That is simultaneously hilarious and horribly depressing.
Eightball, I'm of two minds on the whole gluten-free diet:
1) It's actually really easy not to eat food that makes you sick.
2) It totally blows.
I've found a wide variety of delicious gluten-free rolls, brownies, muffins, granolas, cookies, baguettes, pizzas, beers, pastas, cereals, etc, etc, and lots of these items actually taste better than their gluten-full counterparts (brownies, I'm lookin at you!) but the problem is that these specialty items are hard to find and super expensive. And Shop-Rite and the A&P don't carry a lot of them. But you're right that it would be a giant pain to keep a picky eater like Amelia on that diet. Hopefully she and Kate will dodge this genetic bullet.
Fortunately I discovered Mrs. Green's Natural Market today, just 5 miles up the road past Chappaqua in Mt. Kisco. The store had all my favorite gluten-free brands (Udi's, Against the Grain, Pamela's) along with great selection and aisles wide enough to land a 747. It's fantastic. I went hog-wild. Finally, there's food in the cupboards! Oh, and as I was strapping Kate into the carseat, I heard a familiar, commanding (albeit hoarse-sounding
) voice nearby. I looked up and saw Michael Douglas and his driver getting in their car. Maybe I haven't fallen off the edge of the world after all.
When we got home, our neighbor from across the street brought her two young sons and a plate of cookies over to welcome us to the neighborhood. I laughed in her face and asked her when she became such a walking cliche then dumped her cookies in the dirt and gave her the finger. Bitch won't be bothering us again.
SHITTY NEWSFLASH FROM SUBURBIA!
I gave Amelia a bath this morning, drained the tub, then came downstairs and discovered a big puddle on the kitchen counter and floor. My first thought was rain but then I realized it must be coming from the tub, leaking through the walls and down the kitchen cabinets. I called a plumber. I am attempting to remain calm.
