Lynsey’s Home Birth Story August 1st, 2003 After hearing too many times that my bouncing off the walls, never stop, energizer bunny son was “all boy”, I was determined that my next child would be “all girl”. Two years before she was even born, I painted our spare bedroom pink. With my first child, I had read the book, “Taking […]
Part of the reason I decided on homebirth was because of reading dozens of birth stories online. I think http://www.childbirth.org/ had the most, and they group them so you can read homebirth stories, hospital, C-section,etc. Nearly every story I read about homebirth seemed about 100 times better than all the other hospital birth stories. The hospital stories […]
Below are just a few things I have learned on the GFCF boards about what is safest to use in the kitchen. I had no idea about any of these things before. It can be expensive to replace a lot of your kitchen ware. I didn’t do it all at once. I asked for different […]
(The top is a picture of our garden in the summer. You can see our little apple tree and below it was the start of our raspberry bushes. In the front are green beans and cucumbers are in the back. The big tall thing in the far back is a sunflower that my daughter […]
Below are a few new recipes we like. Still need to add them to my cookbook recipes. Bruschetta Bread 1 to 2 tomatoes (I like using Roma), seeded and diced 3 TB olive oil 1 TB fresh oregano (or ½ TB of dried) 2 TB chopped fresh basil (or 1 TB dried; tastes better using […]
A soy free cheese! Daiya Cheese Shreds is making its way into stores. Right now, you might be able to find it at some Whole Foods, otherwise you can find it online. I just ordered some from www.veganstore.com. They have cheddar and Italian. Everyone on the gfcf board is raving about it. It melts and […]
If you want to do food allergy testing, the best and most economical place to have it done is through Alletess. Their web site is www.foodallergy.com. They charge about $130 to check for 96 different food allergies, both IGG and IGE, which is what you want, and you can still bill it to your insurance. (IGG […]
After 5 years on the Feingold Diet, we are going back to stage 1. Stage 1 is where you start at for the first 6 weeks of the diet and you eliminate high salicylate foods. After the initial 6 weeks, you can add back in stage 2 items one at a time and watch for reactions. […]
Below is a list of web sites pertaining to homeschooling. I’m just learning of many of these. There are tons out there. Also, if you find yourself needing a laminator, the cheapest ones are at Sam’s for $24. Target also has them for $27. Sam’s also has 3 ml laminating sheets for $20 for 200 […]