Salt-less, oil-less, skinless steamed or baked chicken. Saltless, butter-less mashed potatoes or white rice. And unseasoned, butter-less cooked carrots. no flavor. no creativity. no nothing! This is the flare up diet. The most taste you get is from the gatorade or cucumber infused water you are allowed to drink. And…
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Happy Birthday ‘Merica!
Today is one of my favorite holidays! Not just because I’m a American politics and history junkie. Not just because I’m a Patriot. And not just because I absolutely love fireworks. I love this holiday for most of the reasons I love other holidays, it’s an excellent excuse for people to…
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The Single Mom, The Fake Colon & The Valentine
You haven’t heard from me in a while because it’s just been an interesting two weeks. I take that back, it’s been an interesting few months. We started off the year with Jaxon’s eye surgery. Then we followed that with pouch blockages, a fissure, Jax had an ear infection AND…
Crazy Creole Family
Up late listening to music and remembering special moments in my childhood. They aren’t all major time stopping moments, but they all hold such a great place in my heart. Some kids don’t even get to have one grandparent and I grew up with my three grandmothers (two biological, one…
Dear Dr. King
Dearest Dr. King, Happy Birthday, sir. We’ve come to another year of celebrating you and all that you did and stood for. Once a year we take a moment to reflect on the progress and celebrate it. Once a year we take a beat to exhale, reflect and gear up…
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Happy New Year!
And so the end of the year has arrived and we are all taking a moment to look back and say, “What tha?! Where did the time go?” ! LOL! At least I know I am. Some years it seems to go by fast, and then there are those years…