One of the worst parts of Tad’s gluten free diet was that I pretty much gave up baking.  I did do some baking, but it was all out of boxes.  And I have to say that gluten-free baking is pretty frustrating.  Nothing rises the same way as it does with regular old flour, no matter […]

I had a wonderful birthday yesterday, with many well-wishes on Facebook, phone calls from family (including my nieces singing “Happy Birthday” to me from Oklahoma), presents, and dinner at Red Robin. Rerun also gave me a special present.  His second tooth broke through! And so now this round of teething is over.  Yay! THAT was […]

Ane lost another tooth yesterday… but she lost it at school.  This is generally known as a big deal. She had showed me her tooth right before we walked out the door to the bus, and it was extremely loose.  I could tell it wasn’t hanging on by much, and I offered to pull it.  […]

After Tad gets on the bus in the afternoon to go to school, it’s just me and Rerun for a few hours. And yesterday, I didn’t have to go anywhere.  I had just been to Costco the day before, so we were good on the important things (like milk and apples and bread). Rerun’s naps […]