I am always on the hunt for great family recipes. It has to have a couple of things to make it on my list of go-to recipes. First it has to be easy. I will be honest here I am not the world’s best cook, far from it, so I like easy. Second, it has to have a manageable list of ingredients. If the list is too long I am out. Third, it has to be kid-family friendly.

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I wouldn’t say I am a huge traveler but I have been to a few choice cities. One of those choice cities I have visited a few times is Chicago.

There is great shopping, great restaurants and fantastic tourist sights to see. I love that it is a city near water and there are lots of fun things to do along the Navy Pier, including fun, games, eating and even a boat ride (day or night).

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I don’t match socks. Yup, you heard me right. I DO NOT MATCH SOCKS (adulting can be hard sometimes, we can all agree on that right? OK, it is only socks and not really adulting but still, I really dislike matching socks!).

Who has time for that? You with me?

I have done my best to raise my children to appreciate the creativeness of mismatched socks.

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I have said it before and I will say it again – I AM NO FINACIAL WIZARD. I will always defer to the experts. So, naturally when there was an RBC RESP Twitter chat I had a few questions. As did many others…below is just some of the things we all learned.

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Want to Learn MORE? If you have questions and want to learn more about RESPs,

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Simply put The Hospital for Sick Children saves lives. The doctors and nurses there saved my sister’s life.

That building is more than just bricks and steel. It has a heart. It has life. The people who work there care about the patients, the kids, they are working to save!

Walking For Sick Kids

So on September 26, I am lacing up my runners and taking part in Toronto’s greatest adventure walk to benefit SickKids.

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