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Downhill Pandemic Skiing

Outdoor activities seem to be more popular than ever before due to the ongoing pandemic.  One activity that we have always enjoyed is downhill skiing. I learned how to ski when I was young, and this year I had the chance to continue teaching Chloe and Carter how to ski as well. In this post I’ll share some tips on how we skied this weekend in a relatively safe way. Before skiing, make sure you grab a large tote that is light weight and can get wet from snow. We packed all of our gear in this tote and took it with us to bundle up once we got to…
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Allergy Free Popsicles!

As I was scouring the shelves at the newly renovated Pick N Save on Fish Hatch, I came across these popsicles in the freezer section. I’m very cautious about ice cream and popsicles since we had an anaphylactic reaction to Chocolate pudding pops last May. The popsicle was made in a facility where nuts were also processed, and that information was NOT on the box. These popsicles, their formal name is “Chloe’s Soft Serve Fruit” are wonderful. They are non-dairy, GF, vegan, kosher and non-GMO. While the box does not say anything about nuts, they are nut-free. Originally I bought them as a joke, since my daughter’s name is Chloe…
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It's Our Snack Week!

Just thought I’d share some of our snack week ideas: Monday: Mandarin Oranges + Teddy Graham’s Travel Size Bags, Original flavor Tuesday: Fruit Leather by Target (simply balanced) + Mini Cucumbers – photo below Wednesday: Holiday Party Food + Cheese-Its Thursday: Pirates Booty individual bags Friday: Skinny Pop individual bags
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Reindeer Food

Once upon a time, I had two very young kids. Lets see, they were 1 and 3, and I was frantically preparing for the holidays. At this point in life, I was still thinking that I had to “do-it-all” – but I’m older now, by three years to be exact, and while I’m still learning, and things are still changing, I do know this: Whatever I do not finish, you will never know about!   The holidays put a lot of pressure on us to do certain things. Sometimes they are traditions that we feel we MUST do, other things are just nice gestures, of which I usually go over…
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