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Once again, I will be taking some time off for surgery related to my breast cancer. This is not a new cancer, recurrence, or anything too scary. I just need an additional surgery to increase my survival odds, which will be pretty darn good following [...]



If Ellen DeGeneres can do it, so can GFCF Mommy! I have been nominated as Best Local Blogger for Nickelodeon's Parents' Picks Award (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area). Vote (hopefully for me) and you can enter a sweepstakes to win $2,000 to use for GFCF [...]
Every once in awhile, there will be a news story calculating the market value for all the jobs a mom does, and assigning a "salary" based on what each job would pay. NBC Nightly News just did such a story, that you can read here, [...] 


April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. I want to repeat my message from last year. Let's all join hands and hearts. Together we can foster acceptance, awareness, hope, and love. (Image courtesy of Casdok from the Mother of Shrek blog.)


I really wanted to make something delicious and decadently chocolate for the Prince and the Professor for Valentine's Day. But I just didn't have the energy or patience to make a cake from scratch. So I decided to go for the convenience of [...]

Since I have been under treatment for cancer and not having the most predictable appetite, I believe it has given me new insight into the sensory issues our children have with food. I find that certain textures or smells, even ones that I [...]


The Prince had a school assignment to color a "disguise" for the Turkey so Tom could escape the inevitable. It's hard to see in the photo, but The Prince's Turkey is adorned with glitter ornaments. According to the Prince, "People will think he's'" [...]





One of my all-time favorite shows about Autism, Autism The Musical, is an Emmy winner! The awards show airs this Saturday, September 20 at 8:00 p.m. on the E! Network.
And this lovely, heart-warming documentary is also now available of DVD, add it to [...]