Posts by mamaupupup

:) this is the life!  I like all the flavors described above!  By the way, we camped in our camper van a bunch before we got an extra heater installed.  The water bottles would freeze in winter overnight.  It made...

Hi there, We have had such a crazy-busy 2012 along with a death in the family and the discovery that three of us have Celiac.  Given all this, I'm toying with the idea of "nesting" big time in 2013 and just opting out of...

We are a BIG travel family.  Travel was probably 50% of our decision to homeschool.  My husband and I travelled (mostly camped) for the two years before we had kids and were big travellers even before we met.  Most of...

Thanks everyone! 

Hi there, I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do my record keeping.  I would love to hear what you all use!   In a PERFECT world, I'd love to find an iPhone app which would allow me to: - take a picture and add...

I have Celiac and both my kids have Celiac!   We all were diagnosed this year.   I echo:  keep eating gluten until you have a firm diagnosis!   My greatest advice:  find a GREAT doctor.  Since...

I researched this a while ago--Unicef or the UN has some wonderful things on their site!  Even learning units and worksheets if you want to go in that direction.  Part of what Unicef seemed to want to communicate was the idea...

:) thanks Miranda!  Yes, we've talked lots about endoscopies and tiny little cameras...not many five year olds have pics of their digestive tracts!    We've also had a lot of exposure to kids with a whole host of...

We've had a major distraction in the last 6+ weeks:  both our daughters have been diagnosed with Celiac Disease.  (Note:  we are actually upbeat and feeling generally good emotionally, despite a now more complicated...

Thinking of you!  In terms of stress-busting, do whatever you need to/can do that helps.  If it means writing long rants on MDC, please do!  I don't know your hobbies, so I'll list a few things that help me: - Pet my...