Tradition!

Recently on a PKU facebook page that I facebook-like called "International PKU Recipe Database", there was a question asked I answered it.  BUt I would like to share some further feelings about this subject.  

Here's the Question:

I'm a mom to a 9 month girl with pku what do I do for Easter meals and baskets?

The question is a very good one, sometimes I think that we forget that before we had to deal with our diets that our parents had to.  The whole idea of a strict diet for life is pretty intimidating.  Before us, they had no knowledge of PKU.  And yet, they still learned and dealt with it for most of our childhoods.  ...But that's really a topic for another day.

Now, to answer the question.  Most hard candies (excluding sugar-free) are free in Phe.  And usually there are low-Pro Chocolate Bunnies for sale at one of the PKU food websites.  And peeps are good too!  It's not hard to fill an Easter basket full of goodies.  

When it comes to Easter meals (or really any holiday) if you want to have a traditional meal, just take a special PKU-proof recipe and serve once a year on that holiday.  It becomes a tradition.  And your child will know to expect it on that holiday.  It doesn't matter if the recipe seems "unconventional" for the holiday, if it's a tradition... it's a tradition.   

And traditions are some of the best parts of any holiday.  

Have a great day!  

Belated Birthday!!!!

Oh My Goodness!  I can't believe I forgot!

On February 28th, 2011 I wrote my first post.  That means that on February 28, 2014 was my blog's 3rd birthday!  I feel like a bad mother for forgetting it.  (In my defense however, it was during my writing hiatus when I was busy from dawn until dusk with my Practicum.)

But it feels unreal that my blog could really be 3 years old.  How long to most blog's last?  I'm not sure.  I think a significant number of them are missionary blogs, and teenager drama-filled online journals.  (Tow totally different things by the way!)

Here's a cupcake to celebrate!!!

If my blog were really a child it would be in the adorable but mischievous stages of toddler hood.  I'm sure of it.  

Anyways, enough about that.  Let's look at some stats:

9,076 views in all time history!  Around October 2011 there was this incredible jump that has remained consistent through the years.  I mean it's really impressive. 

There's what my chart looks like for those that are interested.  It's this little chart that keeps me going, telling me that people actually look at my blog and care.  (I honestly have no idea why that spike in Oct 2013 occurred...)  

And here are the top 5 posts of 2014.

Top 5 Posts (As reported in 2014)

1. Happy PKU Awareness Month (March 2011)- 601 page views
2. A PKU Story- 234 page views
3. The Tigger Theory- 226 page views (though I think that people looking up Tigger might accidentally stumble across this one) 
4. PRISM301- 147 page views
5. New Favorite Recipe- 143 page views

Anyways, happy 3rd Birthday Blog.  I can't believe I've made it this long.  And hopefully I'll still be blogging to celebrate a 4th.  :)

P.S.  Sorry about being absent for the past 2 weeks.  My computer contracted a pretty serious virus, and I've been making treks to the library to get homework done.  In fact, that's where I am now typing this.  It's just been a real hassle.  But hey, that's life!  And have a great day!