Charmed by Snakes at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science
February 7, 2012 – 7:00 am | 7 Comments

There’s a zoo at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
But it’s not lunchtime in the atrium or the parking lot on a free day. 60 creepy, slithery, and totally fascinating creatures have been collected into one fun-filled new exhibit called Lizards and Snakes. Recently, our family spent an evening getting to know the critters [...]

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When your season is not about believing
December 21, 2011 – 7:00 am | 15 Comments
When your season is not about believing

When I came out to Colorado to go house-hunting, I noticed three things at nearly every house I viewed:
Xeriscape – What’s with all the rocks?
Front-facing, three-car garages – Is the house really just one big garage?
Displays of religion – Crucifixes, sculptures, framed scripture, and more (although not a single mezuzah, which wasn’t much of a [...]

Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide
December 2, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off
Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide

‘Tis the season for the proliferation of online gift guides, and I’ve found some pretty cool ones out there. But my absolute favorite – and I might be a little biased here – is the Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide.
Okay, so I’ve been part of Team Cool Mom Picks since mid-2006. I’m definitely [...]

The Light at the End of the Summertime Tunnel
May 20, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

For my daughter, it’s bright summer sunshine. For me, it’s the oncoming train of summer vacation, and the train whistle is tooting a steady stream of “I’m bored! I’m bored! I’m bored!”
I have to listen to that whistle until the end of August. Somebody hold me, please.
Fortunately, we live on a street filled [...]

I Can’t Always Watch You
May 7, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

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Sunday afternoon, I took my daughter CJ to the grocery store with me. As usual, she climbed up to hang onto the side of the cart, and as usual, I told [...]

Helping Feed Hungry Families with Quaker and Food Bank of the Rockies
April 16, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Tuesday evening, Aimee and I had the opportunity to spend a couple hours at the Food Bank of the Rockies warehouse, packaging orders for community charities as part of the Quaker GO Project – dedicated to helping feed hungry families all over the country.
In addition to being a valuable resource for these charities, the Food [...]

How to keep your children (and yourselves) entertained at Disneyland without spending your way to the poorhouse
April 8, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

We went to Disneyland two weeks ago, each of us with one hand pushing a stroller and the other hand on our wallet. Disneyland may be the happiest place on Earth (and really, it was), but it’s also got the potential to set your credit cards aflame.
Fortunately, we found several ways to keep the [...]

To spank or not to spank?
March 24, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

While there were definitely some parenting philosophies on which my husband Kyle and I had to compromise, one area where we were in agreement from the start is physical punishment.
We don’t spank. We think it’s illogical to tell children not to use physical force against one another, and then use it ourselves against them.
Beyond [...]

Shredding Myself Silly
March 12, 2009 – 12:02 am | No Comment

Last fall, I posted here at Mile High Mamas about my first sprint triathlon and how I’d caught the competitive bug. Granted, I was pretty competitive already, but only where it came to Scrabble games. Athletics, not so much.
But I’m really excited to begin this year’s triathlon season, starting at the end of [...]

Party People in the House
February 25, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

I’m lucky; two out of my three kids still don’t really care about having a birthday party with their friends. Get them a bouquet of mylar balloons, let them lick the icing off the tops of a few cupcakes, and they’re set for another year. Presents are even optional at this point.
Unfortunately, the [...]

A Horse of a Different Color
February 11, 2009 – 12:09 am | 13 Comments

Last May, my son Oliver and I went to Chicago together. It was the first time we’d been to the Denver International Airport since the big blue horse had been installed.
Have you seen the big blue horse? It’s actually a fiberglass sculpture by Luis Jiminez. Commissioned in 1992, it killed Jiminez in [...]