Returning to college with children is never an easy decision. As a parent, our main job is to nurture someone else’s well-being. Finding time to even take a bath alone without little ones knocking on the door is impossible. Finding the time and confidence to return to school as an adult seemed intangible.
I had, [...]

Great achievements in life happen one small step at a time. In the case of running your first 5K, the steps happen quite literally – one foot in front of the other…but, mental preparation is essential in achieving any goal, so putting your mind in the right place is the most important first step to [...]

Through July 31. It’s Cowboy-Palooza: Cheyenne Frontier Days gets off to a rootin’-tootin’ start today. It’s hard to know where to begin–the two-week Western hoedown is jam-packed with activities every day. Some of the biggest draws are the concerts: This year’s Frontier Nights lineup includes big names like Darius Rucker, Motley Crue, The Zac Brown [...]

My tree died this year – finally, fully and completely. It was an Aspen and it had been dwindling in health recently. Fewer and fewer leaves appeared each of the past 2 years and more and more branches died off.
The tree was about 20 years old, a suburban average, therefore it died a “natural” death. [...]

“Okay, now remember, look ahead to your exit. When you do that, the turns will be easy,” said David, our downhill biking coach. My husband, older son and I were at the Trestle Bike Park at Winter Park, Colorado. It was a beautiful July morning with bright sun, puffy clouds, gorgeous wildflowers and a mountain [...]

Our family’s last visit to my mother-in-law’s summer cottage ends in a story where one of my children throws the other under a proverbial bus.

I can remember, as a kid how looooonnnnggggg summer seemed (or perhaps summer really is shorter now).  Now, as a parent trying to plan vacations and fit in all the fun stuff that I am finding is free – it is hard to fit it all into just two months that now make up summer.  [...]

My family has had a few constants in our life the past several months: sickness or work.
One blessed evening, we had neither. The weather was a perfect so I suggested we go for a family adventure to Belmar Park. It had been a few years since I’d visited this 127-acre natural parkland tucked behind the [...]

In the midst of an intense discussion or at the end of a difficult day, we don’t always say the right things to our children.
But what we say can make a big impact, good or bad. Here’s a list of things you should never say to your kids.
“I know exactly how you feel.”
This is a [...]

Say goodbye to that boring food pyramid and introduce yourself to the United States Department of Agriculture’s new dietary guideline system, “My Plate.”
The new system is designed to help combat the rising obesity epidemic in the United States. It is also targeted to the youth population, who are now at a greater risk for obesity [...]