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Grain Allergy: Barley, Malt, and Corn ... so far. 86

Grain Allergy: Barley, Malt, and Corn ... so far.

Kathrynn is my 9 year old, gifted daughter. She also happens to have a food allergy. This allergy is not like her friends allergies. She can touch the food she is allergic to without any problems. She can, technically, eat it, and be "ok." In other...

23 comments    health food allergies
Summer fun in Coeur d'Alene69

Summer fun in Coeur d'Alene

The list of summer activities in Coeur d'Alene is seemingly endless. The Lake City is constantly abuzz with art, music, drama, sports, and more. Coeur d'Alene is the seat of Kootenai County and is the sixth largest city in the state of Idaho. One of...

6 comments    entertainment family beach
Red 40: Kat's newly discovered sensitivity78

Red 40: Kat's newly discovered sensitivity

If you haven't read my hub about Kat's other food sensitivity (barley, malt, and corn, so far; a grain allergy, but not to ALL grains) this hub is really more of an update. Once we removed all food products...

7 comments    health children doctors
The importance of recovery after working out.74

The importance of recovery after working out.

When we work out, we are actually breaking down our muscles, which is why during a work out we actually start feeling weaker than when we started. How quickly our muscles degrade depends on how fit we are to...

0 comments    health fitness exercise
Customers: What not to do while on a call with a customer service agent81

Customers: What not to do while on a call with a customer service agent

As a customer service agent for a major phone company in the Inland North West, I spend a great deal of time speaking with some angry customers. Some of them are justifiably angry, others ... not so much. Example Number 1: I use this first...

9 comments    hold call centers drunk dialing
Pit Bull Ignorance is not bliss74

Pit Bull Ignorance is not bliss

A pitbull uncharacteristically attacked its owner and another dog. The owner is in the hospital and is having a difficult tie communicating, so the officials are still unsure of exactly what happened. Even neighbors of the dog have been saying that the dog has never done anything like this before. Spokanimal officials say its one of the worst attacks they have seen in recent memory. Pit Bull Large Pitbull decal stic

5 comments    animals attacks pit bulls
April Fools Food Article, creative way to get your kids to eat!53

April Fools Food Article, creative way to get your kids to eat!

I subscribe to Family Fun, a wonderful magazine for anyone involved with kids. This is what was in Aprils issue for food! These are just a couple of what they have on their web site at...

0 comments    family food kids
The Every Day Life of a Working Mother55

The Every Day Life of a Working Mother

My daughters and my step sons All the Cousins at a family birthday party in Nov 2007. Our Wedding, Sept 5, 1998

0 comments    children home music
Mixed Drinks: a splash of alcohol and a handful of rednecks poured over a mechanical bull73

Mixed Drinks: a splash of alcohol and a handful of rednecks poured over a mechanical bull

And no, I am not talking about your hoity-toity, tea sipping, pinking raising Country Club. I mean your Wrangler jeans wearin', boot stompin', beer drinking, line dancin' COUNTRY CLUB. And in reality, it is...

0 comments    entertainment alcohol drinking
Healthy Eating and Kids67

Healthy Eating and Kids

My two daughters could not be more different when it comes to food. Kat, my 9 year old, is pretty picky, despite our attempts to expand the menu. For YEARS she would not eat ANYTHING that was green. Even if it...

3 comments    health food kids
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