**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER JENNIFER VANDER HAMM**
It’s official: Colorado is the Mecca for talented MOMpreneurs.
My interactions with Denver mama Jessica Ziegler confirmed this. She has launched Story Tots, a line of super-personalized children’s books she has written and illustrated. And as the daughter of famed New Yorker cartoonist Jack Ziegler, she knows writing…and illustration.
It [...]

Finally, it’s Mother’s Day! Happy celebrating to all of you, and I truly hope you all get to enjoy your day in a way that is special to you. We Mamas don’t get to do that very often, do we?
And, as much as we’d like to hog the spotlight this weekend, it’s just not [...]

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Sunday afternoon, I took my daughter CJ to the grocery store with me. As usual, she climbed up to hang onto the side of the cart, and as usual, I told [...]

One of the things I learned early on about motherhood was how open our lives would be as soon as our child was verbal. You have no more secrets when your child starts to talk. None. In our particular situation, our lives have been an open book for a long time now, [...]

On May 5th, 2009, Debi Derryberry’s Baby Banana CD is being released to the public.
Claire and I had the opportunity to check this out, and she loved it!
I’d never heard of Baby Banana, but we’re always willing to try new things. Well, I’m so glad we did!
Baby Banana can peel back his peels and [...]

My daughter’s face was buried in a pillow she grabbed off the couch. It was Sunday night. We had just finished watching a news segment about the kids’ school.
A reporter stood in front of the building looking properly furrowed as she gave the grim news: The H1N1 flu had arrived in our community, infecting [...]

It has been five years since I saw her.
I was recently at the post office and she was standing near me in line. Our eyes connected and she blankly smiled. She did not recognize me. She really had no reason to. But five years ago, she left an indelible impression on me.
In the world’s [...]

What would make Mom’s smile a lot brighter this Mother’s Day? Not to state the obvious but how about a brighter smile?
Mile High Mamas is thrilled to offer a professional teeth whitening by Dr. Brett Kessler who was recognized by 5280 magazine as one of Denver’s top cosmetic dentists. Since 1995, he has been making [...]

Make sure to tune in tomorrow for our Mother’s Day Grand Prize giveaway: a professional teeth whitening to brighten mama’s day from Town Center Dentistry and Orthodontics (a $350 value)!
I hate to play favorites but if I am going to reveal my unsightly toe nails, it’s gotta be at Sweet Life Nail Bar & Lounge [...]

It’s officially May! You can tell, because the calendar is packed. To the brim. If you or your kids are bored in the coming week, you haven’t read down the list far enough. Trust me, there is something for everyone in my humble opinion. Free Days, First Fridays, athletic endeavors for those so inclined, family [...]