We have been having an amazing day today 🙂 I know I don’t talk about autism much, but it’s worth mentioning: Ashley has been kicking some major autism butt the past few days! I had run out of two of her supplements: Cell Food, and MB12/Folinic/NAC injections. Yes, injections. Don’t worry, she has numbing cream, fondly referred to as, “magic mayonnaise” 😉 and she doesn’t feel a thing. But the difference is shocking, since she’s been back on the injections and the Cell Food. Holy moly. Talking up a storm.
You can pick up the Cell Food at any health food store and sneak a few drops into any drink, but the injections, obviously, you need a DAN! doc to get. If you are near Maryland, I can personally recommend Dr. Love, and if you are near Colorado I can recommend Dr. Hamilton. They rock. If you have a DAN! doc that you love in another state, please let us know in the comments! You may really help out someone who needs a good one 🙂
This morning we were invited across the street to our neighbors house for tea. Our neighbor had set up a little wooden kids table next to the adult eat-in-kitchen table. The kids table was set with cloth napkins in wooden animal napkin rings, yellow speckled plates, and tiny ceramic cups, teapot and silverware. It was adorable. She had fresh fruit in pretty bowls and carrots sliced thinly, arrange in a pattern. We had such a great time. I am so grateful to have her as a neighbor. 🙂
When we got home we made pancakes with the leftover batter from yesterday, and topped them with hot applesauce:
Yum-O.
Then the girls and I decided to go to this rec center pool (photos from last year). We floated around the lazy river, laughing and talking and making up stories. It was so fun.
When we got home we made the smoothies in the photo at the top. They’re frozen cherries, pineapple, water with orange Emergen-C, half a banana, Chia Seeds and a little coconut milk. The reason I wanted to show you these smoothies, however, is because of these cool new straws we got on Amazon. They are stainless steel, and they were only $10. We are loving them 🙂 So much better for the environment than plastic, and more durable than glass drinking straws.
♥, Kelly
ieatmodestmouse says
yay for ashley!
and also, about the straws-i have read that stainless steel straws have a weird taste…how do you feel about that?
Brandon says
The straws are awesome! I definitely will be ordering those soon.
BTW–I’ve been making coconut flour waffles recently, and your waffles (along with the approaching fall season) is moving me (pushing, more likely) towards making my own version!
I LOVE anything pumpkin, and just made a pumpkin pie tea (it tastes just like pumpkin, amazing). Tomorrow morning I know what I’ll be having for breakfast! 🙂
Brandon
Kelly says
No, I don’t think they taste weird. Sometimes I can smell them if I inhale while I’m sucking, but it isn’t a taste, like IN the straw. I don’t think the stainless smell gets into the drink, if that makes sense 🙂
Sounds delicious Brandon! 🙂
gfe--gluten free easily says
Doing the happy dance here! Awesome! I’m just imagining Ashley talking away. 🙂 What a lovely neighbor and tea event, too! Your whole day sound fabulous, Kelly!
You are so wonderful to share your stories and encourage others to share their info, too!
xoxo,
Shirley
Kelly says
Thanks Shirley! 🙂
Carrie says
Glad you posted this Kelly! as last night hubs broke one of the glass straws we have! lolol! Glass splinters all over the floor! Hopefully we got them all up! 🙂 I’ll be checking into these!
Kelly says
Hi Carrie! We broke one of our four glass straws too. Such a bummer, I love them! 🙂
Dionne says
Where are the straws made at?
angela says
That’s great news about Ashley. We see a DAN! Dr. in Irvine named Koren Barrett. She is really great!
Meagan says
I love reading about how you are beating autism. Preach it! It totally can be done. Diet is SO important.
ChickiePea says
Those straws look awesome! I had been avoiding the glass ones because of potential glass-splintery badness.
So great to hear that diet is helping you. I will have to look into the cell-food supplement. We may end up with a DAN! dr ourselves. Right now we are diagnosed with PANDAS and are looking into Lyme as well with an LLMD. DAN! is on the list though (we are in IL, if you know of a good one.)
I see that you mentioned Emergen-C and I wanted to add that I heard it has hidden MSG in it. (My chiro friend- who also healed her autistic son!- informed me and suggested we stop using it. Obviously, do your own research, but just an FYI for ya. 🙂
Hope you will stop by our blog as well. Glad I happened upon yours tonight! 🙂
Kelly says
Thankfully it doesn’t have MSG 🙂
http://www.emergenc.com/faq/