Urp!
I just finished my second piece of leftover pumpkin pie this evening. I made a special pie all for Julie, without all the evil allergen ingredients that are supposed to go into pie - things like butter, eggs, milk, wheat flour - the basics, you know. Surprisingly, it turned out pretty good. Good enough for me to want to go back and eat a second piece of day-old pie, at least. It is priceless to get to watch her enjoy a special treat like pie while everyone else is eating pie too. She talked about it today, so it obviously made an impression on her.
We celebrated Thanksgiving at Joe's cousin Sarah's house. Julie was so excited to go over there and see her second cousin Katelyn, and the two of them run around together like best buddies. It is amazingly cute!
And the best part of it is that they wear each other out and Julie falls asleep on the way home.
This was Sarah's first year hosting Thanksgiving at her new house, and she did a great job. Her mother-in-law did the bulk of the cooking, I think, but Sarah did a great job organizing all the contributions, having a beautifully clean house and a nicely set table, and making everyone feel at home. All I had to do was bring a couple of salads and some sweet potatoes - and that pie for Julie. I feel so lucky that Sarah and the whole family have been really helpful with Julie's food allergies, and they set aside special servings of the vegetables for her before the extra stuff was added. That made my life a lot easier in planning her meal. We all had a very nice, relaxing Thanksgiving. Or at least Joe and I did.
Unfortunately, something Julie ate yesterday did include a sneaky allergen ingredient. At least, we're pretty sure that's what kept Julie waking up crying last night, and would account for her super-crabby attitude this morning. We still haven't figured out what the heck it was. The only thing I can think of is maybe the turkey was pre-basted with some dairy or soy ingredient when they bought it at the store. I know everybody did their very best to keep her away from the bad stuff, and I am just grateful that the lapse meant a night of lost sleep instead of something much worse.
Oh! and I just updated Julie's picture page. I hadn't gotten new pictures up since the July ones, and now it should be good through the current pictures. I can't wait to see how much more I procrastinate after the new baby comes.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
We celebrated Thanksgiving at Joe's cousin Sarah's house. Julie was so excited to go over there and see her second cousin Katelyn, and the two of them run around together like best buddies. It is amazingly cute!
And the best part of it is that they wear each other out and Julie falls asleep on the way home.
This was Sarah's first year hosting Thanksgiving at her new house, and she did a great job. Her mother-in-law did the bulk of the cooking, I think, but Sarah did a great job organizing all the contributions, having a beautifully clean house and a nicely set table, and making everyone feel at home. All I had to do was bring a couple of salads and some sweet potatoes - and that pie for Julie. I feel so lucky that Sarah and the whole family have been really helpful with Julie's food allergies, and they set aside special servings of the vegetables for her before the extra stuff was added. That made my life a lot easier in planning her meal. We all had a very nice, relaxing Thanksgiving. Or at least Joe and I did.
Unfortunately, something Julie ate yesterday did include a sneaky allergen ingredient. At least, we're pretty sure that's what kept Julie waking up crying last night, and would account for her super-crabby attitude this morning. We still haven't figured out what the heck it was. The only thing I can think of is maybe the turkey was pre-basted with some dairy or soy ingredient when they bought it at the store. I know everybody did their very best to keep her away from the bad stuff, and I am just grateful that the lapse meant a night of lost sleep instead of something much worse.
Oh! and I just updated Julie's picture page. I hadn't gotten new pictures up since the July ones, and now it should be good through the current pictures. I can't wait to see how much more I procrastinate after the new baby comes.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
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