Looking for something to do this weekend as a family?  Looks like we should be having some nice fall weather.  Here are a few ideas for inexpensive family fun this weekend:
Head out the the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge for the Refuge Roundup 2009 to celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week and our Western Heritage [...]

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER WHITNEY TRUJILLO!**To celebrate the launch of Mile High Mamas’ weekly email newsletter (sign up below), we are thrilled to give away a Nintendo DSi. This high-powered handheld video game system comes in a sleek, folding design-loaded with features designed to create a unique gaming experience. Have fun with sight, sound, [...]

My son Sam hates homework.
He’s in fourth grade and this is not unexpected. Sam is aflame with tense dread as he pulls papers and books from his backpack. Sometimes, getting him started on problems 1 -28, page 135 is like lighting a fire with a feather doused in chocolate pudding.
Practically impossible.
I am supposed to witness [...]

I wanted to do a post again about the free parenting seminars at the Children’s Hospital.  Many of them will be taking place this week.  Here are the ones that are available this week:
SEMINAR: The Tumultuous Teen Years: A how-to in surviving your child’s adolescence. Topics will include drugs, sex, depression, discipline, communication and setting [...]

Not a football fan?  Looking for a reason to pay attention to the Broncos game with your husband?  Taco Bell has given you a reason!
During football season when the Broncos score two touchdowns, be sure to head to Taco Bell the next day from 4pm to 6pm.  You can get 2 free tacos with the purchase [...]

If there is any cause that tugs at our heartstrings at Mile High Mamas, it is child abuse prevention.
That’s why we are grateful organizations like the Tennyson Center for Children are making a difference in the treatment and education of abused, neglected and at-risk youth. Step back in time to the 1950s with “All I [...]

Product Review: Reusable Produce Bags
I have a confession to make. It took me a while to get used to using reusable grocery bags. Just like anything, it was a habit I had to get into. I had to force myself to put them in my trunk, remember them, and go back to [...]

It’s amazing how many fun festivals we have going on this weekend!  Check ‘em out!
Pumpkin Festival – 303-973-3705
Saturday, October 10, and Sunday, October 11:
9:00 am – 5:00 pm NOTE* DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER THIS FESTIVAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield – 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road Littleton, CO 80128.  Admission [...]

On Saturday  head to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge for an Autumn Hayride!  It’s a great time to enjoy the fall colors, wildlife, and the crisp fall air.  The hayrides are from 1:00-3:00pm Saturday, October 10.
Directions to the Refuge- Enter at 56th Ave. and Havana St.  Go 1.5 miles to the Visitor Center [...]

Mile High Mamas is proud to present our next Featured Blogger:  Melissa of Imagination Soup!
How did you get started blogging?
I took a class called “Blogging Bootcamp” through Lighthouse Writers here in Denver.  My teacher made us think of an idea and start that day.  Talk about pressure!  That was my first blog, www.meltay.wordpress.com, about [...]