Six days to Halloween and counting. I still have a couple of costumes to make. I have Skye’s black kitty costume cut out, still needs sewing. I’ve taken a pattern and changed it (of course, that’s what I do) to make it easier, no zipper but velcro instead (I mean, hello! it’s a costume, not [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Halloween Costume Countdown
Posted in life on October 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
10 Guilty Pleasures
Posted in 10 on Tuesday, Brendan Fraser on October 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
According to Wiki, a Guilty Pleasure is something one enjoys despite feeling guilt for it. Apparently, it is also the second studio album from Ashley Tisdale (did you know she had a first studio album? Me neither!) Go other girl from High School Musical, rock on!! Vanessa who, right?! So here they are in no [...]
The Winchester Mystery House Flashlight Tour – at Midnight!
Posted in 101 in 1001 on October 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Jason turned 17 on Tuesday, October 13th. Since the kids love to do unusual things for their birthdays (last year we went to Fisherman’s Wharf and Alcatraz) I got the boys and I tickets for the flashlight tour of the Winchestery Mystery House, timing it so we were in the heart of the house at [...]
GFCF Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Posted in casein-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, Yum! on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is part recipe and part product review. Eventually, I want to develop my own cake and frosting recipes cause while these are serviceable, they’re just not really fantastic. And that is what I’m striving for. Cupcakes worth raving about. But until there, these are really great, especially for kids. Perfect for a birthday party [...]
Pumpkin Pickin’ at the Patch
Posted in life on October 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Saturday, I took my three youngest on our annual visit to the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch.Ok, we don’t always go to this particular pumpkin patch.We just go to A pumpkin patch, you know, annually. Anyway… Sean went nuts when he saw this giant tractor; it’s all he talked about the rest of the day.Tad pointed out [...]
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Posted in life on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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GFCF Pork and Apple Stew
Posted in casein-free, gluten-free on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ah, stew. That perennial of autumn favorites. My kids are not particularly fond of beef stew and so I’ve been searching for an alternative. Pork chop (thick cut, no bone) were on sale last week, so I bought a large package. The kids were less than impressed with my apple juice infused pork chops and [...]
I took my hearts to San Francisco!
Posted in vacation on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, I picked Sean and Skye up from school early and met my parents and grandparents at the Larkspur ferry building. We were all going to take the ferry into San Francisco to watch the Blue Angels praciticing for Fleet Week. One of our exotic locales, San Quentin maximum security prison. Sean and Skye [...]
GFCF Turkey Chili
Posted in casein-free, gluten-free on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am aware that my food picture taking sucks. My apologies. This dish tastes much better than the picture looks! My kids raved about it… well, except Tad, who said it tasted really good except for the beans. He doesn’t like beans. At all. Sean and Skye had second helpings! This is the first chili [...]
GFCF Sunflower Butter Cookies
Posted in casein-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, Yum! on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This recipe is a simple variation off a GFCF peanut butter cookie that I can’t take credit for creating. Just about everyone I know seems to make the peanut butter variety. My friend Elizabeth over at Small Town Blessings even posted it a few months ago HERE. The beauty of this recipe is the simplicity. [...]
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Cali
20 years old
Loves Anime, is an aspiring writer and currently does voice-over work on fan-fictiony stuff that I don't have a clue about. She was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at age 16. She graduated from high school with her class and is now enrolled in college and working full-time. She moved out last year and is leading a very happy, successful, independent and quite "normal" life.Jason
18 years old
Friends fanatic, fancies himself the next Chandler Bing. Now that he has his license, the next step is his own car. He loves energy drinks, World of Warcraft and torturing Tad. He is now a college man.Tad
15 years old
Xbox addict, total Metrosexual and believer in the powers of Ax products. He's a shy, surprisingly funny, and exceptionally popular kid. He's joined the high school football team so he can get more girls.Sean
9 years old
Obsessed with the Titanic, cars, airplanes and basically anything that has an engine. His teachers told me he should go into engineering. He has a very mechanical mind and can fix just about anything. He was diagnosed with PDDnos on the autism spectrum just before his 5th birthday. He is the sweetest little boy you will ever meet.Skye McKenna
7 years old
The Princess, loves all things pink and glittery. She loves making faces, having her picture taken, and drawing pictures of her family and friends. She was diagnosed with PDDnos on the autism spectrum when she was 2 and was enrolled immediately in an early intervention program. She is completely mainstreamed and classified as "recovered".Whadda ya lookin’ for?
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