Happy Halloween! This year, as every year, we’re skipping Trick or Treating. One day, hopefully, my kiddos can participate in that cherished tradition, but for now it just doesn’t make sense. They can’t have any of the candy and we live in the boondocks. So, not never, just not yet. … Continue reading
Being a wheat/egg/dairy/freaking-everything-free family, one thing I really mourn the loss of is bread. Bread would be SO nice to have again. I could make Jed sandwiches, french toast, regular toast, or just slather a slice in some sunbutter and call it a snack. You don’t realize how versatile bread … Continue reading
Just after I posted about my unsuccessful Farmer’s Market excursion, I got a return phone call from one of the potato distributors my co-op uses. If you remember, the first one I called wasn’t terribly helpful. She said she “…guess(ed) I could contact my farmers and ask what applications they … Continue reading
Well. Long time no write. Sorry. So, last Monday we were Zombies because Zac had spent a weekend teething horribly with no amber necklace and kept us awake. We put the necklace back on him and suddenly he was much better…and I then spent the next two nights completely … Continue reading
Last week I got an interesting comment on whether the chemical released by the amber necklace we use on Zac for pain relief was interfering with his ability to find safe foods. Not so much a declarative statement, just a comment: it’s an unknown chemical, and maybe it is making … Continue reading
Let me make something perfectly clear: I am NOT a seamstress. I’m crafty; you give me a project, I can likely make it happen. But my forte is NOT sitting in front of a sewing machine. I’ve got the basics down, sure, but every dress I’ve ever made for myself … Continue reading
The Great Potato Search is on…and it’s pretty much already fizzled. This morning I was up before dawn, schlepping the kiddos out to the larger Farmer’s Market in our area. The mission: buy as many organic, non-jacked with potatos as possible and find a source for more. If I could … Continue reading
So. On Monday I mentioned the Big Fall Revitalization Project our family is undertaking. We cleared out toys and are clearing out junk from the house to keep it safer and cleaner for Zac. We’re giving him some gut rest before trialing more foods, too. We’re getting desperate. There aren’t … Continue reading
By now you have probably read enough to know that living with FPIES is not always easy. There’s the constant worry, the high costs of food, the specialists appointments, the vomit, the diarrhea, the lethargy, the fear…but today’s post isn’t about any of that. No, today I just thought I’d … Continue reading
I just love Fall. The crisp coolness of the air and the simmering excitement of upcoming holidays all conspires to make me feel revitalized. With the days still warm but the nights and mornings nice and crisp, well, Fall is definitely here. For some reason, that revitalization always makes me … Continue reading
