Inconsiderate, and Left Out

        Have you ever felt left out? 

Thats how I feel every single day. Especially at school. 

Kids have amazing lunches that are yummy and filling. I have apples and a sandwich or leftovers from dinner a day before or from the night before. These kids eat and eat in front of me. Then they ask for MY food. MY FOOD! Because they think my food looks better than theirs. What I have to eat for lunch is the only food that I can have. They can eat whatever they want. It just ticks me off!

A few days ago a person in my class told me that I can basically eat what they can eat it just has to be made in a special way with special ingredients. I wanted to get up and scream at this person and tell them exactly how I feel - how this person has no experience whatsoever with allergies and how this person has no experience in being told that they cannot eat what everyone else is eating. 

But instead, I sat down and ate my food quietly.

Here is another thing that makes me feel left out: when people bring treats that I cannot eat, even though they know I can't eat what they are handing out.  I feel alone, left out and really wanting one of those treats that they brought. 

For example, cake, cupcakes, candy, popcorn. Yeah not really a fan of those people. 

Some people are considerate.

 Like my aunt, she always cooks things I can eat when I'm at her house. She has cookies I can eat. Dinner I can eat. It's really helpful to me. 

My mom is also very considerate.  She also makes things I can eat. She makes treats I can eat.

 I love it. 

My friend from school is really nice about it all. She brought cupcakes for her birthday, and I was about to sit and read my book and sit out of the conversation. But then she brought me a thing of carrots and ranch. That really touched my heart that she would do that for me.

Well, thanks for reading. See you soon, Lizzy Love. :)

Outside too!?

NO!

NO!

NO!

     Something HORRIBLE has happened! 

        

           Everything was going fine until that doctor appointment. So guess what they did. They wrote on my back with a pen and numbered where they were gonna stab me with a little spikey white bottle.  Each bottle had something in it that I might be allergic to. There were 25 spots they numbered on my back. Each time they poked my back, felt more and more like I was a lab protect. I mean I go to doctor appointments like 3 times a month. And I hate...no DESPISE them. They are just horrible. 

            So the spots were SUPPOSED to itch if I was allergic to whatever it was they put there. Of course they itched! They all itched! I had to sit 15 minutes with a terrible itch everywhere on my back. So they came back and checked all the numbers on the oil and matched them up on my back. All the ones that were red meant that I was allergic to it. So  apparently I'm allergic to outside! They said I'm allergic to citrus because of the pollen that sticks to it. WHAT!!!!!!! That eliminates another thing from my diet! I just feel like all I can do is huddle up in a clean corner and eat apples and bananas for the rest of my life!

            But now to loom on the bright side I don't have to do as much cleaning. I'm allergic to MOLD. which I think is so messed up. So I think I shouldn't have to do the dishes because they collect mold immediately. I know, I know, sorry to ruin dinner for you. Also I shouldn't have to dust because I'm allergic to dust. I can't do yard work because I'm allergic to grass. So I can only vacuum, clean windows/mirrors and do laundry. So actually these allergies might be an advantage. 

          But back on track, the doctor said corn is the least of my food allergies I have so I really don't have to be super, super careful about that one. But I still can't eat corn, or corn chips or corn tortillas or corn starch or corn syrup. She also said that we have to eliminate allergies one by one. So right now we are just eliminating wheat right now. But that still is hard for me. I mean a lot of the bread that's gluten free taste like something from outer space. But I guess things are turning up.

Here check out this allergy shot thing. It's super cool! Its about a shot that can take your allergies away! My parents are going to get me started on them soon I hope.

http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/treatments/allergy-shots-(immunotherapy).aspx

Halloween fight

Yay! Halloween is here! Here is the video of my friends,cousin,and brother fighting over my candy.

 

I had an awesome time! GUESS WHAT!  But I still really wanted to do this.

It was....AWESOME! 

It was a good Halloween and hopefully next year I can say the same.

I know this is not much but I think you'll  have fun reading this anyway.

Warning! Don't drop your popcorn on the floor at the movies because...

I'm SOOOOOOOOO sorry I haven't written for what seems like forever.  I have been really busy after my school's fall break.

Photo credit: www.blueballoonparties.com

But ANYWAY, It has been super hard for me lately. Especially this past Saturday. (10/24/2015).
Mom was out of town so it was just my brother and me with dad for the day! Fun!! Except...

First we went to the Scout-O-Rama at the fairgrounds.


I was really hungry because all I had eaten for breakfast was grapes and cottage cheese. The only food to eat at the Scout-O-Rama was sausage, popcorn, candy, ice-cream and cotton candy. Fortunately I can have (MAYBE) cotton candy so my dad let me have it. I actually think I can't because I got a big stomach ache after eating it. But it was really hard to not eat all the things that were there. I could smell everything from a mile away. All the prizes for winning a game or something were candy! So I played the games and received candy but then I just threw it away or gave it to someone else.

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Then after the Scout thing, we went to a movie. Horrible. Not the movie! It was awesome! But the experience...not awesome. My dad got me some treats that I can eat but trust me they were absolutely positively DISGUSTING! So I just watched Ben and my Dad eat popcorn and I starved.

I have a confession to make...my mom and dad don't even know this yet, but my mom will when she edits everything. So...at the movie I said I was going to the bathroom but really I was standing at the popcorn toppings area trying to find whatever piece of popcorn I could find. Sorry mom.

Yeah.

 I know.

Disgusting.

But I was so desperate. When I got back to the movie I tried to sneak a handful of popcorn from the bag but my dad stopped me each time.

I guess it has just been really hard lately. Hopefully it will get better. It actually is getting a little better. My mom found bread I can have! Yay! Plus meat and mustard I can have as well! Yay! I finally had a nice yummy sandwich! Yay!

I love the quote "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot it's not going to get better it's not." -Dr.Seuss. I love that quote because it tells me that If I just mope around and be grumpy about my food allergies it will make it worse. SO if I am happy and still care for others and their conditions or emotions it probably will get better. So be happy and loving and maybe something will turn up.

Sincerely,
Lizzy

Lizzy Lou's Dad Here

Hi everyone,  I am posting on my daughter's page to let her know just how much I love her and how amazing she is.

Today,  We are making macaroni salad.  The problem is that most macaroni salads call for pickles. As Lizzy's mother has discovered through her research, unless it is sea salt, there is not guarantee that the salt used to make pickles does not have some corn additive included. The other problem with pickles it that distilled white vinegar is made from corn.  So unless we make our own pickles, we run into not knowing what kind of vinegar was used or what kind of salt.    Maybe making pickles will be another experiment.

One of the things that is happening at our house is learning how to adjust recipes to meet Lizzy's dietary restrictions.  And so we are making up our own macaroni salad recipe.    Lizzy will have to tell you if it takes good.

First we took some Rice-based macaroni noodles and prepared them according to the directions.

 Then in a separate bowl we added our homemade Mayonnaise.

 We added some red wine vinegar

 We added some dry mustard

 And some Dill

 We added some Brown Sugar

 Added Salt and Pepper

 We roasted some red peppers and diced them.

 We also diced up celery

 Our Finished Product...

Recipe
In a small bowl mix the following:
3/4 C Homemade Mayo
1 T Red Wine Vinegar
2 t Dry Mustard
3 T Dill
4 t brown sugar
1/2 t salt - we added more salt in the end to taste.
1/4 t pepper.

Let sit for 30 min at least.

In a larger bowl add cooled macaroni along with:
3 diced roasted peppers (we only had one on hand)
3 celery stalks - diced
3 whole green onions, diced (we didn't have any so we used dried chives)... hey, it worked.

We don't like olives... well, take that back.... Lizzy's dad does not like olives, so I refuse to put them in anything. But if you like olives.... then, put 'em in.

Then add the dressing and stir.  Chill until ready to serve.



By the way... Lizzy said it was good.

Things Are Looking Up...this week anyway

Photo credit: Janeblack.net

               

A week ago, my mom emailed my teacher about my blog. 

My teacher pulled me aside.
I thought I was getting in trouble but instead he told me that he LOVED my blog.

He told me that he wanted me to teach my class about blogging!
I still have much to learn but my mom has already taught me some, just enough that I could teach the class! Phew! It felt good to be able to teach other people about this.

I read my class my first post, which is all about my food allergies, and so now all of them know about it. At lunch, they all kept saying, "I feel so bad for you!', or "Can you have this or that?" They ask me if I can eat some of their food.  I am grateful for their interest, But I DON'T CHEAT ANYMORE!

Some of my best friends, not in school, try to hand me gum or candy. But I am getting better at politely telling them I can't have it. So now a lot of people know my allergies and I am grateful for that. They wouldn't have known that if I hadn't started a blog because I don't really want to talk about this any other way. My teacher wouldn't have asked me to teach the class, then I wouldn't be able to read them my post! 

I guess there is something good that can come out of hard things. (You mean my mom was right?)

Sincerely,
Lizzy

P.S. There isn't anything on that school lunch tray that I can eat. Well, I could eat the salad without store bought salad dressing. I could eat the potatoes if there isn't anything that has corn starch or wheat in it. I guess I could eat any of that food if my mom made it all from scratch using special ingredients. But at school, I can't eat any of it. 

I Scream for Ice Cream!

 
       
                            

                                     Häagen-Dazs. 

                                     love it.

                                     I can have it!

                                   

 I can only have the chocolate and strawberry flavors, but they are delicious!

Sometimes I get it out of the freezer and eat it right after I get ready for bed. 

One scoop after another I stare at each drippy, yummy, spoonful of cold ice cream and feel so much love.

 A lot of people (like my little brother!) say stuff like, "Aww! No fair! I want that!" But if he thinks I am being rude because I won't give it to him, well, than he got it wrong. It is the ONLY ice cream I can have that I like. So I am very grateful for Häagen-Dazs. Thank you Häagen-Dazs people!!

 Today I messed up pretty bad. Apparently the people at my school lunch table do NOT know about my allergies. So one of my friends handed me a taco she didn't want. I took it. I knew that I shouldn't but it looked so yummy! (Thank you my friend. I am not being sarcastic.)

So my mom, who works at my school, told them about my allergies. I know they need to know but luckily I had devoured the taco before she could snatch it from me.

Today I learned my lesson, Do not let people give you food if they don't know what you cannot eat. 

       

Sincerely, 

Lizzy