This weekend was crazy busy. I crammed in two separate virtual races, a soccer game, an overnight visit to Richmond, and now it's snowing. I'm actually enjoying the snow because we had plans this morning, but canceled them when we saw the snow coming. This meant I slept in until 10 am (hence this late post) and the boys are still sleeping. I think we all needed the sleep more than the event we were going to attend. One of the big things on my calendar was the ZOOMA Run Love Challenge. I planned to run a 10K and I wanted to beat the time I ran my last 10k training run in: 1:02 and change. Spoiler: I did not run a 10k and my 5k was one of my slowest. It was a balmy 25 degrees yesterday with not much wind and a fair amount of sun, so it … [Read more...]
Predicting Virginia’s fickle weather with SnowCast
This post brought to you by SnowCast. The content and opinions expressed below are that of MCM Mama Runs. Remember Snowzilla? More than 23 inches in one weekend. Yeah, that was a lot of fun. But you know what was even worse? That one inch of snow that brought DC to a standstill. It took us 2 hours to drive 5 miles home from running. Unfortunately, that kind of snow traffic jam is not unusual around here. And I don't think that winter is done with us yet. In past years, we've had some big snows in February and even early March. And let's not talk about how often we get just an inch or two and everything slows down. In years past, this has not been a problem for me as I rarely drove more than a couple of miles from home in … [Read more...]
Five stages of running like a mother
Having children changes everything. Time, money, and energy all become scarcer resources. You knew this going in and decided the rewards outweigh the downsides. But did you think about what it would do to your running? … [Read more...]
A (Summer) Day in the Life of MCM Mama
Once again, I'm joining some other bloggers to share a "Day in the Life". I've done a few of these before. I've shared a typical school day, a day near the holidays, and a Friday complete with volunteering at Shoo's school. Since there is no such thing as a typical day for us in the summer, I chose to grab pics of last Saturday. I had a feeling it was going to be crazy and I was right. 5am: Yes, I woke up at 5am on a Saturday. Why? Marathon Training. Thanks to the squirrel digging in my attic (I think it's finally gone now!), I moved to the couch in the middle of the night, which meant crickets and the cat kept me from sleeping soundly. I really was not happy to get up, but I managed to drag myself up and grabbed an almond butter … [Read more...]
Be ready for anything summer throws at you
Summer is a lazy time for us. Or more specifically, for my kids. They don't wake up early. Pajamas make up a large percentage of their wardrobe choices. Not every week includes a camp. Etc. (We aren't going to talk about the fact that I'm up and out the door running early every morning when I'd rather be sleeping in too...) But even though we are taking it easier this summer than many summers, that doesn't mean we aren't out there doing things. We've hit the zoo, we are going white water rafting soon, we are hitting various state and county fairs, we go to the pool, Shoo has soccer practice twice a week... We are just less tied to a schedule than we usually are. So, here are my tips for those days when you actually … [Read more...]
Keep your kids healthy and safe this summer #ReadySetCamp
Disclaimer: I received promotional consideration from Minute Clinic to discuss keeping kids healthy at camp, but all opinions are my own. School's out for the summer!!! Finally. Finally we made it through the last few days of school. (OK, we aren't completely there, but Jones is done and Shoo has a short day today.) Now it's time to focus on summer fun. Pools. Hiking. Visits to museums, zoos, and amusement parks. Camps. Sunburns. Poison Ivy. Bug bites. Yeah, I know those last three things aren't fun, but they often go hand in hand with summer fun, especially summer fun outdoors and at camp. So here are five tips for keeping your kids healthy and safe this summer. Get your camper (or you!) a camp physical. … [Read more...]
It’s definitely summer here
High heat and lightning. That pretty much sums up my weekend. But, you know me, I can't leave it at that, so I'm linking up with Tara at Running 'n' Reading and Erin at Her Heartland Soul with my weekend update. And we have more of the lovely same weather this week. Ugh, I'm over summer and it's not even officially here yet. Friday night, Shoo had soccer tryouts. Not exactly how I like to spend my Friday evening, but he loves the game, so off we went. Where we encountered thunder and lightning and pouring rain. Tryouts - canceled. … [Read more...]
Friday Five with T-Mobile Simply Prepaid™ #changingprepaid
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ChangingPrepaid #CollectiveBias We've been shaking things up around here - getting rid of cable, turning off the landline, exploring new cell phone options. With suddenly needing at least two more phones (a teenager + a house phone) plus my phone being on its last legs, I've been tearing my hair out trying to figure out the most economical solution for cell phone service. One of the options I've been considering is a prepaid plan, including the Simply Prepaid by T-Mobile. I'm cheap, but you all know my phone is my lifeline, so it needs to be a good plan. I'm constantly working from orchestra practice or soccer games. And by … [Read more...]
Five awesome things to do in DC in the winter
I love living in the DC area in the winter. Generally, the weather is cold, but bearable, so it's a great time to get downtown without the huge numbers of tourists that we see during the summer. We tend to hit a lot of the museums during this time period, but it's also a great time to visit some outdoor attractions that only come around once a year. [Tweet "Looking for fun things to do in #WashingtonDC in December? Here are 5 kid friendly things! #kidfun #lifewithkids #fitfam"] … [Read more...]
Petz Beach for Nintendo 3DS Review
My kids are pretty understanding about all the time I spend running and blogging, so when I got the opportunity to let one of my kids try out a cool new Petz game for the Nintendo 3DS called Petz Beach, I jumped on it. When I told Shoo he was getting to do his first blog review, he was pretty excited and immediately jumped on the game (hey, mom's letting him play during non-electronics time, of course he was all about the game.) Although we have other Petz games, I was a little worried that perhaps he'd outgrown these types of games. I was oh so wrong. He loved it (and I may have caught the teenager checking it out too...) About Petz Beach Petz Beach is a cool new Petz game, now for the Nintendo 3DS! Petz fans will … [Read more...]
Five for Friday: Closing out January
January was a rough month. The weather was mostly awful, with a few days of beautiful thrown in. My kids had days off and delays and snow days and holidays... I seriously felt like they were with me more than at school this month. It's not that I don't love my children, but I get a lot less done when they are around. Quite happy to be closing the door on this month! January in Five Pictures 1. It snowed. Not a lot at any one time, but often enough to mess with the streets and delay or close schools. I had a very blonde moment when I couldn't figure out how to put my Honda Pilot into 4WD. Turns out it does it on its own... 2. I ran a lot of miles on the treadmill. In fact, this was my highest number of miles on the … [Read more...]
13 random things Thursday
My life seems to be going in 1000 directions at once and 13 is my favorite number, so... 1. Yesterday I spent my entire day in snow pants. I put them on early in the day to shovel snow and just never took them off. Why? Because my drafty old house does not do well with wind chills below zero. 2. It appears that I got the job I interviewed for last week. At least HR thinks so. I have an appointment next week to fill out paper work, but I haven't been contacted by the department I'll work for, so I'm not exactly sure what I've been hired for LOL. 3. I bought a new torture device at the running store last week - the Foot Log. I've had issues with my forefoot for quite some time now + plus my feet are getting kind of tired of all … [Read more...]
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