The Art of Growing…and Murdering Butterflies
March 15, 2010 – 7:00 am | 9 Comments

My daughter Hadley’s butterfly obsession began last summer when my parents bought her a butterfly net and book.
She was not quick enough to capture even one.
That’s why I wasn’t too surprised when she announced she …

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Articles by Annie Payne

“Must See” Sights in the Mile High City?
October 9, 2008 – 12:00 am | 10 Comments

Technically, I’m not a “Mile High” mama. I live on the Western Slope. I could be wrong, but I believe that I am the only one of “The Mamas” that was actually …

Why I’m a Bad Mother, Reason No. 47: I blame my kids for my lack of friends
September 25, 2008 – 12:00 am | 11 Comments

Mini Me has a new Sunday School teacher. She is a sweet lady with six kids of her own and four grandchildren.
Mini Me’s class is a rambunctious little group which includes two sets …

The Cap is on the Summer of 2008
August 14, 2008 – 12:36 am | Comments Off

These are the best years of my life. My kids are old enough to take care of their own bathroom duties and young enough to still believe that I know it all. …

What I wish someone would have told me before the emergency room
July 23, 2008 – 12:35 am | 9 Comments

Let me first say that I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but if someone would have told me some of these things, it may have saved us some dough …

Where This Mom Draws the Line Part III: Orange Puffs of Death
July 1, 2008 – 12:29 am | 23 Comments

This will be the third and final installment of “Where this mom draws the line.? ‘Tis the last chapter–the third witness–that I am a mean, but well-meaning mom.
Part One was about how …

Where This Mom Draws the Line: Part Deux
June 17, 2008 – 12:18 am | 18 Comments

My last post was about where I draw the line when it comes to what I will and will not do for my kids. Here’s a quick look back:
“When we become mothers we give …

Where this mom draws the line
May 28, 2008 – 12:36 am | 16 Comments

When I gave birth to my three children, I went from a being free-wheeling, fun-loving, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-capris kind of gal, who could hop in a car and go at a moment’s notice to a diaper bag-hauling, …