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Swimming in the snow
Posted on 02. Jan, 2008 by Jillian.
So, I’m not really sure if I wanted to brag about being able to safely take our GSD kids swimming outside while it’s snowing, or if I wanted to brag about our beautiful white Christmas. Either way it isn’t a very becoming attribute, but I couldn’t help myself. This year we drove up to my [...]
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My Favorite GSD Friendly-ish Pumpkin Pie
Posted on 22. Nov, 2007 by Jillian.
This pie turned out so well last year that I actually had non-GSD relatives request it this year. 1 pie crust (Good luck trying to find a sugar free pie crust. I think I just skipped the pie crust all together.) 1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree 3/4 cup Splenda 2 Tbsp. cornstarch 1/2 tsp. [...]
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When Life by the Clock “falls back”
Posted on 04. Nov, 2007 by Jillian.
Daylight savings time kicked in today and we were supposed to get an extra hour of sleep this morning. Ya, right. As if kids like to sleep in on any day other than a school day. We also woke up wondering what on earth to do about switching cornstarch schedules. Somehow it crept up on [...]
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Halloween- The Scariest Night of the Year
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 by Jillian.
Most people associate the “scary” side of Halloween with freaky masks and haunted houses. For us, it’s ALL the candy. Last year, we simply avoided Halloween. We let the kids dress up, took them to Grammy’s house for a bit, and came home. Nothing uncontrollable. After the GSD conference, we realized that we need to [...]
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Amazing GSD Conference
Posted on 29. Oct, 2007 by Jillian.
We just got back from our trip to Utah’s first, and hopefully annual, GSD conference. It was incredible! We came back with pictures, memories, videos and more. We feel exhausted and energized at the same time. There is so much to blog about that we’ll have to divide it into sections. So, this post will [...]
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GSD get-together in Utah
Posted on 21. Oct, 2007 by Jillian.
This Friday we are driving to Utah to meet others (and their families) with GSD for the first time. The Make a Wish Foundation in Murray, Utah is graciously allowing us to use a conference room to meet in. There will be several families with various types of GSD as well as our favorite physician [...]
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Teaching Dallin the Ways of the Starch
Posted on 09. Oct, 2007 by Jillian.
It’s official, Dallin is 9 months old and has begun cornstarch! We spoke with Dr. Weinstein today, and he encouraged us to start giving Dallin 5 grams of cornstarch in 2.5 oz. of Prosobee- and see how his blood sugar handles it. We started out testing him every 15 minutes, then every half hour, and [...]
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Luke Vs. Mr. Roboto- a dog update
Posted on 05. Oct, 2007 by Jillian.
Our son Ethan just had his fourth birthday, and received a thoughtful and creative gift from his “girlfriend” Karlee. She understands that we are training a dog that will (hopefully) be able to help the boys when they get sick. So, she built him an awesome robot out of tin cans- in case Luke doesn’t [...]
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How do You Wake Up?
Posted on 13. Sep, 2007 by Jillian.
I think most GSD parents who are responsible for all or most of the night time cornstarches have a constant subconscious fear of sleeping through the alarm. I’ve even known a certain Aunt Bonnie who, after accompanying us to Florida, woke up in a cold sweat terrified that she missed giving someone their 2am. This [...]


