Pancakes! I can have pancakes!

Just when I thought I was going to drop 50 pounds simply from not being able to drink milk, Bob's fans come through for me.

As I have previously whined, I have been put on a strict non-dairy diet while doctors try to work out what's causing Robbie's non-pooping issues. It's been a challenge, but I'm two-weeks dairy free. I feel like I should be in an addiction support group or something for the time I spend fantasizing about a glass of milk.

Anyway, Bob recently ran for a position on the Mount Morris Village Board with his friend, Joel Mike. They won. To celebrate, Joel suggested taking "the girls" (ie., wives) to the Maple Tree Inn, an amazing little place that is open for six weeks only around Easter. Their entire menu is buckwheat pancakes and FRESH maple syrup with a few breakfast-y sides. It's incredible.

I'm glad I went once before I got cut off the hard stuff. I had resigned myself to not going again this year because the temptation of pancakes might push me over the edge.

Enter John Loveland, Bob fan and owner of Allens Hill Farms. (They make a variety of organic mixes that can be ordered over the Internet. Their signature item is a natural sweetener, apple cider mollasas.) He sent Bob today this pancake mix that has NO dairy. It's just flour, sugar, baking soda and yeast. The folks at the Maple Tree Inn said I could bring my own mix!

So, now I don't have to cook dinner AND I get to eat pancakes. Life is good. Now, if all this non-dairy would just help the boy....