The Chicago Marathon has been on my mind the entire day as this would have been my third year as a Charity Athlete for the American Cancer Society.  I made the decision to back out of this year’s race in late July because of our move from Denver to Greenville and a hip injury.  It was upsetting that I was unable to participate in the triathlon and the marathon, but there is always next year.  So, I went to check the results tonight and I gasped at what I found.  The race was stopped early because of intense heat and humidity and people were suffering.  302 people went to the hospital and 1 died.  Here is the news.  I realized I cannot post here as it is copyright protected, but here is the link to the Tribune and the story.  My thoughts are with all of those affected.

~lisa

I love finding cool sites and then sharing them.  A really cool yet useful site is Mabel’s Labels .   They have a great way to order labels for all sorts of kids stuff and they even have the clothing tag labels.  I can never get my writing small enough with a Sharpie to put a name on the tag, and if I do, it always washes off!  I am off to order my first set and will let you know what I think.

Another one is Simple Memory Art .  It has these super fun and colorful healthy food magnets.  They have what vitamins and minerals are in the food, the caloric content, fiber, fat and what a serving size is.  I think these would just be fun to use when hanging up school papers and other information on your fridge.  They also have awesome kids shower curtains. 

Lastly, I like sites that have information about health and nutrition and has articles that are fun to read.  I really just like to read things from all different perspectives and then determine what is healthy for us as a family…not to really follow any strict guidelines.  Anyway, Prevention Magazine  came out with a GREAT site, I have just started to browse this colorful site. 

Have a great day!

~lisa