What parents should know about the conflicting news on school food
January 27, 2012 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments

The very same week we learned about the push to ban trans fats from Colorado school food, both at lunch and in before- and after-school snacks, another study asserted that junk food in school vending machines has no impact on students’ weight or obesity levels.
It’s confusing. Kind like all the conflicting studies about coffee [...]

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Win Two Family Four-Packs of Tickets to the Colorado Garden & Home Show
January 31, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off

“It is never too early to think about the growing season.”
Thus proclaimed my husband who is obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin.
He is not alone. More than 70,000 green thumbs and home improvement enthusiasts are expected to celebrate the arrival of spring and attend the 50th Annual Colorado Garden & Home Show Feb. 7-15, [...]

Local Impact of a Good Idea Gone Bad
January 30, 2009 – 12:00 am | 6 Comments

Guest blogger Olivia Omega Logan is the local owner of the home-based infant clothing company, Baby Candy, and mom of two little inspirations. She is also the founder of Congrats from Colorado, a network of over 35 juvenile product manufactures all located in Colorado. With the onset of CPSIA, Olivia has created a blog that [...]

Hot Topic: Spring Sports
January 29, 2009 – 11:58 pm | Comments Off

The snow has barely finished melting but spring keeps arriving in my mailbox, with offers to sign my kids up for all sorts of sports. Spring sports sign ups are happening – What are your experiences with soccer, t-ball, flag football, etc? How “scheduled” are your kids?

Love means cleaning up the chunks
January 29, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
And now faith, hope, [...]

Still a Cow Town?
January 28, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

When I announced to my former co-workers in New York that I was moving to Denver, I was pleasantly surprised by their reactions. Even though many of them were born-and-bred New Yorkers who would never think of leaving the city, several commented, almost wistfully, “You know, if I ever left New York, Denver would [...]

Hands-On Mom?
January 27, 2009 – 12:04 am | No Comment

“Dear God –” my mom prayed when I was 2 years old and she was pregnant with my middle sister.
You might think she prayed for a certain gender, for a healthy baby, for an easy delivery. But her prayer was along different lines:
“Please make this baby not persnickety about its hands the way Lori [...]

How Did You Know “He’s Just Not That Into You” Contest!
January 25, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Valentine’s Day is a time for many lovers to rejoice and for singles to ignore. Hate it or love it, we all agree that the path to true love is not always smooth.
Mile High Mamas is teaming up with the sure-to-be hit movie He’s Just Not that Into You to bring you a contest [...]

Cravings, the Good and the Bad
January 23, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Guest blogger Oz Spies, who started blogging while pregnant with her son Axel, spends her days working in the nonprofit sector, chasing after a very active baby boy, and trying to find time to paint her toenails, walk the dog, feed the cat, and kiss her husband. You can read more at Knocked Up. [...]

One Book, One Denver to hold various free events; what are your favorite children’s books?
January 22, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

I am a huge advocate of reading. One of my earliest memories is snuggling up in my yellow canopied bed, pinning my little brother down, and reading Alice in Wonderland to him for hours.
Upon further reflection, he may not share the same fond memories.
I started attending storytime at the library when my daughter was [...]

Just call me STOKED
January 20, 2009 – 9:01 am | No Comment

I don’t like labels. Never have. Even as a kid, I hated being known as The Shy Girl. At one point I tried hard to change it and in fourth or fifth grade I was given the principal’s award for “Outstanding Citizenship.” I really had no idea what it meant at the time except that, [...]