Guest blogger Jenna moved from Pennsylvania to Colorado 10 years ago, right after marrying her favorite man in the world, Mark. Her two other favorite people are her daughter Zoe, age 6, and son Elijah, age 3. Love, peace, joy, and kindness are the foundations for her life. She loves to laugh and doesn’t have [...]

I was out to dinner with a friend the other night and she commented on how her son would need braces sooner than later. It seems that’s the new trend, doing a round of orthodontia early, and a round later, and overall it’s cheaper and easier. She was a bit abashed at the idea of [...]

There is a fifth season in Colorado.
It is tightly wedged between winter and spring, overlapping both slightly. You won’t find the kids of our state screaming down ski slopes or romping in glorious sunshine with fat and happy robins, though.
Instead, they are curled over desks in silent classrooms. This fifth season features days [...]

“Don’t make a bad wrinkle, Momma.” Claire said to me, out of the blue. “Make a good wrinkle!”
“What?” I asked her, confused.
“A bad wrinkle! You have a bad wrinkle,” she said, pointing to my forehead. “Make a good wrinkle!”
I couldn’t help but smile, because I’d actually figured out what she meant, and [...]

Summer break is here! To keep those summer doldrums at a minimum be sure to check out the biggest, baddest list of mom-recommended summer activities in town!
Contests:
*Passes aboard the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
*Enter your cutie in our monthly Cutest Kid Picture Contest and be entered to win a huge Great Harvest Bread basket.
*For Father’s Day, [...]

On Friday, I blubbered like a baby. It was not because of the lice infestation that pervaded our home. Or my daughter’s chicken pox outbreak.
Though those may have contributed to my fragile state.

It was because I read the final edition of Colorado’s oldest newspaper–The Rocky Mountain News, which closed its doors on Friday. A [...]