Now that April is here, many Mama’s are getting their decorations up and plans made for Easter. That’s not so easy for a food allergy Mama. After all, most of what I remember as traditional Easter “stuff” from my childhood revolves around food. Sugar eggs. Peanut butter eggs. Chocolate bunny … Continue reading
Last week I missed sharing a lot of things, so here’s a little update on how the kiddos are doing. When I left off, we discovered I had inadvertently corned Zac with dishwashing soap. That put the pork trial back in full swing, albeit with some residual reaction symptoms. We … Continue reading
After writing about our Anniversary and saying that we wouldn’t be able to go out on a date, we got a big surprise! My parents and I spoke early Friday morning, and Mom mentioned they were planning to go to town to run some errands. I had a sudden brainstorm: … Continue reading
Here it is – the BIG PROJECT I was talking about! Last month, Darrel came to me with an idea about expanding his photography portfolio by offering to shoot some FPIES families. We talked about it for a while, and his simple plan snow-balled into an entirely new concept: why … Continue reading
Well, I underestimated how much time and effort would be needed to complete my BIG SURPRISE PROJECT (kids, anyone?), and it’s not quite ready yet. Sigh. Soon, I promise! In the meantime, how’d you like some refried beans? Sure, you can go to the store and buy a can (even … Continue reading
Last week, when we needed to give Rocephin shots to Zac thanks to a double ear infection, I was sure we were about to endure another FPIES reaction. After all, he’d reacted to his last round of shots. Imagine my surprise as each day passed with NO signs of a reaction … Continue reading
While we dealt with all the fun viral sickies this week, we realized that all day on Saturday Jed had told us “something is wrong with me”. Of course, both Darrel and I were like “Duh! You’re sick!” so we ignored him. Finally he climbed up on my lap at … Continue reading
It’s Friday. I’m not doing a Frugal Friday post today. Why? Because we’ve been invaded by a virus and I’ve been busy tending to two sick little boys. Not only have I not had time to sit down and write, but financial planning just really isn’t on my mind right … 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
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
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