Momma writes at The Casual Perfectionist, and just like the name indicates, she is an admitted perfectionist, but she’s trying to be casual about it. She and her husband have a 3-year-old girl named Claire. Momma is a firm believer in the fact that if you haven’t laughed today, you weren’t really paying [...]

Congratulations to Angela Asch, winner of our interactive toys basket that includes a Poingo book and Kookeys and Tracksters toys.
My Christmas memories as a child were a magical compendium of family, lights and laughter.
Just imagine if I had added in a trip to The North Pole.
This holiday season, the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad is offering [...]

I was dying to get their autographs. International celebrities don’t come to the Denver area every day.
I held back. Their antlers were slightly intimidating, the language barrier was daunting, and it must be hard to write with hooves. Our family had to settle for the thrill of being within feet of the shaggy and [...]

OK, so maybe that title is a wee bit of an exaggeration. More like the day Haddie and I almost lost a few fingers to frostbite as my two-year-old son Bode watched us as he played chess.
You didn’t know a toddler could pass a pawn? Me neither.
A little bit of background: my family recently [...]

I spent my final semester of college on a study abroad in the Middle East. Our campus was on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem and we traveled frequently around the region. We floated in the Dead Sea and slept in cabanas by the Sea of Galilee. We roamed through Petra’s ancient wonders in Jordan [...]

This past weekend, we had house guests visiting from Wisconsin. Considering how highly contested the presidential election is here in Colorado, they expected to see lots of Obama and McCain ads. But they were struck by the number of statewide ballot issues that saw plenty of air time too.
“How are you keeping track [...]

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Raffles. Anyone who’s lived in a town of less than 10,000 people knows that they are to rural communities as witch costumes are to Halloween. In other words, everywhere you look. I’ve bought raffle tickets that promised me a chance to win everything from a handmade afghan blanket to $200 worth of decoys from Cabela’s. [...]

In honor of Canadian Thanksgiving today, I feel compelled to divulge that I am on the precipice of a life-altering decision: to be or not to be. American, that is.
I was born Canadian and always resolved to die Canadian. Until I married an American and gave birth to two half-breeds. My permanent residency expires early [...]

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 born in the Denver area. Can I hear a “Woot!” for Valley View Hospital?
I lived the first four [...]