My First Blog Post

This is probably my third re-write of this first blog post.  I can't seem to say what I want the way I want.  I never pictured myself as the kind of person who would have a blog.  I've never had anything really awesome to blog about until Monday.  And it's not really awesome, it's kind of depressing.

I've been having some issues with my digestive area working correctly and October was a pretty bad month.  I just felt pretty bad for most of it.  So I had some testing done and nothing is wrong, which is a relief but doesn't really explain what's been happening.  The doctor's next suggestion was to try to avoid eating wheat.  My dad hasn't eaten wheat for a couple years now and my aunt is a raging celiac as she puts it.  So I guess I knew this day was coming.  I was really hoping I'd inherited that part of my body from my mom and wouldn't have this problem, but something told me it was probably inevitable.  That's the kind of luck I have.

My husband said, "I told you so" because he suggested awhile ago that I try not eating wheat but I didn't want to do it.  He also said he was not participating in this with me.  Later he changed his mind and said he might do it if I really wanted him to, but under no circumstances was he giving up flour tortillas.  That's where he draws the line.

So I thought I'd start a blog about this new adventure.  I have a feeling it will be tough for awhile.  I absolutely love all baked goods and I don't mind some pasta now and then.  So the adjustment to learning how to make these things wheat free could be interesting.  My mom has learned a lot in trying to cook for my dad so I'm hoping to get some pointers from her.  I remembered yesterday that I got a peppernut gun for Christmas last year and haven't used it yet so I know for sure I'll be attempting some GF peppernuts at some point.  I also found a recipe for GF oreos that I'm going to have to try.  They looked pretty good in the picture.

Feel free to post any comments or suggestions you have.  I'd like to hear from others who are having the same experience or anyone who has a good recipe or tip.  I've found some good blogs and websites that I'll eventually post links to.  I'm also taking suggestions on a new title for this blog.  I'm not creative and I don't particularly like the one I've come up with.

Tonight is my first GF shopping trip.  I haven't tried eating GF yet because we don't have much in the house I can eat.  So today is my first official try at a GF day.  I had corn chex and orange juice for breakfast.  For lunch I'm having leftover roast and potatoes.  And for supper we're having Mexican which I know I can do as long as I have a corn tortilla.  My dad says I should feel better in about a week as soon as I get the main wheat sources cut out so we'll see!

Have a good Thursday!