Kids in the City! Pajama Brunch at Second Home – Enter to WIN!
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Kids in the City! Pajama Brunch at Second Home – Enter to WIN!
March 17, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

This is one heck of a clever idea for kids in the city on a Sunday morning, especially if you have early risers. The Pajama Brunch at Second Home located inside the JW Marriott Denver …

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Tips for keeping mom out of the dumper
February 4, 2009 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments

It started happening about the same time I quit going out to recess. In the dead of winter my mom would say to her pale-faced, dead-behind-the-eyes teenager,
“You need to go outside for awhile.”
I didn’t …

Save the drama for your mama
January 21, 2009 – 12:00 am | 16 Comments

There are two types of kids. Kids who behave better for other people than for their parents and kids that are better behaved for their parent than other adults.
My boys are better …

10 Mistakes Mommy Bloggers Make
January 8, 2009 – 12:00 am | 41 Comments

Editor’s Note: Want to attend the hottest playgroup in town? Mile High Mamas is giving away 20 free passes to The Denver Art Museum’s brand new Create Playdate. Scroll down for details! Congratulations to Crystal …

Before you head to the toy store, practice the three R’s
December 17, 2008 – 12:05 am | 10 Comments

It’s hard to look at the overflowing bucket of toys in your kid’s room and get excited to get them more useless pieces of plastic. I don’t mean to sound like a Scrooge, but my …

Finders and Keepers, Losers and Weepers
December 3, 2008 – 12:30 am | 5 Comments

Editor’s Note: Make sure to scroll down to enter to win one of two family four packs of tickets to see High School Musical: The Ice Tour!
My children have yet to learn the value of …

Whatever the outcome of the election, the grandkids will not live with me
November 5, 2008 – 12:23 am | 20 Comments

It is the Sunday night before the election. It’s hard to tell what this coming week will bring. These ramblings will post the day after the election. I am hoping that there …

What is your parenting style: Cheerleader or Coach?
October 22, 2008 – 12:06 am | 13 Comments

In our younger, leaner years, Secret Agent Man was an athlete. I was a dancer. So how did we end up with uncoordinated kids?
My twin boys can’t run. …