Skip to Content

Mandi Welbaum

Hi, I’m Mandi, mom of three currently living in southwest Ohio. I’ve been blogging since 2008 and over the years have explored all sorts of topics to write about: parenting and family life, travel, food, and even a little DIY and crafting.

Day 1 of GFCF Is Behind Us

With Chubbs having speech apraxia, there is a lot of talk about a gluten and casein free diet helping improve speech. We have tried this before, back in January of 2007. It lasted about a month. I believe we weren’t committed to it and that led to us just quitting. This time, however, we have …

Read More about Day 1 of GFCF Is Behind Us

How We Got Started…

Hubs and I met in highschool. He was getting ready to start his senior year, I was starting my junior year. At the time, his best friend was going out with my best friend. One weekend, Hubs and I were both “dragged” to the mall with our best friends, not expecting to see each other …

Read More about How We Got Started…

An Introduction

So here we are…well, me (Amanda) at almost two a.m. that is. Ian is at work, and of course, Brenden is sleeping. The dogs are somewhere (someone should look for them). I’ve done this before, but this time I want more out of this. This whole family is growing and changing everyday, and I really …

Read More about An Introduction