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2013 Stroller Friendly Races
Jog Stroller Friendly Race Calendar Updated as of April 22, 2013. Due to high demand, I am slowly migrating all the stroller friendly races to an actual Stroller Friendly Race Calendar; whereby, you can search by state (categories) and race distance (tags) to see the races available. To date, the following states have been completely migrated to the calendar: Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia,...
read moreOh, No, Does Au Pair Boredom = Homesickness
What does your Au Pair do during the day while your children are at school? I have been pondering this question for three years now because our Au Pairs have only watched babies and toddlers (not of school age). My Au Pair’s work all day and gets only a slight reprieve when both my kids nap in the afternoon; of course, that is if my three year old cooperates. In the past three years, I would estimate that at least 95% of the Au Pairs we’ve met are Au Pairs for school age children. From what they tell us, they generally work from 7:00 AM...
read moreTreat Your Running Mom
If you have not signed up for a race for Mother’s Day weekend yet, we have more than 50 stroller friendly races listed thus far. Give yourself a gift and run by yourself while your hubby pushes the stroller or just watches you race. Get together with your favorite moms and go out and have some fun. The Mother’s Day weekend races are listed by State below. We will continue to add races for Mother’s Day weekend until Friday, May 10, 2013. Good luck and happy running. California CPOA Run To Remember Colorado Redline 13.1 Denver on Platte...
read moreTop 10 Apps for Au Pairs
Like any young woman between the ages of 18-26 years old, Au Pairs are attached to technology. Most Au Pairs have smart phones or devices, whether the host family provides it or they purchased their own. To make their transition go more smoothly and help them feel more acclimated, here are top 10 Apps for Au Pairs. Alarm Clock Free Alarm Clock Free turns your mobile device into a beautiful digital clock and alarm clock for free! It even displays live, local weather conditions and temperature that makes you know about the weather immediately...
read moreTop 3 Personalized Photo Gifts for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day in the United States is just around the corner. Looking for some unique gifts for your mom or wife, here are my top three favorite personalized photos gifts. iPhone Personalized Case. I love mine! I carry around pictures of my kids every day and it puts a smile on my face every time I look at photos. Several companies offer customized iPhone case, but my personal preference is Shutterfly. The case is high quality, the price is reasonable and they have ample style designs to choose from – 44 to be exact. You can customize...
read moreRunning is My Oasis
In order to put things back into the perspective after the terrible tragedy at the Boston Marathon yesterday, I went home hugged my husband and kids and I went on a family run. We strapped the kids in the double jog stroller and went to our favorite lake and ran. Not unlike the rest of the world, I am stunned, shocked, horrified and restless. Who would do this? Why would you do this? My heart aches for the father who lost his precious son and his wife and daughter suffered major injuries while waiting for him to cross the finish line of...
read moreNutella Banana Popsicles Gluten Free
I usually don’t post recipes, but I wanted to share one I created this weekend out of necessity. I was making baby food and I ran out of storage containers and had two ripe bananas leftover, so I made Nutella Banana Popsicles. I did not have a recipe for it, but after creating my concoction, I decided to see if a recipe already existed. Low and behold you can find several recipes for Nutella Banana Popsicles, but they all called for milk, cool whip or some other variation. I used no milk because I did not even consider it, but I am sure the...
read moreHow Little Boys Get A Bad Rap
This week for this first time, I realized how quickly people are to place blame on little boys and classify them as “bad”, “naughty”,” aggressive”, etc. Here is what I witnessed. My son C2 – newly turned 3 years old – and his little girl friend were playing around; they are always so excited to see one another. His little friend kept pulling at C2 shirt collar and pushing him to get his attention and C2 repeating asked her to stop. She persisted and finally C2 hit her. At that moment, the teacher scolded C2 for pushing his...
read moreAmazon Wish List New Feature Great for Parents
I was told by a creditable source that Amazon is enhancing their Amazon wish list feature to allow you to “remember” a hidden wish list. As a mom of two wonderful children with two very different needs and wants, this new feature will significantly reduce my time, frustration and repetition. Every holiday or special occasion (e.g., birth present, baby shower, birthday, Christmas, just because, etc.), I will not need to send an updated email with the kids’ “private” Shared Wish List URL to my family and friends of their (our) latest gift...
read moreSubmit A Stroller Friendly Race Here
I normally do not announce a new page on my site via a blog post, but I wanted to share with you that you can now submit a Stroller Friendly Race via the Race Submission page. If you know of a race that is stroller friendly or you think one might be – but not sure – I would encourage you to submit the Race Here. Once a submission is received, I will verify with the race director that the race is stroller friendly and then add it to the calendar and blog post. Please be patient. The race might not be added right away because it...
read moreWho Did Your Au Pair Bring Home?
Does your Au Pair travel? Does your Au Pair stay in cheap hotels/motels or hostels? Most likely the answer to these questions are yes. Has your Au Pair heard of bed bugs? The most likely answer to this question is no and if they have heard of bed bugs it is because the commonly used phrased by parents worldwide when tucking their children into bed. “Sleep tight; don’t let the bed bugs bite.” This is no longer just a phrase. This past August our Au Pair had friends visit that frequented several hostels while traveling the United States...
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