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Be Prepared and #PowerTheHolidays with Duracell

*This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks on behalf of Duracell. I received compensation to write this post, and any opinions expressed are my own, and reflect my actual experience.*

It never fails…Christmas morning rolls around, the kids are opening all of their cool new toys and gadgets and BAM….something needs batteries and you don’t have any on hand.

Ever been there?

I have….more than once.

Thankfully I’ve managed to stay on top of things the last few years and I’ve been reading boxes when purchasing items for the kids and for gifts and including batteries with them.

Duracell AA-16-pk

When it comes to buying batteries, we perfer to go with Duracell CopperTop All-Purpose batteries because they are dependable and long-lasting. No joke, Alexander has a toy that he received for Christmas when he was 2 that has been well loved and passed on to Ellie and now to Joey and I have yet to need to change the batteries.

I love batteries that last and are a good investment upfront.

Since most of the toys and electronics in our house require AA batteries, we like to stock up around the holidays and pick up a few of the 16 packs of the Duracell Coppertop to ensure we have enough batteries to go around.

For the last few years, the 3 older kids, Zack, Libby and Alexander, have received batteries as a stocking stuffer too. With 5 kids, a lot of remotes and countless toys and gadgets, you can bet we go through our fair share of batteries.

You can get Duracell Coppertop batteries in AA, AAA, C, D and 9V. Check your local Walmart for the big packs and make sure you are stocked up for the holidays.

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Activities & Crafts, Sponsored Post

Reindeer Food Recipe with Printable Label

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As you may have noticed, we are busy getting ready for the holidays and cannot wait for Christmas to arrive. My kids are so excited about Christmas this year that we are going all out. The tree is up, the lights are on the house , the stockings are hung….now we wait.

Since we have 23 days to wait until Santa and his reindeer arrive, we thought we would start preparing for their arrival as well. To help them find our house on Christmas Eve we made batch of reindeer food to sprinkle in the snow around our house. Since we live in Wisconsin, we thought now was a good time to get started because all the snow we keep getting could make it hard for them to find us.

Making reindeer food is really easy and only requires a few ingredients and supplies. To get started you will need the items pictured below.

You will need holiday treat bags, a canister of oats, sugar and sprinkles. Now for sprinkles, you can use any kind you want. We went with the rainbow because all of the kids like to see the different colors in the snow and they all claim that the reindeer like rainbow sprinkles the best.

In addition to these items, you can print our cute reindeer food label (below) and gift some reindeer food to friends too. (Parents can also make reindeer food and surprise their kids and help them prepare for Santa’s arrival).

To make your reindeer food you take your plastic treat bag and add 1 cup of oat, 1/4 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon or sprinkles. Once you have the ingredients in your bag, seal it and shake it up to mix everything together. Once it is all mixed, you will have a nice supply of reindeer food on your hands.

If you would like to label your reindeer food for a gift, download and print the labels below (each printout includes 4 labels) and fold them over your bag of magical reindeer food and staple the ends to the bag.

Ta da!

You’ve just made reindeer food and Santa and his reindeer will be able to find their way to you on Christmas Eve after you sprinkle it outside.

Get your printable Reindeer Food labels below:

If you have any problems with the popout box, click HERE to be taken directly to the PDF for printing.

Experience the Ultimate Display with LG OLED from Best Buy

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This post is brought to by our friends at Best Buy. The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

It’s football season and here in Green Bay, football is a religion. We love our Green Bay Packers and we don’t miss a game on TV.

When it comes to watching football, you should have the best view possible and with Christmas around the corner, I think it is the perfect time of year to look at new TVs.

I have visions of a LG OLED TV from Best Buy dancing through my head this holiday season and would love to have one in our home for the ultimate game day viewing experience.

Picture it with me……. a TV that is only 0.21″ thick at its thinnest post, that’s pencil thin!

Yes……a TV that is as thin as a pencil…..technology is AMAZING!

With a spectacular picture with infinite contrast that offers the whitest whites and the blackest blacks and paired with LG’s exclusive 4 Color Pixel technology, you will experience bright, vibrant colors along with stunning contrast and a picture that will leave you speechless.

Just imagine how great my Green Bay Packers would look on this TV and with Best Buy’s everyday price of $3499.99 (that’s a $500 savings), how can you complain?

Now….I just need to figure our how to get Santa to put one under our Christmas tree!

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Educate Yourself on RSV – Know the Symptoms

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I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for MedImmune. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.

Tis the season for the weather to change and here in Wisconsin it’s already quite chilly and we’ve had a few signs of snow. This time of year is the worst time to get sick as well because there are all kinds of nasty infections out there. As a mom, on thing I always worry about, is the kids getting R.S.V.

If you are not familiar with RSV, it is Respiratory Syncytial Virus, a common season virus that nearly all children will contract by the age of 2. It can cause typical mild to moderate cold-like symptoms in healthy, full-term babies but it is also the #1 reason babies are hospitalized during the first year of life.

We have dealt with RSV in the past, when Libby was an infant and it was one of the worst things ever. She went through a lot of breathing treatments and we all lost a lot of sleep. I will never forget what it was like when she first became sick. There was a lot of coughing and wheezing and you could tell she was physically uncomfortable and breathing was not easy for her. After rushing her to the ER, getting her on oxygen, a dose of an antibiotic and sent home with a nebulizer to continue breathing treatments 3 times a day until she was better, it was not an enjoyable time. I was a young mom, 21, and was scared. Thankfully she pulled through and was on the mend quickly.

Since World Prematurity Day is coming up on November 17th and knowing that RSV infection is more likely to root in premature lungs, making premature children more susceptible, I want to make sure you are educated as well.

With Ellie (4 weeks 6 days premature) being our little preemie and having recently had croup in the last month, and add in our extremely cold weather here in Wisconsin, you can bet I will do everything in my power to protect her and the other kiddos from getting sick. When Ellie became sick last month and wsa coughing, or should I say barking, in her sleep I was scared that we were headed down the path of RSV once again. I was actually thankful when I took her into the ER that night that it was just croup.

Our little glow worm preemie.

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Do Gameday Right with LG

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It’s no secret that we are huge football fans. Living in Wisconsin, it’s hard not to love football. I can honestly say, I’ve always enjoyed the game, but I wasn’t always the die hard fan who followed teams and watched every game. Since I met my husband, I can say things have changed….a lot.

These days football is something that not only brings us together as a family, but is also a way that my husband and I enjoy spending time together. We are die hard Wisconsin Badger fans and do our best to watch every game. We get game day ready with our fan gear, snacks and make sure we have great sound and picture.

(We encourage fandom at an early age. Yes, that really is my cousin, Mike Taylor former Wisconsin Badgers Linebacker)

Since we have a large family, it’s not feasible for us to attend games as we would like so we do our best to achieve a great game day setting at home.

To enjoy game day at home, it is important to have a TV that delivers a quality picture and now that LG has become the official corporate partner of NCAA® Football you can find everything you need for a great experience at Walmart.

LG TVs are great for watching your favorite NCAA team because they offer motion clarity index which means high speed action with minimal motion blur to keep up with your fast moving entertainment. LG TVs also offer WiFi and great resolution with full HD 1080p to meet the highest standards for high definition.

I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of doing gameday the right way!

Imagine amazing picture qulity with infinite detail, Cinema 3D and easy access to limitless content. That sounds like a great game day experience if you ask me!

I would love to find a new 55″ LG TV under our tree from Santa Claus this Christmas so we could get it all set up just in time for the NCAA bowls games!