When a 7-year old starts a business...

...you could find something like this while cleaning out the minivan!  After I finally stopped laughing, it brought a tear to my eye at the realization that she'll be right behind me soon enough! 

The perfect Mothers' Day find! (translation below)

• Don't listen to doctors.  Listen to (The EO company I work for that FDA won't let me mention).  Make your life easier.  Do you like the smell of patchouly?  Get patchouly oil!  
• Don't take pills!  What is it doing for you?  Do you like peppermint-try peppermint oil!

I just love how my children take comfort in my new found natural remedies.  There's nothing more precious than a daughter wanting to be more like her mother-and without even trying, she has made me really proud!  Furthermore, I take comfort in the fact that she is always reading through my Modern Essentials "EO Bible."  Turning 8 soon after Mother's Day-she's one of my first gifts!  Not to mention, the kid can now reference-check like a seasoned librarian!

But I can not publish this without introducing her 2.5 year old sister who spent this winter with the occasional ear infections and other ailments.  As I progress in my knowledge of EO usage and become more comfortable using with the little one, she has become increasingly reliant on me to dab oil on her foot when she doesn't feel well.  One night my husband came to me with crying toddler in his arms after asking her "what do you need?" to which she responded very insistently, "I need oy-yuls!"  Her speech is still difficult to decipher, but she'll inform you, and with clarity,  "that peppermint should NOT go near your eyes!"