Spooky House

Mimi brought over a candy Halloween spooky house kit (reminiscent of the better known Christmas gingerbread house...but spooky).  Of course, this was a BIG hit with Wm (and with Daddy).  Wm wanted it to look just like the picture on the box and worked hard to make it so.

                   

              The finished product

In other news, I am cautiously optimistic that I have cured Steve's eczema!  After his hands looked like they had been dipped in acid, I decided to undertake an extensive Search for the Cure on The Interwebs. I knew eczema was typically related to allergies, but couldn't figure out what was causing Steve's.  Lo and behold, I happened upon an awesome site that detailed an allergy to "fragrance" (i.e., chemically man-made stuff that smells nice).   Fragrance is in EVERYTHING.  Even "sensitive skin" products: shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soap, laundry detergent, deodorant, etc.  The super duper natural kinds have a super duper price tag to match.  So I have undertaken to making homemade products for Eczema & Son.  Though I do buy Dr. Bronner's baby mild soap because I am scared to work with lye.  The best and easiest product is the lotion I make - recipe found here - though I do sub coconut oil for the olive oil because it's extra healing. The natural lotion I had been buying for Wm and Steve was $15.  To make an equivalent amount of that lotion at home is less than $1.  Yeah.  Boom goes the dynamite.  

After only 3 days on Dr. Cory, Medicine Woman's completely fragrance-free plan, the results are staggering!  Steve's freaky Toxic Avenger hands are nearly 100% healed!!!  He was not pleased about having to take his own little soap in to work or to wash his hair with baking soda...but it's totally worth it.  I have become a Fragrance Nazi.