Home Remedies When a Cold Strikes Your Home

I have three kids and all three are sick at the same time. That's the good news; the bad news is that the oldest is five and the youngest is 9 months. I can give my 5 and 3 year-old over-the-counter medicine, but unfortunately my stash is almost depleted and hubs is out of town—again. Rather than bring three snotty-nosed, cough-hacking kids to the store, I am going to try a more natural approach to treating their colds. I recently bought a book while shopping at Sam's Club (Don't you just love browsing the book section while letting your milk spoil!) called “More Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things”. I knew this book would come in handy. Here are some tips from the book to fight colds with things you have at home: