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I got mine at a super wal-mart.

I am one HACKED OFF chick!! The guy who we were getting our llama from sold him out from under us (or at least I'm pretty sure he has). I am so sad and upset. I went shopping today for a comb and a collar for him............ This guy that is selling him sounds like a real piece of work......who knows if he even HAS a llama for sale.

-Jessica

I just can't stop laughing that I own(will own) a llama named Gus.

Gus was abandoned by some people....that is how his current owner came to have him. This guy was going to breed llamas and "just never got around to it" so he was selling him. Gus sounds like a sweetheart and the sad abandonment story doesn't hurt my fondness for him. The guy says he's very nice, doesn't spit (which I guess is quite the bonus ) , is very curious. When I called the guy to ask about Gus...Gus was laying down outside with the guy's grandson....awwww!!

I have loaded film in the camera to take pictures. So I'll post one of him sometime soon. He doesn't arrive until Saturday and the wait is killing me!

-Jessica

Jessica,

I have the green ribbon...have had it for awhile.

Kassandra

Kassandra, that's awesome!! I had no idea it existed. I was just goofing around on there the other day and ran across it.

-Jessica

nothing much proud of myself been clean for a long time now i lost count as to how many weeks/months its been. Stomich has slightly improved it seems that as long as i eat 6 small meals a day it does not tend to hurt. all i have now is gas that i need to keep under controle. Found that if i have 2-4 shots of some form of alchohal a day or every other day (not a alchohalic) it helps to relive me and keeps me more regular. Started school then desided to leave because it was just a prep course for the ged and realised that all they did was toss 3 text books at us and said refresh for a month and you will be good, so instead i downloaded the full text books and am doing the studing from home to save the money. will be going for the test probably end of july. Then If things go as planned i will be on finachial student aid for spring tearm to start my radiology program .... at the same time though I have been given a one in a life time opertunity to travel the world with two people. They run a internet busness and if I am good I could travel with them and help with there busness going state to state then country to country until we all find one we like to much to leave. Not sure if i should do it though since I am working on my life plan but still its such a amazing opertunity. On other notes that no one really cares about my xbox 360 desided to randomly break on me .... 400 doller video game system that i won from a contest.... It just randomly wont turn on and instead blinks red and blinks and blinks and blinks... but its getting repaird for free from microsoft but its like a month long prossess. hehe you asked how it was going figured meh way as well post alot lol. All of my wounds from the car accedent are healing nicely my arm is almost 100% healed i picked off the scab a bit to early so unfortunatly it may scar. my hip is perminetly messed up though now it pops alot when i walk but meh atleast im still alive hehe. My birthday was pretty good had alot of friends (around 30) at my apartment and had a pretty good rager. got a new bed set from my parents so thats really nice. lol im rambaling. anyways thanks for the good sandwich tips and definatly about the musterd... what is mayo primarly made out of? I have challanged dairy recently and have came to I can take it in moderation a lil butter here( like in bread or cookies) is fine and yogurt as long as its 1 cup is safe for a day. Made the mistake of having a small shake from work made my head spin (could have been to much sugar though) and did give me a lil bathroom hell but other then that it was all good. still dont wanna over do it on dairy based products. pretty sure mayo is mostly eggs???

Never have thought too much about what mayo is made of...you made me do some research!!

Here is what wikipedia says about mayo : Mayonnaise is a thick sauce made primarily from vegetable oil and egg yolks.[1] Generally whitish-yellow in color, it is a stable emulsion formed from the oil and yolks and is generally flavored with salt, pepper, vinegar and/or lemon juice, and frequently mustard. Numerous other sauces can be created from it by adding additional seasonings

Enjoy!

-Jessica

so my town aparently now has a dedicated gluten free bakery (YAY) so i went down and got a loaf of bread and some really really good cookies, tried the bread by itself also the cookies, they have to be the best i have had i have tried store bought bread that is all really nasty and does not taste like the real thing but this stuff is really good. anyways so now i am on a quest to make sandwichs. I already found my brand of lunch meat i like (hillshire farms) seems that all of there meat is safe so far have not ran across one i cant have. Also i read that valasic pickels are all gluten-free so even though i am not a fan of the brand but i grabbed some of those anyways. so now im just looking for the other stuff like sauces to put on the sandwich and other objects that may work good on a sandwich

I'm not a big sandwich fan...however I might become one if I had found a bakery like you have!!

Take a look at what places like "subway" put on their sandwiches....peppers, onions, olives, mustard (french's is gluten-free), Mayo (miracle whip is gluten-free), cheese, tomato, lettuce, I'm sure I'm missing tons of things. Just be creative and I'm sure you will make a great sandwich.

-Jessica

I have been begging and pleading with my Dad for MONTHS now to get a llama......WHY you say? I don't know.....llamas are good for keeping predators away from cattle and sheep. We have cows (at my parents). So finally this week I found a llama that was for sale. Dad said he was "too much money" and we couldn't get it. However, the man selling him took less money for him and on Saturday (if all goes well) I will be the proud owner of a llama named Gus. I am terribly excited!!

If anyone has experience with llamas...share your knowledge. If you think I'm crazy....that's ok too

-Jessica

I can't believe I'm the only facebooker!! ha

I didn't realize there were so many causes that HAD ribbons here are the lists of causes that you can get a ribbon for:

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Lyme Disease

Lymphoma

Muscular Dystrophy

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Sandhoff Disease

Hearing Disorders

Hearing Impairments

Meniere's Disease

Tinnitus

Teen Cancer

Coping with Cancer

Addison's Disease

Behcets Disease

Chronic Illness

Cushing Syndrome

DiGeorge Sequence

Graves Disease

Hyperaldosteronism

Klinefelter's Syndrome

Lymphedema

Men's Health

Pro Choice

Prostate Cancer

Scleroderma

Shprintzen Syndrome

Spay or Neuter Pets

Thyroid Disease

Trisomy 18

Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome

Alopecia

Ankylosing Spondylitis

ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

Arthritis

Brachial Plexus Injuries

Child Abuse Prevention

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Colitis

Colon Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Crime Victim's Rights

Crohn's Disease

Drowning Awareness

Dysautonomia

Dystonia

Education

Epstein-Barr Virus

Erb's Palsy

Familial Polyposis

Free Speech

Guillain Barre Syndrome

Huntington's Disease

Hurricane

Hurricane Katrina

Hystiocytosis

Ichthyosis

Interstitial Cystitis

Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis

Leukodystrophies

ME / CFIDS

Myositis

Police Lost in Duty

Rectal Cancer

Restless Legs Syndrome

Reye's Syndrome

Save The Music

Short Bowel Syndrome

Steven Johnson Syndrome

Teens Against Smoking

Transverse Myelitis

Victim's Rights

Water Accidents

Water Quality

Water Safety

Adenosarcoma

Adoptive Parents

Amber Alert

Bladder Cancer

Boycott Aruba

Canadian Cancer Society

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Complementary/Alternative Medicine

Endometriosis

Equality

Ewings Sarcoma

Gulf War

Hydrocephalus

Liver Cancer

Liver Disease

Missing Children

Myxoid Liposarcoma

Obesity

POW / MIA

Remembrance

Sarcoma

Spina Bifida

Suicide

Troop / Military Support

Adoptee

Adoption

Anti-Child Pornography

Anti-Pornography

Anti-War

Blindness

Bone Cancer

Bone Disease

Child Exploitation

Child Sexual Abuse/Assault

Community Support

Congenital Cataracts

Elderly Affairs

Hernia

Holocaust Remembrance

Hope and Support

Innocence

Multiple Hereditary Exostoses

Molestation Survivor

On-Line Sexual Predator

Opposition to the War

Osteoporosis

Peace

Postpartum Depression

Retinoblastoma

Right to Life

Safe Motherhood

Salvation Army

Scoliosis

Stalking

Student Sexual Assault

Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Victims of Terrorism

Hodgkin's Disease

Addiction Recovery

Cervical Cancer

Cancer

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Cancer

Agoraphobia

Anxiety Disorder

Batten Disease

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Ectodermal Dysphasia

Food Allergies

Fragile X

Myasthenia Gravis

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Ovarian Cancer

Panic Disorder

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Rape

Sexual Assault

Substance Abuse

Cancer

Brain Disabilities

Brain Disorders

Campaign for the Brain

Disabled Children

Dyslexia

Elderly Abuse

Encephalitis

Niemann-Pick

Parkinson's Disease

Schizophrenia

Sciatic Pain

VACTERL

Young Onset Parkinsons

Cancer

Fireworks Safety

Flag

National Support

WTC Heroes

WTC Victims

9/11

Hepatitis C

HIV / HCV Co-Infection

Aplastic Anemia

DVT

Head and Neck Cancer

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Oral Cancer

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

AIDS

Cardiovascular Disease

Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital Heart Disease

Congestive Heart Failure

Courage and Inspiration

DARE / Red Ribbon Week (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

Diamond-Blackfan Anemia

Driving Under the Influence

Epidermolysis Bullosa

Evans Syndrome

Factor XI Deficiency

Heart Disease

Hemophilia

High Blood Pressure

HIV

Huffing

Hypertension

Inhalant Abuse

Long Q-T Syndrome

Love

Lymphoma

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)

Marfan Syndrome

Project Red Flag

Sniffing Abuse

Stroke

Substance Abuse

Supraventricular Tachycardia

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Tuberculosis

Von Willebrand's Disease

Wolf-Parkinson-White

Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital Heart Disease

Hypo Plastic Left Heart Syndrome

Noonan's Syndrome

Pulmonary Fibrosis

SADS

Gay Pride

Same Sex Marriages

Asperger Syndrome

Autism

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Chemical Injury

Lupus with Endometriosis

ADD

ADHD

Alzheimer's Disease

Animal Abuse

Anti-Violence

Arnold Chiari Malformation

Colitis

Crohn's Disease

Cystic Fibrosis

Domestic Violence

Epilepsy

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia (Men)

Harmony

Homelessness

Leimyosarcoma

Lupus

Macular Degeneration

Mucolipidoses

Mucopolysaccharidosis

No Unattended Kids in Cars

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatitis (Chronic)

Religious Tolerance

Sarcoidosis

Sjogren's Syndrome

Thyroid Cancer

Victims of 9/11 - WTC

Pediatric Stroke

Rheumatoid Arthritis

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

Lou Gehrig's Disease

Hereditary Breast Cancer

Birth Parents

Breast Cancer

Nursing Mothers

Amniotic Fluid Embolism

Baby Safe Haven

Birth Defects

Breast Cancer (Male)

Hyperemesis Graviduram

Infant Loss

Infertility

Male Breast Cancer

Miscarriage

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Premature Birth

SIDS

Stillbirth

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Acid Reflux Disease

Anorexia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating Disorders

Eosinophilic Disorders

Esophageal Cancer

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GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Pulmonary Hypertension

Small Intestine Cancer

Stomach Cancer

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Emphysema

Lung Cancer

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Mesothelioma

Multiple Sclerosis

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Endometrial Cancer

Uterine Cancer

Eczema

Psoriasis

Testicular Cancer

Agent Orange

Cultural Diversity

Feral Cats

Hunger

Leukemia

Lupus

Melanoma

Motorcycle Safety

Racial Tolerance

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome

Self Injury

CNS (Children's Neurobiological Solutions)

www.cnsfoundation.org

Autosomal Recessive PKD

Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis

Genetic Disorders

Ivemark Syndrome

Celiac Disease

Chronic Pelvic Pain

Human Papilloma Virus

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

STD

Cancer (unspecified)

Caregiver Appreciation

Epilepsy

Foster Care

Gynecological Cancer

Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Infantile Spasms

Rett Syndrome

Cleft Palate / Cleft Lip

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Bipolar Disorder

Bone Marrow Donation

Cerebral Palsy

Childhood Depression

Depression

Environment

Eye Injury Prevention

Fanconi's Syndrome

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

Freedom

Glaucoma

Growth and Rebuilding

Kidney Cancer

Kidney Disease

Kidney Donation

Leukemia

Literacy Awareness

Living Organ Donation

Manic Depression

Mental Health

Mental Illness

Mental Retardation

Missing Children

Mitochondrial Disease

Nephrotic Syndrome

Neural Tube Defects

Neurofibromatosis

Organ Donation

Organ Transplant

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Safe Driving

Save Darfur

Spinal Cord Injury Research

Stem Cell Donor

Stem Cell Research

Tissue Donation

Tourette's Syndrome

Traumatic Brain Injury

Von Hippel Lindau

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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Aphasia

Asthma

Brain Cancer

Brain Tumor

Diabetes

Mental Illness

Childhood Cancer

COPD

Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma

Neuroblastoma

Paralysis

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Disorders

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Fibromyalgia

TMJ

Menkes Disease

Adhesions

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

AV Malformation

Brain Aneurysm

Cesarean Section

Cystic Hygroma

Disabled Adults

Factor V Leiden

Headaches

Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation

Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Hospice Care

Hughes Syndrome

Lymphatic Malformation

Meningitis

Meningococcal Meningitis

Multiple Myeloma

PHACES

Post-Polio Syndrome

Sickle Cell Anemia

Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Thrombophilia

William's Syndrome

Anti-Tobacco

Colon Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Familial Polyposis

Tobacco Awareness

Designated Driver

Down Syndrome

Anti-Racism

Carcinoid Cancer

Diversity

Transitions

Vaccine Awareness

Murder Victim

Murdered Children

Loss of a Female Child

Mourning a Daughter

Loss of a Sister

Mourning a Sister

Platelet Donor

Loss of a Brother

Mourning a Brother

Loss of a Male Child

Mourning a Son

Accident

Amish Support

Anti-Terrorism

Gang Prevention

Gun Control

Melanoma

Mourning

Narcolepsy

POW / MIA

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Sleep Apnea

Sleep Disorders

Students for Gun Control

Trauma

Last night we went out with some friends to Smokey Bones and had a great gluten-free meal!! They don't have a menu online, but can print one out for you there. My server didn't know what I was talking about, so I asked him to ask the manager. He was then very helpful. Not only are their BBQ sauces gluten-free, but most of their sides are gluten-free too! There were lots of choices for meats/chicken and salads. I had the baby back ribs, baked potato and steamed broccoli. It took me forever to decide what I wanted b/c I am not used to having that many choices when I go out.

I highly recommend Smokey Bones if you are looking for a place to eat gluten-free.

Sounds like you had a great meal!! I love bbq. Is smokey bones a chain ?

-Jessica

LOL!!! It must be ridiculously hot but that is really one of the cutest things ever.

It's really hot and humid in NY. Definately a pony tail day

Yes, it's cute. However, I tend to forget how cute it is when I'm sitting still, not moving, with a fan on me and am STILL sweating!! ewwwww

-Jessica....who is still sitting in her AC even though the temp isn't tooo bad today

For those of you who have facebook......you can add the "awareness ribbons" application to your profile. You may then choose ribbons for which you support the cause .........such as Celiac disease. I was pleasantly suprised to find a green ribbon for celiac on the list!! YEAH!! Sooo now you can even promote celiac awareness from your facebook page.

-Jessica

Sounds like a cookie that would be something like a "oatmeal raisin" of the old gluteny days. Is it something like that?

Either way....sounds good. I'll have to look for them the next time I'm at a whole foods.

-Jessica

Hot and humid here in Kansas!! My parents have this silly rule about not turning on their AC until their anniversary (June 29th).....because their ac was a wedding gift......sentimental yet insane!!! I told them the other day I was going home to my own house and turning on the AC!! I had been staying with them to help get the crops in the field......I just couldn't take it any longer!!! I NEED AC!! I'm a wimp!

-Jessica...the wimp

I've never seen them packaged that way either... Usually they're in a bag with a similar design. Perhaps they're putting them in boxes to market them to mainstream grocery stores. The box may be just another barrier to keep us safe from the glutenous baking aisle that they put the mixes in. Though, I found my boxes in the pasta aisle of all places. Ha!

What aisle are you guys finding these in? I'll have to look next time I go to Walmart.

I found mine in the "wierd food" section hehe It was by some rice milk, almond milk, protein bars, diet foods etc.

-Jessica

Hmm, I never saw brownies in that type of box from GFP before. I will be on the look out for them though, mmmm peanut buttery brownies. What are you trying to do to me here...I am at work

I have never seen their products packaged that way before either. However was just walking by this shelf and recognized the turquoise stripes on the corner of the box (total brand recognition)!! I had to stop and read the box like 10 times to make sure it really was gluten-free pantry and I wasn't dreaming!!

By the way...my belly is still full of brownie haha But it was SOOO good!!

-Jessica

Jess,

Let me know how the brownies turn out. I love the truffle brownies. Cannot find them anywhere!!!

Ok, so I sort of "super charged" my brownies hehe. I took two packages (4 cups) of reeses pb cups and diced them up and put them ontop of the warm brownies. Then smothered all of that in a can of frosting. OMG Soooooooo good!! My avatar is the picture of a brownie, the box, and a glass of milk (had to wash all that rich stuff down somehow).

I will for sure be buying these on a regular basis. Now I need to try the muffin mix that Ghulia is raving about ( I was afraid I wouldn't like it).

-Jessica

what music trivia thing?? i have got to check this out!! i have a hard time getting on Internet here so i

If you have a flour blend that you like to use, then use that. If you only have rice flour on hand then use that....either way add about a teaspoon of xantham gum to your recipe to help "bind" things together.

Chocolate peanutbutter brownies sound wonderful!!! You'll have to post your recipe. I am a peanutbutter-aholic!

I'm making brownies today, then going to top them with reeses cups then frosting! RICH RICH RICH haha

-Jessica

I will let you know. They are baking right now!! Mmmmmmm House is sure starting to smell chocolatey

-Jessica

While grocery shopping on Sunday I discovered that our Wal-Mart is now carrying 2 gluten free pantry mixes. They have a brownie mix and a muffin mix. I was estatic!! The brownies are not the chocolate truffle like they sell on their website they are just plain brownies. I am hopefully going to make them today!! I'm sure they are just as good as the others. They were only $2.98 for a 16oz. box. as to on the gluten free.com website you pay $4.35 for their 16oz bag of chocolate truffle brownie mix. SOOO much cheaper and way more convenient to pick them up at the store!! YEAHHH!!!

-Jessica

Cool whip is gluten-free

Reddi-whip is also safe (as of the last time I checked)

-Jessica

So my best friend calls me this morning and the first thing she says is "I've never cared for oatmeal. But I picked up a loaf of oatmeal bread and I don't think I've ever had anything as good."

Well, I'm happy for you. But why don't you share that with someone who can delight with you in the joys of soft, delicious, store-bought bread? You can gorge yourselves silly and then you can both weigh 300 pounds.

I try not to let little trivial things like this bother me. I'm sure it could be seen the other way also. I know I get excited when I find a good gluten free product somewhere. I don't keep it to myself. I tell the whole family and act like an excited kid on a sugar high. I am sure there are times when they think " soooo you are telling me this why?" It's not like THEY need gluten-free food

Try to let little things like that roll off your back. Don't sweat the small stuff. Or next time get your "revenge" by bragging about your great gluten free snack you found!! No biggie.

-Jessica

I found Noodles and Company there and it is close by so the teacher is running over to get him something there for dinner.

He did get sick after lunch yesterday but is doing good now.

ADDED: Billy got a #1st place in the long jump!! Awesome!!

His team got 4 in the relay.

It was really hot but it all worked out well and he is home now.

He treated his Dad to a movie this evening for Father's day. Billy picked the movie tough. Fantastic 4.

Karol mom to Billy

Karol, tell Billy Congrats on the first place in long jump!! That is great. Also 4th in relay isn't too shabby either! WAY TO GO BILLY!!

Sounds like he had a fun trip. I think that sometimes it is harder for parents to "let go" than it is for the kids Glad it all worked out.

-Jessica

Lots of good sounding ideas......keep them comming. I haven't had time to make my chex mix yet hehe

NoGluGirl....the info you have posted is not correct. The information that Richard posted (Lovgrov) is correct. Please please please be careful of what you are posting it can create un-necessary confusion and turmoil.

-Jessica

This post is wrong.

This is from Coke 12 days ago. The last part that talks about Codex is simply Coke's CYA for a few drinks that have in ingredients made in plants where gluten might be present. It's another way of saying we can't absolutely guarantee no CC. But the chance is very, very small. It's much more dangerous to eat at a restaurant.

We are able to confirm that Coca-Cola classic, caffeine free Coca-Cola

classic, Coca-Cola Blak, Coca-Cola C2, Coca-Cola with Lime, Coca-Cola

Zero, Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla, Barq's root beer, caffeine free

Barq's root beer, diet Barq's root beer, diet Barq's Red Creme Soda, Diet

Coke Black Cherry Vanilla, Diet Coke, Diet Coke with Lime, Diet Coke

Plus, caffeine free Diet Coke, Diet Coke Sweetened with Splenda, Sprite,

Sprite Zero, vanilla Coke, Diet Vanilla Coke, cherry Coke, Diet Cherry

Coke, Cherry Coke zero, Fresca, DASANI, DASANI Lemon, Minute Maid Light

Lemonade, Minute Maid Active Orange Juice, Minute Maid Multi-Vitamin

Orange Juice, Nestea Sweetened Lemon Tea, Diet Nestea Lemon, Nestea Peach

Green Tea, Diet Nestea Peach Green Tea, Diet Nestea White Tea Berry

Honey, Nestea Lemon Sweet (hot fill), Enviga Sparkling Green Tea, Enviga

Berry Sparkling Green Tea, Simply Lemonade, Simply Limeade, POWERade

Mountain Blast, and our 100% juice products (without added ingredients)

ARE GLUTEN FREE.

Additionally, we can tell you that all of our other products meet

Codex's definition of gluten-free, which is currently less than 200 ppm

(parts per million) (0.02%) gluten. Codex is in the process of reviewing

this standard and we are monitoring the progress closely. At this time

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not have a regulatory

definition of gluten-free.

We can assure you that the exact amount of gluten in all these other

products is very low - perhaps even zero. Some minor ingredients in

these products are manufactured from plants that gluten-sensitive people

could react to, so we are unable to state categorically that they are

totally gluten-free even though they may have undetectable levels of

gluten in them. The Codex guideline provides a very low threshold for

gluten content. However, extremely gluten-sensitive individuals should

discuss consumption of these products with their health care provider.

richard