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While the rest of the country is in a panic over the snow, here in Colorado we are doing backflips. One Colorado resort in particular, Steamboat Springs Ski Area, saw 17 [...]

Through Sunday. It’s the last weekend to visit the Stock Show before it packs up and rolls away for the next year. The highlights of the next few days include the Draft Horse and Mule Show and the final days of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association competition (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). There’s still lots to do [...]

There is really so much to do in Colorado in January that goes beyond the Stock Show (although that is GREAT fun too!)   
Arena Cross
Arena Cross Bar to Bar is coming to the Colliseum, January 28-30.  Arenacross tracks are among the tightest in the world, filled with difficult challenges, amazing airtime, intense speed, and all the close-contact racing you’d expect [...]

The Komen three-day walk for breast cancer is walking away from Colorado.
The cancellation of the Denver 3-Day for the Cure event for 2011 was announced on the event website, citing tough economic times.
“We launched the Denver event in 2008, and it just didn’t meet financial goals,” said Wendy Fitch of the Chicago-based public relations firm [...]

Let’s start out the New Year right! That’s why I chose the i like book for kids. What a clever little endeavor for the New Year. It’s more like a workbook for parents and child. Spiral bound and available in four colors (pink, purple, blue and green), it’s the modern day version of a choose [...]

Go directly to bed. Do not stop at the washing machine. Do not collect your thoughts. If you roll a good number at your next OB appointment, you might be released.
During the last month of my most recent pregnancy, I was put on bed rest.
To many moms, the idea of being sentenced to [...]

On Saturday, my family had one of our favorite winter adventures in Colorado: We skated Evergreen Lake.
Located just 20 minutes from Denver off I-70, this lake is surrounded by blue spruce, pines, evergreens and is about as close to an authentic Canadian skating experience as you can get in the Denver-area.
Side note: I was raised [...]

There has been a lot of controversy brewing regarding Amy Chua’s memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Be sure to check out Elizabeth Chan’s review and share your thoughts if mothers from the West fall short of their Chinese counterparts.
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The cover of “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” was catnip to this average parent’s [...]

Most teenagers idolize rock stars and Hollywood luminaries. Denys Tolstov idolized the spandex-clad, death-defying performers of Cirque du Soleil.
“When I was in circus school, it was a dream to be in a Cirque show,” said the 27-year-old performer, who began his training at age 8 in Ukraine. “I had posters and CDs of Cirque music [...]

The thought of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome – or SIDS – is enough to make any parent panic. Put your mind at ease by reading 10 tips for keeping your little one safe during sleep.*
1.) Always place your baby on his or her back (not stomach or side) for naps and to sleep at night.
2.) [...]