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Hi Debbie and Keph! Think about trying a teaspoon of locally produced, not store bought, honey to keep sickness away. Might not help with the stomach bug though. When I had Covid, honey helped so much! I’m not a honey lover, but I was so desperate to feel better, I took a teaspoon in the morning and at night and wow, it worked within a few days. My husband is a beekeeper and he swears by it! He eats honey everyday. He never got Covid and was around me while I was sick. Just a thought, doesn’t mean it’s a good one! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Oh boy!! Not a time to be eating breakfast!!!🥴

Debbie your stitching is beautiful, as usual! Keph kids always get sick, mine were always bringing something home! Merry Christmas ladies! I will be working Christmas Day and the day after, I work EMS so I will be with my second family.

Children’s liquid echinacea builds up their immune system. My little girl would rarely get sick but when she did she was well in two days versus her friends two week colds, etc. And it was because of this echinacea. Great stuff!! My doctor had me give it to her two weeks on and one week off so her body wouldn’t get use to it! My husband and I take echinacea capsules- it really helps! You already giving them elderberry and probiotics is wonderful too!! ❤

This is going to sound nuts, but wash your walls, especially down at kid hand level, but adult level, too. Wash your walls. We had six kids, and one winter was especially bad with a go-round with strep that would not stop. First one half of the family, then the next. I scrubbed down all the walls and floors, but especially ALL OF THE WALLS. It worked. But you will think I am nuts. (PS: It isn't as if I had dirty walls and floors, because I did not! But to do all of them at the same time . . .) I agree that stretcher bars are so important when doing needlepoint. The stretcher bars make all the difference, and I love needlepoint, too. I have hardly ever done painted canvases because they are out of my price range - but stuff from magazines with specialty stitches are so much fun! So I hope you find the stretcher bars helpful, too. Other colors for the snow-people could be purples and variegated. Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year! (And Keph, get some PT for your sciatica.)

Kept!!! Winner winner chicken dinner on the sick child! Also…..! I struggle struggle with counting too!! The two things that have saved me…. Are gridding on my COUNTED cross stitching, life changing I see it so much better. Second, when there are lots of interruptions, I do STAMPED cross stitching. There are a ton of great companies 👍🏻 ❤ you guys!!!

Feno I'm thinking about trying needle punch Where did you buy the holder? What kind of thread do you use?

Merry Christmas Deb and Keph 🎄🎁. Thank you so much for your friendship. I loved all the Christmas stitching. I’ve been working on Merry and Bright by Tiny Modernist. The colors she uses are just so fun. Big news…baby boy has a delivery date 1-10-25. Best Christmas gift ever 👍🏻👶🏻🎄. I can’t wait to be Grammy H 👵🏼 😁. Love Heather 🪡

Merry Christmas. Thank you for making my life better

Merry Christmas!

The reindeer are so cute, Debbie!

Merry Christmas 🎄 happy new year

Merry Christmas! Thank you for sharing! Happy stitching!

Merry Christmas to all of you! 🎄

You are not the only ones! My family and I went down like dominos with the stomach bug a couple weeks ago and they're teenagers. Usually we just have a mild cough or cold. Not this year. All of us except my husband somehow and he was even in the trenches with me cleaning up. My dad visited a week later and got it too!....so crazy! The two of you make me laugh and fill my heart with joy! I share Deb's enthusiasm for wanting to stitch it all!

Cosmo is wonderful !!!!! Yes, the Cadillac of floss. It is carried at quilt stores (not Michales/Joanns) for applique and quilting. Start collecting Cosmo and store in your Cadillac plaid box !!!

I work with special needs people and when I first started working there I was sick all the time. I read up on it and started taking Vitamin D and I am hardly sick know still working same job. Also when I was on the Amblance.we would put a zip lock bag around a cross stitch hoop and put the band on it. We could then seal the bag shut. I still do this less messy then bags from the dr.

Unfortunately, COVID destroyed most people’s immune system that they build up for years. Continue to exposing the kids-immunity needs to be build up. Both my daughters-I left them play with their friends when their friends were sick-more exposure faster build up to immunity. I tell my daughters to keep exposing my grands. They had a lot of illnesses when they were in day care but by the time they were in kindergarten they were hardly ever sick. Merry Christmas to you both and your families!

I recommend pepto bismol or peppermint for stomach. It works!

I don’t have a full size cedar chest. But when l was in high school a gazillion years ago every senior girl got a miniature Lane chest. I still have mine but we couldn’t afford to buy a full size.

Merry Christmas ladies! Love your back and forth banter, it cracks me up and makes me miss my mom all the more, but I have so many happy memories! 🎄

Merry Christmas 🎄 to both of you and your family … I hope your boys are well and enjoy Santa 🎅🏻 on Christmas Day … Happy Stitching 🧵 and I hope to see you soon … good luck Debbie with all your Christmas projects … 😊❤ Dena

I swore by Dimetapp when my kids would get sick. Pedialyte for the upchucking; I think they even made Pedialyte popsicles. Of course you can make your own! Merry Christmas!

Your stitching is beautiful! Keph, I love the progress on your ocean piece. I love the sparkle! I love Cosmo white and black! I don't use anything else. I did mention Cosmo floss at Stitch West when I won the new Brenda chart. I hope you all have a happy and healthy Christmas! 🎄

Hope you both have a healthy holiday season! Deb, Cosmos floss is amazing. I have used it on an embroidery project. It’s made by Leicen which I think is a Japanese company. I loved working with it as it didn’t knot or fray. Keph, keep going with your stitching! The more you stitch the easier the counting will become. Happy stitching!

Loved this update! So much fun! Love the fabric you chose for Santa’s Reindeer! It’s perfect-it DOES look like the North Pole! ❤️ MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Thanks for sharing ❤ Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

Deb, I loved seeing all of your projects, they're so beautiful and I can certainly understand that you want to stitch on them all. Keph, your stitching looks great and don't give up, even if you have to count or recount several times to get the stitches correct - this is normal, and not everybody stitches fast. Don't worry about the speed or the recounting, just enjoy your own stitching. Wishing you both and your families a warm and wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas ladies!!

I just love you both!! Debbie was wild tonight! lol I love everything she is stitching. Wishing you both a VERY Merry Christmas!!

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Cod liver oil. Not pills. Organic Nordic. Comes in different flavors. You will increase and support the immune system and you will be amazed at the changes. Stay away from crowds during winter months. People are so inconsiderate and go out while sick and make everyone else sick. Schools are incubators of every disease known to man. So, echinacea, elderberry and vitamin D are the big ones to support respiratory and immune systems.

My kids didn’t get sick much . I was surprised especially so little in school. I just made sure there hands were washed when they came home from school and I tried to remind them in school to not put there hands in there face when at school. I didn’t give them vitamins but they ate vegetables for dinner . I was blessed.

Keph, my kids caught everything that came near them until the end of Kindergarten. Then magically, they rarely got sick again (and they are 28 and 24). So…hang in there sweetie. It does get better and I think you are doing an amazing job! Debbie, your needle has been on fire lately! So much awesome progress on your various projects. Stitch all the things! ❤ Merry Christmas to all of your family!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you and your families.

Love the idea for the needle book. I hope Chantell and Nichol are watching. Have a very Merry Christmas. Love watching your channel

I remember the Christmas where I stopped everything, looked around in amazement and said, ‘Nobody’s sick!’ I think we’re going to be sick at heart when we find out about the drones. I think the government knows exactly what they are and what they are doing. Trump’s in on it too. It’s creepy. Anyway, I laughed any of number times during this, which is great. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

I hope you both have a wonderful Christmas!

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Kefir Milk and Baoboa powder helps with immune system. It sounds like they need to get their immune system built up, so they don’t get everything that comes along. I am so sorry you all are dealing with all this sickness. Wishing you all a very merry and being well Christmas.

Hi ladies, love your videos, thanks for sharing. Like all of Debbies goodies. The plaid box so cool, I'd keep it too! Can you buy that or was that a gift? Debbie, love your apron, did you make It? Do you ever make quilts? Hope you and the family will have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄🎆

Colour & Cotton has a website that you can order their floss and fabric straight from them.

one of the best bits of advice that another twin mom told me was monthly OR when your kids get sick you run your toothbrushes through the dishwasher and it did help

Merry Christmas to everyone! Enjoy your little boys! They make it so much fun!

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As a retired school teacher, I sprayed part peppermint oil and Water in a sprayer everyday I sprayed it everyday morning and before I would go home. My students never got sick. Thanks love your Floss Tube. ❤️❤️

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