Picapalooza: Part two, Marathon Pictures and Vlog
Before the race. It was early. It was dark. It was cold. The person behind me is wearing a garbage bag. Fast forward 3 hours, 40 minutes, and a few seconds: Approaching the finish line, I knew I didn't have a lot of time to spare. If I was going to qualify for...
Diagnosis: Gluten-Free?!?! Where to Start
This is Part One of a three part series. Simply because it became impossibly long. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- So you suspect, or have been told, that gluten is doing you more harm than good. And now you have to...
Her Last Day
I don't know why I want to remember this. I just know that I do. And if I don't write it down soon, I won't even have the choice. I didn't get there until about three, as was my usual routine. It was a Sunday. I had gone to church, had lunch with the family, put Levi...
The Homeschool Magna Doodle
Think 1800 era one room school house. Think Anne of Green Gables. After you're done picturing her braids being dipped in ink, remember those slates they used. How handy, right? Writing spelling words and sums, erasing quickly, and then writing more. Sure saves on...
Gluten-Free Tricks: Replacing Bread Crumbs
During my Gluten-Free Year, I learned some tricks to make life easier. One of them was how to cheaply replace bread crumbs. I know a lot of gluten-free mommas just save the crumbs from their gluten-free bread, which makes a lot of sense and is FREE. But I didn't...
Picapalooza. Four Months Worth of Meet-and-Greets. Split Up, Of Course.
We like our orchards. Especially those with pumpkin patches. So, while in Illinois, we visited two. Olivia, winding her way through a gourd maze. All three kids developed very special and unique relationships with Grandpa during our three month stay at his house. It...
Wheat Week
Olivia and I have been gluten-free for a year. I wrote about the reason here. Sunday, I sporadically decided it was time for an in depth experiment to see if it was still a necessary diet. It may have had something to do with the fact that I was sitting in...
San Diego Update
So I've been realizing that I may have never given the last update on San Diego. Due to questions I've been getting, like: "Hey, so whatever happened with San Diego?" And this makes since, since we got the news in the airport as we were waiting to leave for...
I Want to Come Back
Hello, Blogging World! Nothing like being gone three months and going through a life-changing experience to hinder the blogging bug! I've been thinking lately that if all you have to go on is the blog, you might get the impression that I am laying glassy-eyed on the...
On Grief
I have to keep refocusing. I want to slip into the grief the world knows. The permanent good-bye. The self-pity so deep it sucks you in and suffocates. Yes, I miss her. And parts of my life will be worse because she is no longer in it. She was a resource of...