Last Friday was the Ladies Christmas Party for our church. It was a re-gift party where we were supposed to bring a gift someone had given us that we didn't want anymore. One of the things I was given was this hot chocolate mix with marshmallows. Once I got home, Nico saw it and asked for a mug of cocoa, so he got one!
I've been trying to grow sprouts. These are clover sprouts. I can't seem to get them as yummy as my mom's are, but she's helping me troubleshoot. I'm using a sprout heating pad on my next batch.
Nico eating breakfast and doing the Advent Calendar. His new breakfast love is toast with cheese melted on it, from the oven.
On Monday shortly after Nico arrived at school, I received a call from the nurse telling me that Nico had a tummy ache, so I went to pick him up. He seemed fine otherwise, and spent the morning calculating how many minutes are in a year. He put the paper in his backpack so he could show his teacher the next day. In the afternoon we tried to go for a walk up to Castle Rock but the trails were closed due to mud, so we turned around and came back. Halfway home, Nico started getting really bad stomach pain. He rested when we got home and was fine.
The next morning he still felt a little sick, but I sent him to school anyway. He said his tummy ache went away while he was at school, in the morning.
Tuesday I had my last final for my last class of the semester at CWI. I went to the testing center in Nampa, and afterward I visited a gluten free restaurant in Nampa to get myself a treat. Local First Idaho. I got a turkey sandwich and tomato soup. It was very good, though I kept dreaming about the turkey sandwiches they have at Lemon Tree in Boise (I'll go there next time!) I brought my lunch to my parents' house and ate there, then I met Guy for our Tuesday afternoon date at Caffe Capri.
One of the big topics we discussed on our date was the gluten question for Nico. Our consensus is to make the decision based on symptoms, not on tests, so as of now we are allowing Nico to eat gluten. Guy's suggestion was to still keep our house gluten free (for my sake), but when we buy food at a restaurant, or if he's at school or anywhere where there's gluten, he can eat it! We will thank God for every day that he can eat gluten. Nico is super psyched. He loves the donut holes at church. I may not have mentioned this but I think he ate like 12 of them on that Sunday in gluten week.
Reading before bed.
Today was Nico's Wizard of Oz drama performance!! I came down with a fever this afternoon and didn't end up going, I was so sad to miss it! :( But Guy got some video! Evelyn was also in the performance, she is the evil witch, so keep an eye out for her when you watch the video. Nico played the Wizard. He had a few other small parts, too. Everyone went to Tin Roof Tacos for dinner after the performance.
In February we are going to see the Idaho Music Theater performance of The Wizard of Oz.
That's it for this week! Enjoy the video!
