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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Mama Drama: Discussing Death and Dying
January 7, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Mama Drama: Discussing Death and Dying

Dear Mama Drama:
I have two children ages 3 and 5. We have a family member who has been diagnosed with cancer and her prognosis does not look good at this point. I’m not sure how to tell my children about this or even if I should tell them. I also don’t know how much to [...]

Win Ski Vacations for your Family to Crested Butte, Sunlight and Echo Mountain!
January 6, 2011 – 8:09 pm | Comments Off
Win Ski Vacations for your Family to Crested Butte, Sunlight and Echo Mountain!

**CONTEST CLOSED! THANKS TO THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSE WE RECEIVED (OVER 500 ENTRIES). CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS CARRIE MEURER (ECHO MOUNTAIN), CARRIE BOUSFIELD (CRESTED BUTTE) AND TRACY PERRY (SUNLIGHT MOUNTAIN).**
Mile High Mamas love winter and there is no better way to enjoy it than by hitting the slopes with your family in Colorado.
We have three AMAZING [...]

A Pregnant Mom’s Overdose
January 6, 2011 – 7:00 am | 35 Comments
A Pregnant Mom’s Overdose

Editor’s Note: Casey of Moosh in Indy is beautiful, vibrant, has a darling daughter and an attorney-husband. After talking to her for just two minutes, I felt on top of the world.
So I was surprised to learn that someone so enviable has been at the very bottom of it.
Please join with [...]

Event Round-up: National Western Stock Show, Harlem Globetrotters and More
January 5, 2011 – 11:59 am | Comments Off
Event Round-up: National Western Stock Show, Harlem Globetrotters and More

Through Jan. 23. It’s 105 years old, but the National Western Stock Show is still raising a ruckus in Denver. The huge celebration of western tradition starts its 16-day run on Saturday with a dawn-to-dusk schedule of events, from a fiddle contest to the classic Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza. Sandwiched in between are all manner of [...]

Denver Deal: Winter Trails Day, Mammoth Ski Free, 1/2-price movies and P90X!
January 5, 2011 – 7:30 am | No Comment
Denver Deal: Winter Trails Day, Mammoth Ski Free, 1/2-price movies and P90X!

Hello 2011!!!  Did you make a resolution?  How well are you doing at sticking to it?  If staying on a budget and having some fun or getting a great deal are in your plans for this year – stay tuned to GREAT stuff coming this year!  Did you know that January is Learn to Ski and [...]

Predictions for a Very Viral 2011
January 5, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Predictions for a Very Viral 2011

In January, someone is going to catch a cold.
February will bring some snow and a cold.
March will find us at the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Someone will have a cold and will be wearing green ON HIS FACE.
The Easter baskets in April will be full of Cadbury Mini Eggs, but we will [...]

One Blogger’s Resolve to Get Fit in 2011
January 4, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
One Blogger’s Resolve to Get Fit in 2011

I recently completed a personal training session at my gym and started to think about the coming New Year and all those resolutions. One of the top priorities on most resolutions is the inevitable one of weight loss or getting in shape. As I have learned recently through my personal training sessions, 75% of weight [...]

How to realize your true potential in 2011 (just call me Oprah)
January 3, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
How to realize your true potential in 2011 (just call me Oprah)

I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions for the primary reason that I’m not good at keeping them. Don’t get me wrong: I’m a goal-making, ambitious gal but I’ve never met a New Year’s resolution I liked, primarily because there seems to be a healthy dose of guilt associated with not keeping it.
Well, [...]

2011′s first baby in Colorado a “cool story”
January 2, 2011 – 7:40 am | No Comment
2011′s first baby in Colorado a “cool story”

At least three Colorado babies were born Saturday before 12:01 a.m, but the state’s title-holding tyke for 2011 was born in the first seconds past the stroke of midnight at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora.
Emma Alfaro upset her mother’s plans for New Year Eve’s festivities with an early coming-out party of her own. [...]

Win 1 of 2 family 4-packs of tickets to Cirque du Soleil!
January 1, 2011 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Win 1 of 2 family 4-packs of tickets to Cirque du Soleil!

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS LISA MATTOX AND CHARLES SCHINNER!**
Two years ago, my husband and I attended our first Cirque du Soleil® performance.
Since that time, the bar has been since set so high that no other production has even come close to matching its grandeur.
That’s why I was thrilled to hear another Cirque du Soleil® [...]