Another day in Paridise

Went to buy swing set; took forever at k-mart.  Kids were great: bought ball for stephen and k & m read books.  3 guys helped us out to the van and had to rearrange everything to make it fit.  Got almost home and s threw up...cottage cheese, cheetos, and turkey...mmmm.  Got stephen situated, took out his carseat to get to marija, she was very patient, as was kolbe.  they played in the yard on trampolin and with new ball and their umbrella while I got carseat apart to wash.  at some point stephen fell with no pants on and scraped his knee and leg all up and I scraped my arm trying to get to him, but he didn't cry.  He loves being outside.  This swingset will be a good thing...it's been an adventure already! 

Body Ecology Diet...pre-phase 1

If there is a such thing (which I'm certain there is not), we are in Pre-"Phase One" of the Body Ecology Diet.  Since our 5-year-old son is terribly inflicted with an overgrowth of yeast, we are all going on this diet together.  I feel that each of us will benefit greatly from eating healthier, regardless of if we actually have candidiasis or not.  If I have time, I'll write another post later about what candida is and how it affects our bodies and our lives. 

I thought that during the 40 days of Lent would be a good time to begin this diet, as it eliminates sugar in many forms, so that would be a great form of self-denial for us.  Well, little did I realize how extremely difficult it would be for me to say "no" to the sweet tooth!!  I thought the kids would have the hardest time with it, but quite the contrary!  Kolbe asks me frequently, "Mom, does this have sugar in it?  If so, I don't want it.  I want to my toe to get better!"

Well, he is my inspiration, and I'll do whatever it takes to keep him off those dangerous medications the dermatologists keep wanting him to take (and we have tried them, but there is no difference in his skin after taking them.  To me, the risk out weighs the benefit.)  We are now eliminating all the "junky-junk" from our diet (i.e.-candy, high-fructose corn syrup, etc.) and we'll be starting the real "phase one" of B.E.D. in about 2 weeks:-)

Keep us in your prayers!

What is "Normal" anyway?!

Catholic, Pro-Life, Capitalist, Idealist, Attachment Parenting, Babywearing, Breastfeeding, Homebirth, Midwifery, Herbs, Homeopathic Remedies, Upper Cervical (Chiropractic) Care, Raw Foods, 3 kids (wanting more), Creighton Model FertilityCare System, NaProTechnology, Subterranean Home, Self-Employed....but wait...there's more!

The list goes on of the many ways that our family doesn't "fit the mold" that our society has designed for us as "normal".  As I learned in sociology class: normal is relative.  My husband and I love and embrace being different!  We welcome questions regarding our views and why we are the way we are (most of the time).  Our journey has been a short and intense one, but isn't over yet by far!