On Friday, my 7-year-old daughter did not come home on the bus as expected.
In a frenzy, I tore over to her school and was terrified when the staff was unable to locate her. “Haddie’s teacher said she got on a bus but we’re not sure which one,” they assured me.
As I was conjuring up [...]

If your house is anything like mine, you are literally busting at the seams with zucchini from the garden. After burning out on zucchini bread and grilled zucchini, I took to the Web for some new recipes and was delighted with my finds that include portobello and zucchini tacos, no-bake zucchini lasagna and more!
Chocolate Zucchini [...]

Friday was our back-to-school night. For the first time, my kids will be at the same school: my daughter is entering second grade and my son is in kindergarten.
Before you start congratulating me that I have “arrived,” kindergarten is for a measly 2.5 hours, a mere drop in the bucket in the downpour of motherhood.
What [...]

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER SARAH MCVEIGH**
Little Feet in Cherry Creek North is more than just a shoe store for children.
For the past 19 years, this family-owned shop has been selling a lot of cool products that make life easier for moms — kits to help kids learn how to tie their shoes (and they [...]

Twice a year, Mile High Mamas does a round-up detailing Colorado’s popular children’s consignment sales.
And for the third season in a row, Tracey Gifford saved the day. The proud mother of two elementary-age boys is the owner of the Just Between Friends sale in Denver and offered to compile this year’s schedule for me.
As a [...]

If there is one thing I despise about back-to-school, it’s the shopping.
Now, let me be upfront here: If it isn’t Costco or Target and ends in ________ mall, I generally have to be dragged in kicking and screaming. For this reason, I left my kids’ school supply shopping until just a few days prior to [...]

A few years ago, my husband and I were in the throes woes of potty training our potty-training-challenged daughter.
We had tried everything and were at the end of our ropes. That is when we heard about the Children’s Hospital Colorado’s free parenting seminars that include advice for parents with babies to teens.
Please note the 2011 [...]

Let’s face it: Once the chaos of school sets in, the quality of dinner goes down.
That’s why Mile High Mamas wants your fast and fabulous dinner recipes! We are teaming up with The Denver Post for Feed the Family in a Flash: The 45-minute recipe contest. Your recipe submissions should:
*Feed a family of four.
*Take less [...]

My domestic prowess has been put into question lately. Even though I will not go anywhere near a sewing machine or ironing board, I excel in the kitchen.
Usually.
Ask Amber How to Burn Noodles
I am glad you asked this question because it is very rare that one is able to accomplish such a feat using [...]

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 [...]