The Art of Growing…and Murdering Butterflies
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The Art of Growing…and Murdering Butterflies
March 15, 2010 – 7:00 am | 3 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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Shredding Myself Silly
March 12, 2009 – 12:02 am | 5 Comments

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 …

Party People in the House
February 25, 2009 – 12:00 am | 10 Comments

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 …

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 …

Still a Cow Town?
January 28, 2009 – 12:00 am | 7 Comments

When I announced to my former co-workers in New York that I was moving to Denver, I was pleasantly surprised by their reactions. Even though many of them were born-and-bred New Yorkers who would …

Skiing: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
January 15, 2009 – 12:05 am | 7 Comments

This is our fourth winter in Colorado, and I have yet to hit the slopes.
I ski – not well, but I do ski. I was never one of those toddlers, flying down the mountain …

He’s been a good boy; I’ve just been a bad mom
December 18, 2008 – 12:00 am | 13 Comments

I’ve got a Christmas confession to make: I’m not sure there’s going to be anything under the tree for
my baby boy to unwrap.
No, there’s not a budget shortfall. No, I don’t love his older …

New Branches on our Family Tree
December 9, 2008 – 12:00 am | 5 Comments

Saturday afternoon, I took Tacy and CJ to the Family Tree of Hope in south Metro Denver to drop off a box of toys, books, educational DVDs, and baby toiletries for the families living there.
A …