From One Mom to Another: Tips on Disney, Races and Kids

This issue of the my blog is going to be a race recap of the two races I did this weekend and a little discussion about the medical denial I live with daily. Saturday, Race #1:  Run Wild Missoula's Run for the Trees 10k Race website It was a little chilly and cool on Saturday morning.  Jacob and I choose to run the 10k this year.  It is a nice flat course that runs through the Old Sawmill District and then next to the river.   My 10k time hovers around 1:15 and this weekend proved to be no different.  The first few miles were rough, I was pushing a heavy stroller into the wind.  Don't get me wrong, I have a nice BOB running stroller but my 4.5yo weighs almost 40 pounds and add that to the stroller and a couple pounds of gear and its add a bit to the challenge.  The race was well attended and it was very busy along the course because of the river bank cleanup efforts for Earth Day but we didn't have any issues.  From mile...

Last Friday I made a huge leap of faith.  I decided that I would join my husband on his business trip to Orlando.  This may not seem like a big deal but for me it means spending a significant amount of money and traveling with only one of my three kids.  I recently went on my first vacation with only one child, my son, and it was great.  He wanted to attend a video game competition in Las Vegas, so I took him.  I am not a video gamer by any means, I just never got past Frogger as a kid.  He loves video games and at 15 he really enjoys that scene.  But back to this trip. This trip gives me the opportunity to travel with just my husband and my youngest.  J has to work two of the 5 days we are there so it will be just me and the littlest one.  I booked five day park hopper tickets so we could enjoy Disney.  It is going to be VERY busy and this isn't a week I would have booked if I was paying for the entire thing but the weather...