For 3o of the past 40 years of my life, I lived in what I deemed to be a medium-sized city. Burlington, Ontario - current population 285, 000. We had everything we needed right there - a great hospital, waterfront trails and beaches, annual music festivals, Canada's Largest RibFest! Did I mention RibFest? ;) And because I had lived there for 30 years Burlington grew along with me, so it never felt big to me. I could get around it with my eyes closed, knew where obscure little side streets were when people mentioned them, and could do that whole "jeez remember when the Go Station was a corn field?" thing, that proves you have grown right along with your city.
And then, 4 months ago, we made the decision to uproot ourselves from that safety zone (my 12 year old son has never lived anywhere else) and move to Grimsby - population 25, 200. Blending households with a significant other in your 40s inevitably means one party makes the sacrifice of moving to the other party's comfort zone. We were willing to make that sacrifice.
Between February and June of this year it was proven to us, beyond a shadow of a doubt, what kind of extreme power lies in a positive school environment.
Hello GF peeps, and Happy Wednesday! Time for another addition of Gluten-Free Hits & Misses, as we continue to try new things every day on our gluten-free journey. So off we go......
Well folks, the results are in! Our family doctor called yesterday with the results of my son's abdominal ultrasound and blood work. It is essentially good news but still leaves a lot of questions regarding what he can and cannot eat.
Happy Weekend GF peeps! And Happy Memorial Day Weekend to my friends south of the border! For us, this weekend will be spent continuing to pack for our move in August. Although we are excited about the move, this whole packing and purging deal sucks! I'm just sayin'......
Anyway, in an effort to delay that fun-filled job for as long as possible (just being honest!) I thought I'd share a few more Hits & Misses that we discovered this past week.
I am happy to report that my kitchen, fridge, and pantry are now approximately 50% gluten-free. As my son is the only one who NEEDS to be gluten-free, I find we are slowly paring down on the "old" food and replacing it with the GF variety.
