Bonnie Elaine - BEing real about Parenthood

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Easy 3 Ingredient Potato Pancakes

March 26

My wonderful husband is of German decent. When I married my husband I didn’t know how many yummy German dishes there were. It wasn’t like I grew up in a community that had a lot of traditional German food like schnitzel, brawtwurst, and red cabbage. So when he took me to Mr. Dunderbak’s Biergarten and Brewery I was wonderfully surprised to find so many new things to try. If you are ever in Tampa, Florida I definitely recommend visiting this little treasure of a restaurant. I love a lot of what they offer and there are some great beers to go with each dish; my personal favorite is their potato…

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Dressing my kids isn’t supposed to be this hard, is it? It all started off easy enough; onesies with clever sayings and pre-assembled shirt/short combos. Everything in the drawer was a winner! I could do no wrong. Oh, how times have changed. Six years, 3 kids, and countless wardrobe malfunctions later I’ve had an epiphany: my wife and I aren’t even seeing the same clothes! Here’s an illustration. I walk into the closet using this color pallet: My wife walks into the closet using this color pallet: …and hilarity ensues. Let’s roll the tape, shall we? Dad: “Kids are dressed.” Mom: “What are they wearing?” Dad: “Clothes,…

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The Power of Kindness

March 21

Like most moms I am not good about self care. I tend to put myself last and rarely take the opportunity to spend time or money on me. However, after my last pedicure maybe I will start being better about it! Now, you might be wondering what a pedicure has to do with kindness? Well I have a story to tell you about how one act of kindness changed a woman’s outlook on life. You see while I was there I met a woman who was in need of some kindness and a healthy helping of positivity. A few months back I finally got around to using a gift card…

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“What do you mean I can’t have Peanut M&Ms?” Food Allergies invade Dadland

March 19

We’ve all heard that parenting involves sacrifice, but this was taking things too far! I should preface my candy-coated outrage by saying that I have received (and eaten) a 2 pound bag of peanut M&Ms for Christmas for as long as I can remember. It’s my very own holiday weight-gain tradition. That all changed the year my eldest son was diagnosed with food allergies to eggs and peanuts (why not brussel sprouts or liverwurst?). I had the benefit (read:completely horrifying) experience of seeing my son have a physical reaction to an allergen. That gut-wrenching, powerless feeling I had in the emergency room watching my pock-marked, hive-riddled 9 month old…

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Easter is just around the corner and I am in a mad dash to fill my kids Easter baskets. Any other parents out there feeling the pressure? As a food allergy mom, I have to find creative ways to celebrate holidays that seem to be focused on food. Most parents will be able to grab a couple bags of candy and a chocolate bunny and be done. That is totally not the case for us! However, even if you are not the parent of a food allergic kid, you might be interested in this list as well. So each year I say I am going to start early and not…

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