Grand Theft Childhood
March 16, 2010 – 7:00 am | 9 Comments

So much of parenting entails thwarting.
I must thwart my toddler’s attempts to travel staircases and wade in toilets. I do this with gates, latches, and other inventions meant to keep small children safe and …

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Front Range Adventure Boot Camp Kicks [My] Bootie
March 31, 2008 – 12:00 am | 34 Comments

I have survived my first two weeks of boot camp. No, this maple-leaf-pledging Canuck did not join the American troops but I have ventured out on a new kind of workout and weight-loss program. The …

Lemongrass Spa Products Giveaway
March 30, 2008 – 12:12 am | Comments Off

Congratulations to Amy F. of Greely, winner of our Little Hands Learning Activity kits!
I have a confession to make: I am addicted to lotion. I almost called it a fetish but such a descriptor …

Two ways to make a difference!
March 29, 2008 – 12:29 am | Comments Off

Do you know a kid who is kind to animals? I don’t, which is precisely why my young children do not yet have any pets.
But for those who do, the American Humane Association is celebrating …

That Which Does Not Kill You Makes Them Laugh at You in the Break Room
March 28, 2008 – 12:04 am | 14 Comments

Have you ever called Poison Control?
When I was pregnant with our first baby, we called. Did I ingest Lysol? Was I overcome with ammonia fumes? Did I take too many prenatal vitamins? No. I …

The Breakup Album
March 27, 2008 – 12:27 am | 13 Comments

Hubby and I had lunch at The Yard House recently. (OK, more like *every* day, but who’s counting?) The Yard House, with 50 zillion beers on tap, none of which we can have over lunch, …

Whither I goest, my baby will go
March 26, 2008 – 12:32 am | 12 Comments

The brouhaha of this past week regarding a blogger junket planned by Johnson & Johnson got me thinking about where it’s appropriate to bring a baby, and where it’s not.
Last summer, when I was …

If holiday ennui makes for a bad parent, then I’m downright terrible
March 25, 2008 – 12:58 am | 9 Comments

I am not religious. And I’m not really interested in celebrating the Hallmark holidays, either. Add to this an aversion to candy and an inherent laziness when it comes to decorating/cooking/shopping/costume-making, and you end up …