“DE-gan” or “NoDE”

Oy. Y’all, I’m tired. Yesterday I shared my awesome solution to the birthday cake frosting problem, and without a second thought I called it “Vegan”. Yep. A recipe whose “secret ingredient” is CHICKEN FAT, I called Vegan. See, the problem is that we are dairy and egg free; over the … Continue reading

Delicious Dairy/Egg/Gluten & Fructose-Free Chocolate Cake AND Frosting!

(Edited Post Notes: I know, I know – I said this was Vegan, originally! Obviously, it is clearly NOT a Vegan recipe once you read through it. What can I say? My tired Mommy brain thought writing “dairy, egg, gluten, and fructose-free” looked too cumbersome and made the decision that … Continue reading

Rocephin Reaction

Before my impromptu craft fair hiatus, I left our regularly scheduled posting with a cliff-hanger: Zac had an ear infection last week that required another round of Rocephin shots. Obviously, this is not great news; at the same time, though, I admit to being a little excited. After our last … Continue reading

A Weekend at the Apple Festival

Well, our big debut at the Apple Festival is over and done with, and I plan to put my energy back here again. Oh, and into my Etsy shop, too. Thank y’all for sticking around and being patient with me last week during our frantic rush to get everything ready … Continue reading

Another Ear Infection

Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful words of comfort yesterday. My Mommy guilt decided to listen to your wisdom and chill out. So. You know how you take your car to the mechanic and it stops making “that noise”? Yeah. Kids do that, too. At the doctor yesterday, Zac had … Continue reading

A Very Hard Decision

Today we are supposed to be in Atlanta, having follow up appointments with our GI and Allergist. We are not in Atlanta. We cancelled the appointments. It was REALLY hard to make this decision. Darrel and I spend our lives trying to make sure our kiddos have the very best … Continue reading

Frugal Fridays – Dry Your Razor

Folks, let’s talk shaving. Women always complain about shaving; I see ecards on Pinterest celebrating the onset of fall, because apparently, fall=end of shaving season. When I was obese, I put off shaving as much as I possibly could. For starters, it is really annoying to shave, and secondly, I … Continue reading

The Five Stages of Grief: DEPRESSION

I really didn’t intend this week to be “The Five Stages of Grief” week, but it’s been a rough few days. Two days ago I was furious. Yesterday, I was depressed. Most of the day I sat around in a lethargic fog. I felt…nothing. Standing took too much energy. I … Continue reading

Vegan Sunbutter Cups

There are tons of “peanut butter cup” recipes online, but most of them are chock full of dairy and sugar. Since neither of those is okay for our household, I decided to tweak and make Jed a safe butter cup to enjoy. It was worth it! This is the first … Continue reading