Last fall, we did something totally unexpected…we sent the boys to school. This was a little difficult – especially for me (read here to see what a severe understatement that is:)). To be honest, I wasn’t sure how it was all going to pan out. Well, school is officially out here in Alabama and I can say, we’ve reached the…
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Hey there, You know we eat crazy here in the Rinna home – we eat clean and gluten-free among other things. But did you know I strive to be thrifty? I used to sweat in the check out line – no joke – when I was first diagnosed with Celiac. My body would go into fight-or-flight mode thinking about what…
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This is the follow-up post to my temporary moment of insanity that actually turned out pretty well. You can read The Homeschool Season Itch here. 🙂 So I got everything put together nicely, rotated the kitchen table and rearranged the workboxes. I organized the shelves with games, manipulatives, books and puzzles, but my largest accomplishment was concerning the art supplies….
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Banana bread is one of those simple pleasures in life. When I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, it was one of the first baked goods I learned to make and I’m so glad I did. After much tweaking, I have been able to accommodate all of our other diet changes since my diagnosis; I give to you a gluten, dairy…
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This year has brought many challenges and changes but one completely threw me off guard; we kept running out of food mid-week for school lunches. I couldn’t seem to figure out how to make lunch food last all week. I knew I had to make some changes when my son told the neighbor we didn’t have any food in our pantry…
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