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Archive for January, 2008

More Give-A -Ways!

Posted by Janice On January - 30 - 2008

www.thebabymarketplace.com – a great online spot for Baby Clothing, Shoes, Toys, Gifts and Cloth Diapers is hosting the Pippalily Baby Slings Give-Away @ mommyknows.com go on over and comment and be entered to Win one of two Pippalily Baby Slings! There are also 13 pairs of Bical Grippers up for grabs. Don’t miss out!

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Feeling Blah, Blah, Blah

Posted by Janice On January - 29 - 2008

I was planning on doing a long boring post about today’s run but now I feel like I got hit by the same Mack truck that hit Sierra yesterday.  Yep, aches, fever, chills and am struggling to keep down my lunch (it’s 8 pm and I have no appetite for dinner, even though hubby picked up some delicious wings).  Anyways, here’s a graph of my run:

Sierra is MUCHO sick.  Fever and the runs (the vomiting has stopped).  Brookie is cranky and has taken numerous naps today so I think she has it too.  I`m off to bed early now, and hubby is staying up to put Sierra to bed (she unfortunately took a late nap).  I get the fun chore of doing the night time parenting to the girls tonight as hubby is also sick.  Oh wish me better – I HATE being sick!

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It’s Give-A-Way Time!

Posted by Janice On January - 29 - 2008

This post will be STICKY until Feb 2nd, 2008!!

carnival_button It is time for a bloggy giveaway! Shannon over at Bloggy Giveaways is hosting the quarterly giveaway carnival. Check it out, there are going to be many giveaways for you to take a chance on. Even if you have never tried before, take a moment to check it out!

Okay, on with the giveaways!

I will be sending one lucky commenter a fabulous…

$20 TOYS-R-US GIFT CARD !!!!

Okay, the rules:

1) All you need to do to enter is leave a comment, one comment only.

2) Duplicates will be deleted.

3) This contest is only open to CANADIANS and can only ship to CANADA, as I don’t believe the giftcard can be used in other countries, sorry.

4) I will close the drawing on Saturday night, and draw a winner at that time.

Comment away my friends, and head over to Bloggy Giveaways for more giveaway fun!!

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Back On The Run

Posted by Janice On January - 28 - 2008

Sigh, now that daddy’s home I have no more excuses for not running.  Tonight’s run was going to be brutal ’cause I missed 5 runs of my training plan with my neighbour.  Tonight’s run was supposed to be 20 min consisting of a walk/run ratio of 30 sec walk, 2 1/2 min run.  But I didn’t make it out ’cause Sierra started throwing up and having diarrhea 45 min before I was supposed to meet my neighbour.  And of course, when a little one is sick the only person that will do is mommy.  So there I go with the excuses again :)   Next week it’ll be full running for 20 min, then after that we’ll be adding time on (and therefore distance).  Getting back into running has been tough, it hurts me emotionally to see how unfit I’ve become over the past 4 yrs, but whatever, I’ve been pregnant or nursing for all 4 of them, so that’s a good excuse right?

 

For motivation, I’ve finally found a goal race – The Flora Women’s Mini Marathon.  A 10K race for women only.  In IRELAND!  We’re 100% certain that we’re going to Ireland now, but how long we’re going for is a bigger issue.  4 months?  2 years?  More?  Less?  When will we leave?  Will we sell the house?  Rent it out?  Who knows.  All I know is that I plan on continuing to do the things I enjoy no matter where I’m living.

 

In more running news, I’m now a contributing author on CompleteRunning.com.  Pretty cool, eh?  Here’s my first article: Running To The Beat.  I hope to contribute an article every week about women’s running, beginner’s running, and hopefully a product review of various jogging strollers.  If ya have any ideas about what to write about, please, don’t be shy, ok?  Thanks!

 

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Small Things Amuse Small Minds

Posted by Janice On January - 27 - 2008

Oh That Froggy and Buggy! They certainly kept me entertained today:

8:30 am – eating donuts and drinking coffee

9:00 am – practising their karate moves

10:30 am – playing croquet (forgot to capture screen shot :( )

 

2:30 pm – sliding on a wet banana

3:00 pm – water balloon fight

5:00 pm – playing badminton

8:00 pm – collecting firewood and building a fire

10:30 pm – roasting marshmellows!

Man, I need to get out more!

 

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Daddy’s Are A Girl’s Best Friend

Posted by Janice On January - 27 - 2008

Daddy Rob is home! Daddy Rob is home!

 

And I’m relaxing in bed while he entertains his two little girls.  LOL – he said he missed us, but I bet he’ll be boarding a plane back to Ireland in two weeks from now just to get away from us.  (Actually that isn’t too far from the truth as he told me he’s due back there Feb. 11th – sigh no Valentine’s Day intimacy for me :cry: ).  Though a little birdie told me that me and the girls *may* be going with him this time.  More on that next week as there are LOTS of deets to be worked out.

 

So what am I doing with my new found free time?  Hiding out here in bed with my laptop of course.  Hey!  Check this out.  I just noticed that the theme that I’ve chosen for my iGoogle header changes with the time of day.  Dark at night, bright and sunny in the day, and this is the morning picture:

Isn’t that adorable?  The freaking frog and ladybug are relaxing with a coffee and a donut, maybe even chocolate glazed donuts :)   Yum, yum, I could use a donut.  Fack!  Forget the donut!  I could use a coffee!

 

I slept mucho better last night.  Must be because the weight of the world is off of my shoulders now that Daddy Rob is home.  Both kids slept well, but Sierra still ended up in my bed around 2 am. 

 

Hmmmmm… have you noticed that I call him Daddy Rob when I’m not mad at him, and hubby when I am?  LOL!

 

Anyways, my world is back to normal.  Sierra is jumping all over Rob, I’m relaxing, the dog is hiding with me, and the baby is giggling up a storm watching her sister and daddy interact.  Now, if only I had that coffee…

 

Update: Seems the coffee’s kicked in – the frog and bug are practicing their karate moves.  Too cute!

 

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This blog is about me – Janice, a wife, mother, employee, runner, softball player, internet addict and a completely obsessed New Kids On The Block fan. My blog title is about my running, as at the time this blog began back in 2004 I was a running mother-to-be, training for a 1/2 marathon. Part way through the pregnancy running became too uncomfortable for me leading me to slowly back off on my running. Now a days “Mom On The Run” is a reflection of how busy life has become caring for 2 completely adorable, yet “spirited” little girls while my hubby travels A LOT for business, though I do still run on occasion.

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