Mama Drama: Respectful Independence
March 12, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My eight-year-old son has recently become very rude and disrespectful. Every time I ask him to do something he argues with me. When I try to help him with something he becomes surly …

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How A Preschooler Solved the World’s Relationship Problems
December 7, 2009 – 7:00 am | 19 Comments
How A Preschooler Solved the World’s Relationship Problems

My 3-year-old son Bode has the answer to every single person’s relationship drama.
Whenever someone (OK, mostly his sister Hadley) ticks him off, like clockwork Bode chimes in: “I don’t wike dat.”
Which, in Bode speak, loosely …

Trip of the Month: The Entire State of Colorado!
December 1, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off
Trip of the Month: The Entire State of Colorado!

Mile High Mamas will be bringing you the best that Colorado has to offer this winter! We will be dispatching mom bloggers to write about the inside scoop on Colorado’s best family-friendly resorts. As a …

Annual Crafting Extravaganza Causes Annual Ulcer
November 30, 2009 – 6:50 am | 16 Comments
Annual Crafting Extravaganza Causes Annual Ulcer

It’s the time of year again that my husband Jamie dreads. That time when I become delusional and somehow forget that I cannot do crafts. That I have never been able to do crafts and …

Mile High Mamas’ Annual Happy Thanksgiving Wishes!
November 26, 2009 – 12:09 am | Comments Off
Mile High Mamas’ Annual Happy Thanksgiving Wishes!

“What we’re really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?”
~Erma Bombeck

Enjoy your Turkey Day …

The Bonehead’s Version of The 12 Days of Christmas
November 24, 2009 – 12:00 am | 16 Comments
The Bonehead’s Version of The 12 Days of Christmas

I am in Canada this week for American Thanksgiving.
I know. I’ve always been a bit confused.
Last week was a frenzy of voting and downright begging for people to vote for me. In fact, I’m still …

Win a WaterPik Ultra Dental Water Jet (a $59.99 value)–Bringing Fun Back Into Flossing
November 23, 2009 – 2:45 pm | Comments Off
Win a WaterPik Ultra Dental Water Jet (a $59.99 value)–Bringing Fun Back Into Flossing

**CONTEST CLOSED. Congratulations to winner Christina Estrada!**There is one thing I dread about our nighttime routine: brushing my children’s teeth. If I somehow survive unscathed, the last thing I want to do is attempt to …

Help This Denver Mom Win Her Own Olympic Bid!
November 17, 2009 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments
Help This Denver Mom Win Her Own Olympic Bid!

I am notoriously unlucky.
I once went to France for a wedding, got lost en route and missed the entire celebration. The only contest I have ever won was the infamous Fred Seymour Elementary School Cakewalk.
And …