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I'm all about my kids. I have three awesome little people running around my house, and I love teaching them all about the big world out there and how they are able to interact with this world. They each have their own little issues, as do I, and this blog is all about Mommy dealing with the issues at hand.

We have a studio where we create pottery and I have recently started painting and drawing with color pencils again. I'm an artist at heart and my children show wonderful signs of their own talents!We sell our pottery via our website (www.hippyclay.com) and through our ebay account. I am happy that our art allows me to stay home with the kids for as long as possible.

I sew some of the kids clothing--mostly PJ's, but I also have made most of the curtains on our house, slipcovers for our couches, an entire bedroom/nursury set for the kids. I've been "officially" sewing since I was 12 and was shown the sewing machine in Home Ec, but have been hand-stitching since I was about 8 or 9--when I attempted to make a pair of pants for my stuffed elephants one Saturday morning, LOL! I would love to turn this into a "real" business someday, but right now the kids take up too much of my time!!!

I am a bargain hunter--I view it as MY sport, my "job" in the house. The children and I are on a gluten-free diet, which can get quite expensive, so menu-planning is a big part of my world. I coupon and bargain-hunt organics and GF products. I create new recipes weekly. I will include part of this journey in the blog, complete with some of my tried-and-true recipes for GF substitute foods to help out my other mommy friends that use this diet! I must say--my stomach, skin, and gut feel sooo much better since going on this diet. I may get healthy yet!