Diabetes Art Day 2013

I was sick all weekend...cough, sniffles, the usual common cold.

But nothing could stop the McMomma family from participating in...

 

Diabetes Art Day 2013

 

Livie decided that this year, she would use paper AND her body as a medium of art...

 

Ella made her normal glittery mess...

Momma rocked the glue gun...

 



The girls destroyed the kitchen counter and floors...

 



 

And we all had a boat load of fun.

 



My "Kiss a Diabetic"

I just might make my "Kiss a T1D" design into a t-shirt and wear it to all of our D-related events.

Let me kow if you want in on it. We can make t-shirts, sweatshirts, bootie pants...

I have to give credit where credit is due...I came up with the concept & design.

Domestic Divo drew the bunny. I colored it. 

 

Ella's explosion

If you look closely, she wrote, "Diabetics are never dead!" with skulls & crossbone stickers. I believe this is meant to be inspirational. She also included "angels are always with them!" with angel stickers, so there you go.

Livie's Hot Mess

No explanation needed. 

 

 



Cheesy Chips

Remember when I went all crazy and cut out ALL dairy?

 

Well, after Livie' last OGTT test, I realized something:

 

I CANNOT CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT SHE GETS TYPE 1 DIABETES.

 

Let me say that again...

 

I CANNOT CONTROL IT.

 

I'm not going all crazy and pouring cow's milk down their throats.We still do almond milk and daiya cheese and soy/coconut yogurt and ice cream. But I have loosened up and allowed dairy back into my house...mostly in the form of

 

CHEESE !!!

 

Do I think cheese is good for you? Heck no. But neither is breathing our polluted air, using plastic products, watching TV or having a pancreas that doesn't work. So there ya go.

 

One of my girls' favorite cheese treats is something we call

 

CHEESY CHIPS

 

They will literally sit on the couch and chant:

 

CHEESY CHIPS! CHEESY CHIPS! CHEESY CHIPS!

 

while waiting for these little gems to come out of the oven.

 

So, without further ado, here's the ridiculously easy, why-didn't-I-think-of-that recipe for

 

CHEESY CHIPS

(from George Stella's Eating Stella Style Cookbook)

 

Ingredients:

• Cheddar Cheese. I prefer Medium Tillamook. I don't know why but I think it makes superior cheesy chips

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• Cut one slice of cheese into 16 small pieces. This is much easier if you buy the pre-sliced cheese versus the block. Each piece is slightly bigger than a nickel.

• Place cheese on  baking sheet - line with parchment paper or not. Depends on how non-stick your backing sheet is.

• Bake for between 5 to 7 minutes. Ella is an expert at identifying the exact moment of when the cheesy chips are ready - right after they stop bubbling but right before they get too crispy

• Pull 'em out of the oven and immediately scoop them off and transfer them onto a paper towel. If you let them sit for too long, they will start sticking and then you'll be left with a big mess.

• Let your kids have at it.

 

Enjoy!