So Spring has decided to rear its head in Portland. I love the sunshine and the opportunities to get outside and get things done. (Garden beds are done… mostly!) Continue reading ‘Spring is hitting… hard’
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I am fully into day three of a Southern adventure. Some may already know of my illustrious heritage. I come from a family of self-proclaimed rednecks. (Well, the men are rednecks. The women mostly just put up with the men.) Continue reading ‘Our Southern Vacation… Part One [update: part two was never written]‘
A concerned parent intending to bring snacks to my son’s third-grade class wanted to make sure the food she brought would be appropriate for everyone in the class, so she put together a list of food that were acceptable:
These are all vegetarian, wheat free, dairy free, soy free (all oil will specifically be canola to avoid soy), free of artificial flavors, synthetic colors, BHA, BHT, TBHQ, and as far as I can tell, free of citric acid (I’m not sure what all is in this category–citrus fruits, berries, pineapple, tamarind, cherries, tomatoes, cayenne, artichokes, lettuce, cheese (ruled out by dairy anyway), and sourdough).
So what CAN they eat? I was surprised to see a list of five options:
- Frozen grapes & pistachios
- Banana bread with peanut butter
- Pumpkin muffins with almond butter
- Greek lentil soup with cornbread muffins made with rice milk
- Steel cut oats with vanilla, maple syrup and toasted pecan
…so apparently we don’t have any nut allergies. Does anyone else find this list of allergies peculiar?
So it took nearly a month to make it to school by bike again. Nearly killing your child by not attaching the trail-a-bike correctly can do things like that to your schedule.
Someday I really will post pictures of our biking arrangement.
Yesterday represents the first time that my kids and I biked to school. As a long time advocate of biking whenever possible, this was really cool to get my 8 and 6 year olds out in the fast lane–well, 8 mph is not exactly fast. Continue reading ‘Woohoo! Biking to school and loving it’