Well, believe it or not, but I actually have about 4 posts in near completion status right now. Just some photo editing and formatting, and they’re ready to go. Right behind them are at least 6 other drafts in various stages of completion. I was serious when I said I … Continue reading
Please read Part 1 of this story. So here’s the scene: I’m full-on, 100% ticked off at Darrel for his real and imagined transgressions. I decide we need to have a Serious Talk. That’s code for “I need to let Darrel know, in no uncertain terms, exactly how he’s ticked me … Continue reading
This weekend the boys came down with summer colds. It didn’t slow them down at all; they kept running, screaming and playing even with their runny noses and occasional coughs and sneezes. I didn’t waste any time being concerned about those summer colds. Then Darrel came down with one. And … Continue reading
The post last week generated some awesome conversation about food trials! Unfortunately, it was all on the FPIES Facebook groups! There are hundreds of families on those groups, but I know there are lots of people who either don’t use Facebook, or haven’t found the FPIES groups yet. I knew … Continue reading
Food allergy families are always looking for the safest and best ways to approach food trials, so I’m here today to tell you the simple truth: I don’t have a clue, either. But – Hah! Gotcha with that title, right? (Sorry, felt like having a little fun today!) Seriously, though, … Continue reading
Hello, 2014! New Year’s Day usually means lots of “pie crust promises” (to quote Mary Poppins). Easily made, easily broken! It’s a time of Resolutions and a determination to Make Changes. That’s not so easy as an FPIES family; we can determine to change things all we like, but until our … Continue reading
On this last day of 2013, I want to take a moment to say THANK YOU. Thank you for going on this journey with us. Thank you for reading the good, bad, and bizarre in our world. Thank you for trying my recipes and giving me such great feedback on … Continue reading
Weekend before last, Jed came down with a mild form of the stomach bug that has been working its way through the GI system of America this month. Because I knew about the bug, I didn’t go to the doctor (or even call the doctor) when he turned up with … Continue reading
Another Christmas has come and gone, and I think we can all agree on one thing: if you have kids, right now it looks like a toy store vomited all over your house! Despite lack of funds and/or desire to keep the gift-giving reined in, the truth is that … Continue reading
Do you know what the two most delicious words in the English language are? CROCKPOT BREAKFAST. Do you know why? It allows you to NOT use your brain first thing in the morning! I don’t know about you, but I am not a morning lark by nature. Pre-FPIES and FructMal, … Continue reading
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