Still working on the education question - it's a bit tough to do. I'm trying not to hurt anyone's feelings, but, yo, that's hard.
The mysterious mhb asks: What is the one food you would eat everyday if you could? OR What is your favorite restaurant?
Oh, that's a tough one. Probably Mexican food - but not spicy Mexican. I'm such a delicate, tender flower that the chili peppers and such upset my stomach and I'm in much pain for the night. I do, however, love chips, cheese, chicken, beef, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, tortillas - and any way those items are put together makes for an awesome meal. Especially if it's accompanied by great Sangria, or other fruity, sweet alcoholic beverage. I also love Ruth's Chris, for steaks - although, hello, very spendy! - and an Italian restaurant here locally. I really like to eat out. Or, maybe that's just that I like to eat. So says my pants, anyway.
Fabulous Katie asks: if you could give up one daily activity, other than work and child care...what would it be?
It's not daily, but I am not in love with styling my hair. I usually do it every third day, and the between days are just fluff and go, but the whole thing is a gigantic time suck. I like how it looks, though, so I pony up the time and do it. Going to the bathroom 100 kajillion times a day, thanks to the huge amount of water I drink, is also a great time waster I could do without. Except, you know, I really don't know another way to pee. ;)
One more below the fold!
Rock Star Katherine ponders: Here is one. I have a child who does not eat dairy. I know you do too. When you make all those yummy meals with cheese, do you make a separate meal for the non-dairy child? I will sometimes make a second dish, the same thing, w/o dairy. How do you handle making the one meal that a milk allergic child can't eat? Thanks!
I'm really lucky that my two milk allergic individuals are no longer truly milk allergic, but just intolerant. That means that they can eat a small amount of cheese and they won't suffer. I just try to keep a check on it - if they have eggs and cheese for breakfast, I don't serve macaroni and cheese for dinner. When they were really dairy free, I'd make one dinner and leave the cheese out of part of it - the same that I do for the tree nut/peanut/coconut allergic individual. It definitely means that you need to be on your toes with meals, though - but there are lots of things that you can do to modify. Tacos don't require cheese, you can make casseroles and leave out the cheese, that type thing. Or, you know, you can always make sandwiches. That's what my allergic kids resort to half the time.
those are good answers! :)
Posted by: kyoot | January 25, 2009 at 08:38 AM
I am curious - Are the asthma kids the ones with the diary issue?
My asthma daughter is lactose intolerant and have always thought they were linked.
Posted by: Nikie | January 25, 2009 at 09:49 AM
Re: education. We moved our children from parochial to public school a few years ago. It was a very difficult decision to make. I understand your hesitancy to talk about it. I was surprised though, after some time, how much I enjoyed the new school experience for my children. As hard as it may be, try not to look at it as all black or all white. Just some (unsolicited) advise.
Jen
Posted by: Jennifer | January 26, 2009 at 02:26 PM
We started our kids out in parochial school in another state. I loved the smaller classes, nuns, etc. When we moved here we just could not afford it. I was very sad about it, but there was no way. After 3 years, however, things got better financially for us and we were able to then afford private high school for the middle and youngest sons.
Posted by: Nancy | January 28, 2009 at 09:02 PM