Her name is Crystal.
When we enter her room, she smiles and a large red heart hovers over her sweet shaggy brown head. “I missed you!” she says with a squeak (via overhead bubble). It fades and we are left to earn money for her. We want her to have everything – a comfy bed, [...]

Mile High Mamas was featured on 850 KOA this morning (click here to listen). The illustrious Robbyn Hart does a special segment called “Your Kids” on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:20 and 8:20 a.m. She covers everything from nifty tech toys to dealing with night terrors. Oh, and cool online mama communities, [...]

Rocky Raccoon runs ‘round the race track as the crowd ROARRRRS and CHEERRRRRS and reads recipes at recess.
No, I have not cashed in all my sanity chips. Not completely. The above phrase is just one of many things I have repeated over and over since the new year began because my seven-year-old son has resolved [...]

Our normally tight-knit neighborhood has gone into hibernation this winter. In an attempt to rally the troops, I sent an email inviting them to come skating at Evergreen Lake on Saturday. No one could come but I was saddened that half of them did not even bother to respond.
They could have just dropped me [...]

Congratulations to Sara Lily, winner of our Proctor and Gamble giveaway!
I have never been to the National Western Stock Show due to The Plague that consumes me every January. But this year will be different. Not only am I plague-free but little did I know my reoccurring illness has left me bereft of a [...]

There were some issues recently at my son Declan’s school with a few kids in his class saying some mean things to him. These included the ever-so-lovely, “If you won’t do this, I won’t be your friend” routine… and sometimes it got even more, well, juvenile, with downright name-calling.
The other night he was telling us [...]

Was one of your Christmas gifts a maid service?
Yeah, me neither.
That is why we are kicking off our giveaway extravaganza with P&G’s Pure Essentials prize pack to help you cleanup after the holidays. It may not be sexy but neither is that figgy pudding stain that has been hanging around all week.

Pure Essentials is [...]

On behalf of Mile High Mamas, welcome back!
After a wonderful, relaxing Christmas “it” occurred on December 26th – the day I confirmed that maybe I am not losing my mind. And for anyone who has ever been there, lost that, you know exactly what I mean.
Case #1:
My favorite cookie sheet has been missing for months. [...]