this and does it help?

I've heard many things - cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, general health.

If the skin cancer claims and cannabis are true, wow is our government and Big Pharma holding out on us, at the expense of our health and lives.

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Mudding

The thing to do in our little redneck town is for the kids to go mudding.  I thought that meant jumping on a cheap atv and playing in the mud with it. Nope, they take their nice jeeps and trucks and get mud in every crevice possible on the truck and themselves.

Yeah, I'd rather take the ATV rather than risk damage to an automotive vehicle.

They post pictures of their mess afterward and they're quite proud of themselves.  They look like they are having fun anyway.  If my kid did that and messed up one of our cars, she'd be in SO much trouble.

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Medication Update

So far, the two week periods have held off.  *whew*  Maybe that means my thyroid medication is leveling off somewhat?  I know it's not right entirely yet because there are days I feel like I am going to jump out of my skin.

I'm still missing something. Selenium? Magnesium? Iodine? Vitamin D? All of the above? I don't know.

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