Forever again:)

So it has been FOREVER since I have had a chance to sit down and type. I am changing the motive of my blog to be more about our family as a whole, not specifically dietary issues

I now have all three kiddos in some form of school, and I am back to school getting ready to apply to the nursing program, all while Chad supports us daily doing a great job at his work. WOW is all I can say, three kids in school!! This is season has been a huge one for me learning to trust in God with ALL things, especially 3 of my most important things!It is so sweet to see them feeling so grown up going to their classes, I am so proud of the people they are becoming, true blessings! 

I however, am still adjusting to school, even if my kids already have. Some days the few hours of silence is AMAZING, I dance around thinking "I made it!!!!", while cleaning, doing homework, (watching hulu***shhhh!!!). Other days, it is a bit strange, I look around and think something is missing. On those days I try to do something for my kids while they are gone, and spend some extra time in prayer for them. That usually helps pass the time until there sweet faces appear ready to tell me everything....., or nothing about their day.

I LOVE my family(!!!!!) and am thankful for this season of life. :)

Crafting!!:)

Penelope & Eloise enjoying their new chalk board & pink wall:)

I have been crafting and updating in our house:) The crafts have been for bazaars and Christmas gifts, and I have been working on the kids rooms. So much fun!

New Name

I have re-named my blog! I decided that I wanted to share more than just our dietary issues, but also what we are doing with the rest of our time! So it has been FOREVER since I have posted, but hopefully with a new name I will also have a new resolve to update more often. Since I last posted we have been working on new meals, crafts, and lots of fun family stuff. I look forward to sharing it here.

Oh My!!!

Well, it has definitely been awhile since I have had a chance to post!! Life gets busy with three children, and we have been sharing our time on and off with a few other children too, so our house has been jumping!!!:) Well, I guess I will go back and talk about Eloise's birthday party, since I had promised to do so MONTHS ago!!!:)

So any large gathering that includes food makes me nervous, mainly because not every person in the entire world is aware of El's allergies, or what ingredients are actually included in a number of unsuspecting treats. To make her birthday a fun and safe place to be we decided to not have ANY foods available that could be an allergen for her. We focused on her favorites, since it was her party, which were bananas and rice chex. We also had some chips and salsa. For drinks we had juice, water, and soda (for the adults). Her cake was super cute, and I made it and one for the guests out of a gluten free devils food cake mix by Betty Crocker. The only change I had to make for the dairy was to use nucoa instead of butter. I also made frosting using my Betty Crocker Cookbook; Buttercream frosting substituting rice milk and nucoa, I think that recipe is included in an earlier post.

Everyone had a great time, especially Eloise, I was even able to relax and enjoy knowing she was safe. We got several comments about the cake, and how surprised everyone was that it was gluten and dairy free. She has grown so much in these last few months it is amazing!!!:) So far with the help of our vigilance we are yet to have another reaction!!!:) We are still looking for more recipes and ways to make our diets healthier, so please feel free to leave ideas. Currently I have been trying to perfect a "green" smoothie to help supplement some of her vitamins, I am open to suggestions!!!:)