I'm not even going to yell

Normally an article like this would make me crazy....
I guess I have realized that some people will just never get it.
Why does everything include food, especially at school? Isn't the easiest solution to have food free parties. Then, outside of school, the birthday child can have their treats at their own party.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/todays-mama/why-do-your-kids-allergies-mean-my-kid-cant-have-a-birthday_b_4767686.html

Food allergies and Valentine's day

With the snow storm last week I forget to blog about Valentine's day. This year was easy! They were off. Nothing to worry about. Safe treats here at home. We had chocolate chip pancakes and of course chocolate. There are so many online companies that sell safe chocolate now. They are passing out their cards this Wednesday at school and I haven't heard about a party so maybe it will be easy. That would be so nice.
How was your Valentine's day? Were the kids off?
I hope everyone had a safe and fun day.

The snow and the ice

Well, we are being hit by a huge storm . Are you? It's crazy, tons of snow and ice to come. We will certainly be trapped in the house for a while. We are stocked up on safe food, water, batteries, etc. My hope is that the power stays on because I know that it will get cold fast and we are stuck here. The roads are awful.
Of course the kids think it's great. I keep reminding them that the days will need to be made up.
How is the weather by you? What precautions do you take in extreme weather?
Stay safe everyone!

I let her go and it was hard

My 8 year old doesn't get out much. Most people have some sort of furry pet and she can't be in a house with them. I feel awful for her. She's getting older and she wants to be like everyone else. She wants to hang with her friends.
This past Sunday something amazing happened. She just arrived home from Religious School and the doorbell rang. Two of her friends were at the door asking if she could come over to play outside because the weather was amazing. The mom was there too (she's awesome). She said the dog would stay inside and the kids would be outside. I sent her with her medicine bag that was filled with benadryl and many Auvi-Qs. The wonderful mom already knew all about the Auvi-Q because there are allergies in her family. I reminded everyone that she is not allowed to eat anything and that she could come home if she got hungry. I watched her on her scooter as she went up the street without me and without looking back. She was so happy! She was gone for 3 1/2 hours. I 100% trusted the mom that she was with but it was still hard. When she came home she was smiling from ear to ear! She still has not stopped talking about what fun she had!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the awesome family that had her over. It means so very much to be able to give her a normal life.