Amy Fournier:  

Life As of 09/27/07: Madeline is 3 years old and has been attending Hosanna Christian School for preschool 3 days a week for not quite a month. She is enjoying every minute of it and has made a few friends. Its a small class with only 10 students and a great teacher. She is actually sad on Tuesday and Thursday mornings when she doesn't go to school. She has been living with her Celiac Disease for just about a year now and understands that she can't eat anything with wheat in it. We have taught her to always ask before eating something and we keep a good stash of gluten-free food and snacks close by. I have found a great cookbook full of gluten-free recipies. I bake all her breads from scratch as well as muffins, rolls, cookies and cakes. Madeline is growing up to be such a fun girl, she has an incredible imagination and is getting so close to reading. She loves books and puzzles and her dolls. Allison is now 20 months old - today! She still takes breathing treatments twice a day to control her asthma but it certainly hasn't slowed her down. She is running and climbing on anything she can get her hands onto. She has no fear and doesn't really feel pain, but she isn't terribly coordinated or graceful - which is a bad combination. While we haven't had to run to the emergency room with her yet - we have had a few close calls! We enrolled her in a tumbling class to help with coordination and balance. Ally is finally growing in height again - but still very slowly. The prediciton is she might make it to 5 ft tall by the time she is 18 years old. We are still loving life in Oregon very much. I love Fall here - the leaves turning colors, the temperature cools down again. Its beautiful. I have actually started a small business - well its still a hobby since I really haven't made any profits yet. I created Ellie-Jayne Designs and made custom hand-made hairbows. I love having my little girls in bows that match their outfits but have a horrible time finding cute bows. So I started making my own and now I sell them on eBay and do local sales. I am doing well enough to keep buying more ribbon but slow enough that it hasn't take...Expand for more