My mom found a book that changed my life! After reeding Feeding EDEN, I realized I was not alone in my struggle with living everyday trying to keep my boys from eating something that could kill them or put them in the hospital. My goal every second of everyday is keeping my boys safe. Before I had my boys, I …
Little Dude’s Life-Threatening Allergies
We not only have 1 child with life-threatening allergies, but two. Buddy, our oldest, is deathly allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts, and a few minor things which cause hives such as cats and tomato plants (not the tomatoes themselves, just the plants). We have also discovered that Little Dude who is 1 is also deathly allergic to many foods and …
Homemade Laundry Detergent for Sensitive Skin
My husband and boys have extremely sensitive skin. They will break out from anything, a rough tag on the back of their shirt to fabric that makes them sweat and itchy which then causes red splotches and hives. My family can’t do most laundry detergents. We have been using ECOS Free and Clear Laundry Detergent which they have not seemed to react …
Why I Built a DIY Home Battery Backup
How do you cope with the power going out? While rearing two young boys with life-threatening allergies, the smallest things can become big problems. Let’s take losing power due to a summer thunderstorm for example. Here’s a quick story about my oldest son (let’s call him Buddy) and how our DIY home battery backup system kept him safe. He’s two-years-old, …
The first post
This is a big step for most people. In fact, I would be willing to bet that coming up with the first blog post is one of the primary reasons people never start the blog they want to. Actually, I have no facts to back that up. It’s just the way I’ve felt for a while and assume others are …