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March 10, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

“What does this say, Momma?”
“What does that say?”
These are questions I get constantly, every day from my four year old. She’s been asking these questions for years.
She comes by this honestly. I have …

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Win Tickets to Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women
April 14, 2009 – 12:00 am | 30 Comments

**CONTEST CLOSED. Congratulations to Rachel Lucero, winner of the Girls Only tickets. Thank you to all who entered!**
I went in seeking redemption.
The last time I invited my friend, Kim, to live theater, it was to …

Check out the toys! (Literally.)
March 31, 2009 – 12:00 am | 6 Comments

I’ll confess. My kids bring home toys once in awhile without paying for them.
Perhaps I should explain.
There is a hidden gem in the northwest corner of Denver proper. In the lower level (OK, basement) of …

Being a Mom vs. Being a Wife
March 17, 2009 – 12:00 am | 11 Comments

Recently, Momversation asked 3 bloggers to tell which is harder: being a mom or being a wife.
Dooce, having experienced post-partum depression, says that marriage was much easier, and she shares many good reasons why. She …

This Post Brought to you by the Letter D
March 11, 2009 – 12:00 am | 9 Comments

My children know how to behave in a restaurant: make as much noise as possible, run and jump and spin from one end of the place to the other, and swoop down on the table …

It’s Confirmed. I am a Disaster.
February 24, 2009 – 12:00 am | 13 Comments

Earlier this month the Denver Museum of Nature & Science invited Mommy Bloggers to a sneak preview of their new exhibit, Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters.
The kids and I were greeted by Twitterer Tara (a …

Chromosomal Values
February 10, 2009 – 2:00 pm | 5 Comments

Clearly, my son has both gender chromosomes. I know this theoretically thanks to my 8th grade science teacher, Mr O’Connor. But I have recently been able to see it for myself as well.
First, the …

Hands-On Mom?
January 27, 2009 – 12:04 am | 6 Comments

“Dear God –” my mom prayed when I was 2 years old and she was pregnant with my middle sister.
You might think she prayed for a certain gender, for a healthy baby, for an easy …