Article Archive for March 2008
Christmas is the most anticipated holiday, Halloween is the spookiest, but Easter is the most mysterious. Easter is shrouded in questions. Some of them have answers, some of them do not.
One of the greatest mysteries of Easter is the mystery of my favorite Easter candy, the Reeseâs Peanut Butter Egg. [...]
It was my husband’s birthday, so we decided to celebrate by taking our family out to lunch at a downtown Denver restaurant famous for their dairy-based desserts. Our six kids were very well-behaved, and one of our fellow diners complimented me when I stood to take our toddler daughter to the bathroom.
I thanked the [...]
No. They are not âI love you.â? They are not, âIâm really a man.â? They are not, âI will not be ignored.â? They are not, âFreeze, this is the police.â?
The scariest words ever are, âMom, Dad, Iâm pregnant,â? as spoken by a teenaged girl.
At least those are the scariest words for [...]
It has been 12 years since the day I almost died.
I seldom reflect upon it anymore, nor have I really written about it. Well, except for when I poured out my soul for an essay contest in college, only to win an honorable mention. I suspect I would have taken first if I’d have actually [...]
Got an aspiring Picasso in the family? Fame and fortune could be in their future!
The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF) is holding its first-ever 2008 Commemorative Festival Poster design competition. All are invited to participate in the competition, regardless of age, experience or technical skill.
The winning poster will be featured as part of the annual [...]
I recently read an article in the New York Times about a documentary that was made with four- and six-year-old little girls who were given the opportunity to ask a panel of scientists, therapists, and various experts questions they had about SEX, everything from how babies are made to what is AIDS and homosexuality… because [...]
Declan: Dada, my tummy hurt at school yesterday.
Bryan: It did?
Declan: Yes. A lot. Then I went to the bathroom and pooped.
Bryan: Well, that’s good.
Declan: But I pooped so much the toilet wouldn’t flush.
Bryan: {trying not to laugh} Oh really? Did you go get a teacher?
Declan: Yes.
Bryan: And what did he do?
Declan: He went and got [...]
When my daughter was three and a half, she developed a real âtude.” She seemed to transform from my delightful, lovely, vivacious, angel to an uncontrollable, defiant, demon-kid about every five minutes.
MRS and I debated the pros and cons of spanking, when demon-child was present. MRS says, no way, and drops âHow Toâ? books on [...]
When I was about eight and she was five, I tricked my sister, Alison, into saying a very bad word.
I did not know what the word meant. I just knew it was bad. I knew it was bad because there was a boy in my third grade class with the last name of Rucker. [...]
Hands down, my favorite Colorado getaway is YMCA of the Rockies. I have been to the Estes Park Center once in the summer and we recently went on our third getaway to Snow Mountain Ranch in the wintertime.
It is tough to qualify why I love YMCA of the Rockies so much. The cabins and lodges [...]
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