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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Event Round-up: Wildlife Experience’s Megalodon, Animal Stars at the Zoo & More!
May 24, 2011 – 9:30 pm | Comments Off
Event Round-up: Wildlife Experience’s Megalodon, Animal Stars at the Zoo & More!

Through Monday. Celebrate the arrival of summer fun at the Boulder Creek Festival. The weekend-long fest starts Friday with a concert, starring That Eighties Band at the 29th Street Mall. Things kick really kick into gear on Saturday: Two food courts, five stages of entertainment, an art show, carnival rides and more, all running through [...]

Mama Drama: Tween Tension
May 24, 2011 – 6:45 am | 3 Comments
Mama Drama: Tween Tension

Dear Mama Drama:
My twelve-year-old son and I have a very close relationship. He has always been able to talk with me easily and we enjoy spending time together. In public he has always liked to walk with me and usually stands near me in a group.
Recently I have noticed him pulling away from me when [...]

After 25 years, 25 memories of Oprah (and share your own)
May 24, 2011 – 6:42 am | One Comment
After 25 years, 25 memories of Oprah (and share your own)

Oprah Winfrey will leave behind a few tears and many indelible memories when she concludes her syndicated show Wednesday (locally 4-5 p.m. on KCNC-Channel 4) after 25 years of steamroller ratings, 47 Emmy Awards and a lifetime of culture-changing talk. Among the high points . . .
1. Weight loss, 1988, (that indelible photo of her [...]

After 25 years, 25 memories of Oprah
May 24, 2011 – 6:42 am | 5 Comments
After 25 years, 25 memories of Oprah

Oprah Winfrey will leave behind a few tears and many indelible memories when she concludes her syndicated show Wednesday (locally 4-5 p.m. on KCNC-Channel 4) after 25 years of steamroller ratings, 47 Emmy Awards and a lifetime of culture-changing talk. Among the high points . . .
1. Weight loss, 1988, (that indelible photo of her [...]

Denver Deal: Denver Arts Festival, Boulder Creek Festival & BigPapa’s BBQ
May 23, 2011 – 11:33 pm | No Comment
Denver Deal: Denver Arts Festival, Boulder Creek Festival & BigPapa’s BBQ

Ahh the joys of summer.  Memorial Day gives us all kinds of things to do and fun to be had.  What is your plans? I am super excited about planning to check something off my personal “bucket list” with a trip to Zip Adventures in Vail on June 5.  Plus, kids that are 60 pounds [...]

Golden’s Must-do Activities & a Giveaway Extravangaza (including tickets to Splash, Heritage Square & more!)
May 23, 2011 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Golden’s Must-do Activities & a Giveaway Extravangaza (including tickets to Splash, Heritage Square & more!)

I’ve been a fan of the city of Golden since I moved to Colorado eight years ago but it wasn’t until my family did a staycation there last summer that I truly fell in love with the darling shops on Washington Avenue, biking along Clear Creek’s glorious bike path the “Chicken Lady” at Clear Creek [...]

Is a Disney Cruise Right for You? The Ins and Outs
May 23, 2011 – 6:45 am | 14 Comments
Is a Disney Cruise Right for You? The Ins and Outs

A couple of months ago, Bode, Hadley and I joined my mother-in-law Linda aboard the Disney Wonder to sail the Mexican Riviera and life has never been the same.
I mean, just look at this kid.
Since Disney Cruise Line’s inception back in 1995, I knew I wanted to take my children someday but I must confess, [...]

New Denver Public Schools discipline system isn’t embraced by all
May 22, 2011 – 6:24 am | 14 Comments
New Denver Public Schools discipline system isn’t embraced by all

Discipline policies in Denver Public Schools have been praised as models for other districts across the country, but in a couple of recent cases, relatives of students have questioned whether the softer approach is protecting their kids.
In one, parents at Denver’s Edison Elementary went to police themselves to report a fourth-grader who they said threatened [...]

Rocky Mountain Arsenal becomes a celebration of nature for families
May 21, 2011 – 8:28 am | 4 Comments
Rocky Mountain Arsenal becomes a celebration of nature for families

COMMERCE CITY — Driving onto the grounds of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, you can expect to pass deer lounging in the shade, or gophers, prairie dogs and owls peeking up from burrows.
With the abundance of accessible prairie life here, it’s easy to forget that downtown Denver is about 10 miles away — [...]

The circumcision decision should be left to parents
May 20, 2011 – 7:15 am | 21 Comments
The circumcision decision should be left to parents

I have six sons. Circumcision has come up in conversation more than once.
I’m not going to share with the world if they are circumcised. The only thing I will say about the condition of their bodies is they are not all the same, nor do they need to be.
Foreskins are not Christmas sweaters. [...]