During August, I will be doing a back to school post series to help you and your school-age children with food allergies prepare for going back to school. Today, I want to focus on the dreaded forms. The forms…there are a lot of them and they are a royal pain, but they SAVE lives. Please … Continue reading
For those of you living with or caring for someone with food allergies, please know that the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is one of the best resources out there. When my son was diagnosed with multiple life-threatening food allergies years ago, FAAN was my only lifeline and it still my go-to resource today! FAAN … Continue reading
One of my absolute FAVORITE blogs to follow is Tracy’s at Sugarcrafter. She has food allergies, but you’d never know it. The girl is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G with allergy-friendly recipes in the kitchen. Some of my favorite recipes are her Homemade Granola Bars and Flax Seed and Honey Muffins (see below). So, in the spirit of back-to-school, I … Continue reading
If you’ve been following my blog, you know that most of my June and some of my July posts were dedicated to fun and safe vacation destinations for food allergy families. One of my favorite destinations is Walt Disney World in Florida. To that end, the folks at AllergyFreeMouse.com asked me if I would mind … Continue reading
Last week, my son had his very first childhood sleepover at a friend’s house. As the mother of a child with life-threatening food allergies, the first sleepover is waaaaaaayyyy out of my comfort zone. Still, my son is a child first and we work hard not to let his food allergies define him as a person so we … Continue reading
Enjoy Life Foods contacted me a week or two ago and asked me if I would review two of their newest products. I was honored to have the opportunity and now want to share my review with you, my readers. For those of you unfamiliar with Enjoy Life products, ALL of their products are gluten-free … Continue reading
This will be my final post for my allergy friendly summer vacation destination series…and quite possibly my favorite. So far I’ve covered vacation destinations popular for those that crave summer heat and the thrill of amusement parks. After all that sweltering heat and fast-paced fun, I think it’s time to head north for some rest, … Continue reading
My next two posts will conclude my allergy-friendly summer vacation series…and it’s quite possible these will be my favorite vacation posts to date. So far I’ve covered vacation destinations popular for those that crave summer heat and the thrill of amusement parks. After all that sweltering heat and fast-paced fun, I think it’s time to … Continue reading
Down in the south we have sort of a phenomenon, we call it Buccee’s. It is a gas station, deli, souvenir shop, ice cream shop, snack bar, restroom stop. You just can’t imagine or judge it until you’ve been there! As a mom, I love it because it often has the cleanest bathrooms within 150 miles … Continue reading
