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I Hate My Guts

I really do. I’m infuriated with my intestines. I despise my digestion. My stomach makes me sad. A page out of Bagels, Buddy, and Me. Sick villi lie flat and can’t digest food properly. When I started blogging almost ten years ago, I did it because Robert said “All authors have blogs.  You should start… Read More I Hate My Guts

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Bagels, Buddy, and Me: A Story About Gluten Intolerance & Celiac Disease

(This post is intended to replace the current website for my book which I’m planning to delete very soon.  You should be able to order directly from here by using the Paypal button below.  Thanks for stopping by!) Bagels, Buddy, and Me is a story told by 8 year old Cooper about his journey to… Read More Bagels, Buddy, and Me: A Story About Gluten Intolerance & Celiac Disease

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We Will Miss You, Buddy

 We had been praying for a dog, and then six and a half years ago you were given to us as a gift ~ an answered prayer ~ because the pet store didn’t want a dog that kept eating rocks and needing to go to the vet ~ and the vet clinic worker couldn’t handle… Read More We Will Miss You, Buddy

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A Birthday, a Booksigning, and a Barbeque

 Birthday Breakfast = gluten FULL cinnamon roll from Atkins Market, sausage & egg scramble Last Saturday was Robert’s birthday ~ his 42nd.  It’s hard to believe that it was two years ago that we celebrated his 40th by wearing jellies, big teased bangs, rolled jeans, and dancing to Michael Jackson!  Such a fun memory and… Read More A Birthday, a Booksigning, and a Barbeque

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A Nice Review of My Book…

Just wanted to let you know of a review that Gluten Free Chef and Author, Tina Turbin, did of my book today on her site. You can read the review here. And by the way, the book is doing pretty well, especially considering that I do absolutely NO marketing of it!  I should, I know,… Read More A Nice Review of My Book…

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Spring Surprises

So, I just wanted to share two fun surprises I have received in the past week or so. First off…daffodils! It was my turn to host homeschool group yesterday, and my friend Aimee and her daughter Carol arrived with a bunch of daffodils. They were all closed up, but overnight opened up so beautifully and… Read More Spring Surprises

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Book Update

A very nice review of Bagels, Buddy, and Me was written here.And I’ve received several emails from buyers explaining how the book has helped them explain Celiac to their child. This is answered prayer, and it makes my day each time!

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Dream Come True

The books are here! They arrived today at two-o’clock while I was at our homeschool history class in Granby. My friend Jocelyn agreed to sit at the house and wait for them, as there had to be a person here to receive them. (She also filed school papers and swept my floors while she waited… Read More Dream Come True

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New Cover for Book

We decided to change the cover a bit. The proofs came back last week, and the blue cover turned purple when it was printed. I’m sure there is a way to adjust this in our file, but the learning curve has already been extremely steep for us regarding the computer work, graphics, conversion to pdf,… Read More New Cover for Book

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Off to the Printer!

Last Tuesday (July 10) we sent the book- the files on CD as well as the hard copy – to Bookmasters in Ohio! It felt so great to be done and have it out of my hands – finally! Today they called to say they had received it, that it looked good (i.e. no formatting… Read More Off to the Printer!