Christmas Stories

The end of the year was so busy around here I didn’t write much. Just to keep the story-telling flow going, I figured I’d fill in the gaps for the last few weeks. When I last updated about the boys, Zac had vomited and we didn’t know why. We still … Continue reading

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I had a whole big post written for today, talking about how Christmas is different for FPIES families. How we have to eschew certain traditions and alter others so that the Christmas’s we create for our kiddos don’t really resemble the ones we had when we were kids. You know … Continue reading

Frugal Fridays – Just Say No to Christmas

Well, not really. It’s more like “just say no to the insanity surrounding gift giving over the holidays”, but that was WAY too long to use as a title. This is a tough one; even with unemployment, under-employment, insecure employment, inflation, and all the other things that keep most of us … Continue reading

Christmas Decorating

Every year, Thanksgiving Thursday comes and goes and I enjoy one blissful day off on Friday.  I sit around with the family, do nothing but eat leftovers, watch movies, play games, and enjoy the company. Because come Saturday? Christmas begins. We get out the Christmas Tree, I crank up my … Continue reading