Last week, I was invited to try the new Mac and Cheese dishes at Noodles & Company.  Can I just say, “fabulous”?  While my kids love the original Mac and Cheese (they order it EVERY time we are there), Noodles has introduced three new dishes where Mac & Cheese has grown up!  The Southwestern Chili [...]

A woman gave birth to a baby inside an SUV on the side of the highway this morning with the help of emergency personnel.
The mother gave birth about 6:10 a.m. on the shoulder of eastbound 6th Avenue near the Knox Street overpass, said Lt. Phil Champagne, a Denver Fire Department Spokesman.
The mother and child are [...]

Last weekend, my first grader Hadley competed for the first time in Jefferson County Schools Destination ImagiNation Regional Tournament at Alameda High School.
Not familiar with Destination ImagiNation (DI)? Join the club.
Actually, “club” may not be the correct word for this international organization that caterers to kindergarten through university students. The concept is simple: teach [...]

You’ll want to stay through the closing credits of the new motion-capture animated adventure “Mars Needs Moms,” a film from the people who gave us “The Polar Express.”
There are four minutes of clips of the real-live cast of the film, Seth Green, Joan Cusack and Dan Fogler among them, wearing the mo-cap suits, dots covering [...]

“Unplayed instruments are like a silent orchestra, there is no sound, no benefit and no joy. That orchestra can be brought to life when people make those instruments available to kids who really want to learn.” – Steve Blatt, the Director of Community Programs for Colorado Public Radio.
Through the end of March CPR is holding [...]

Jefferson County Public Schools has proposed nearly $40 million in budget cuts for 2011-12 that would ax jobs, trim workers’ pay, close two elementary schools and suspend outdoor education for sixth-graders.
The proposed package — which the school board will vote on in May or June — also would impose transportation fees and and increase athletics [...]

The weather is warming up, bulbs are starting to emerge and I even had a wasp in my house this week. It’s time to shake off the winter blues and jump into some spring science.
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner – are you ready for little mischief makers to invade your home? My [...]

President Barack Obama on Thursday hosted a first-of-its-kind conference on teen bullying, thrusting an issue usually confined to the schoolhouse into a national limelight.
Obama joked that as “someone with big ears and the name that I have,” he wasn’t immune to bullying as a child.
He added that the purpose of the conference was to dispel [...]

All parents have been there: your little one has a cough or a cold, and you aren’t sure which over-the-counter medicine is safest. Or maybe a home remedy is better? Get expert info on when to use home remedies vs. medicine.
Should I use over-the-counter medicine for young children?
Over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines can cause [...]

Yes, it’s March in Colorado, which means we’re in the midst of what is typically our snowiest month of the year. But, because it’s Colorado, it may be in the 60s and Sunny! Or not! Either way, I keep thinking back to our trip to Hawaii in October and dreaming a little. [...]