When it Rains it Pours...and it Won't Get Dry

My dryer went out. I have lots of laundry to do too. That makes for a bad week, but after a hospital stay after eating something with gluten, and a short pay check because I am out of sick time...well the timing stinks.

I am excited about the new gluten-free hamburger helper. Always a nice thing to have in the cabinet when you need to throw something together quick. My niece and her BF tried it this week and said that the Asian Fried Rice was actually very good. They live on the East Coast and it isn't here yet. I'm waiting on the Bisquick mix. I hear it makes yummy pancakes. I can't wait.

Tomorrow, I go dryer shopping and then off to class. I haven't done any homework this whole quarter. Blah. Sunday is catch up day. I hope. I hear the pool calling my name.....

This is Going to be Tough

I am waiting for the hubs to get home from the store. I think the last of the gluten attack is over. I have slept off the meds and recovered from the lack of sleep. Back to work tomorrow. I know this is going to be a long, hard, road. Even in my own home. They just aren't willing to go GF all the way around. Hopefully, I won't get sick again.

Apparently NOT Gluten-Free Enough

I had the most fabulous weekend. I sang in a dear friend's wedding and hung out with old friends and made some new ones. I even managed to keep from eating anything "bad" at the reception. Then last night, I was awaken from a deep sleep to the most horrific pain. So here I sit in the hospital. Thank God for modern medicine and drugs. Tomorrow, finally a biopsy to check for Celiac's. Hopefully, some real answers. In the mean time the imposed gluten-free diet is making me feel better. I did think though that a hospital would have more GF choices than a hamburger patty, baked potato, cottage cheese, fruit and pudding. All of them good items, however not for every meal.

Food Allergies Can Mess Up Your Life...And Not How You Might Think

So I have food allergies. When I was 31ish, I was diagnosed as having a peanut allergy. A few years later, tree nuts were added. Last year, I got to add gluten. I never ask people, even my own family, not to consume gluten containing foods or those containing nuts. My daughter eats PB&J all the time. She must wash her own dishes, but that's no biggie...she's pretty much grown. One of our local sports teams, playing in an indoor arena, is giving away free peanuts as a promotion. I simply asked that they switch to popcorn or some other cheap alternative. You would think, I had asked to ban peanuts as a food throughout the entire country. Wow. I didn't realize people loved their peanuts so much. At a game last year, the woman next to me was eating peanuts. I switched places with her and took a couple of Benedryl. Not exactly fun for the rest of the game being so sleepy, but it was okay. When two-thirds of the people will most likely be eating them, where do I go to get away? I would like to enjoy a game too. I asked if people would give up peanuts in a section to let those of us with allergies attend. Most people said okay. A few said no. Unfortunately, my brother thought that designating a peanut-free section was nothing short of socialism (his response not mine) and that I was an idiot for suggesting it. This led to me telling him that he's a jerk-wad, which led to him telling me that I am a horrible person who never loved him and he's disowning me. What the hell? At this point I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the absurdity of it all.....(o=