I’ve heard from others (and found it to be true myself) that there’s something magical about reaching the three-month milestone. Making that transition from newborn to baby – from a squalling bundle of constant neediness to a tiny little person who smiles, gurgles, and even exercises intermittent control of his limbs – it’s exhausting but [...]

I swore last year that we would never go to Cub Scout Day Camp again. After three days of loosely planned activities, other people’s ill-behaved boys, wind-whipped hair and a sunburn (my mom told me that I needed to wear sunscreen, even on overcast days but I didn’t listen.), I decided that next year [...]

Every neighborhood has ‘em.
You know: the one white-trash family that just oozes with socially unacceptable behavior such as loud music, big engines, cold beer and jacked-up trucks.
I just didn’t know “they” were “us.”
It all started out innocently when I took the kids for an early-morning run at this time last year. Since the temperatures were [...]

Congratulations to Cheryl H. and Jamie E., winners of our Colorado Women’s Expo tickets!
Are you ready to rock out?
It is fundraiser season and kudos goes to Teller Elementary for putting the Fun back in Fundraiser for the fifth straight year. And this year Morey Middle School is teaming up with Teller to make this concert [...]

One of the most invaluable lessons I have learned through the Biggest Loser Boot Camp is that visualization with a specific goal in mind is imperative when losing weight.
For some, they are training for a triathlon.
For others, they want to summit a 14er.
For many, it is fitting back into their skinny jeans.
For me, it [...]

School is sucking my son’s love of reading down a greasy, hair-lined drain and I’m afraid it won’t come back.
My handwringing may seem dramatic and over-the-top, but you didn’t just spend three hours trying to a second-grader to read a book for his homework. This is a boy who taught himself how to read [...]

Rejection always has been a hot button issue for me. It wounds more than anything could, twisting my heart like a dishrag and dripping all the dirty sudsy water right into my stomach, giving me a very queasy feeling. Oddly enough, I actually think rejection is one of the things that led me to having [...]