The Kid Blender:  A Single Mom’s Attempt to Find Joy in an Unexpected Life
February 8, 2012 – 8:00 am | 3 Comments

In this series of blogs, the “Kid Blenders,” I will be addressing our challenges, trying to blend our two families together. The names of the children will be changed to spare the easily embarrassed. And let me be upfront about this: I’m no clinical expert. I’m just a single mom trying to figure life out as I go. But knowing that there are around 14 million single parents out there…I’m guessing that I’m not alone in this venture.

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2011 Ski Guide: Colorado ski resorts take kids to the next level
October 26, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
2011 Ski Guide: Colorado ski resorts take kids to the next level

So your little one can now get off the chairlift without panicking, make a big, curvy path down a gentle slope and stretch out the time between cocoa breaks.
Or maybe your fifth-grader is ready to try out racing and is looking for a team experience.
Or perhaps your teenage snowboarder has been begging to get into [...]

Make a difference with these Children’s Hospital Colorado Advocacy Events
October 24, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Make a difference with these Children’s Hospital Colorado Advocacy Events

Want to make a difference in the lives of Colorado children but are unsure how to do it? The Children’s Hospital Colorado has some fantastic introductory advocacy events that will help.
ADVOCACY WORKSHOP – Hear from Children’s Colorado’s government affairs team and real moms who are speaking out on the issues they care about. They’ll share [...]

Family’s yard in Congress Park gets a free makeover
October 23, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Family’s yard in Congress Park gets a free makeover

Surely you’ve had this fantasy: A crew of dedicated, passionate, madly skilled landscaping experts pulls up to your yard with truckloads of plans and plants.
Then they wreak style, savvy, and sense upon your struggling plot.
For free.
For Donna Curtis, Mike Walker and their 18-month-old son, Evan, the fantasy came true

Building A School From The Heart On Up In Downtown Denver
October 19, 2011 – 6:45 am | 3 Comments
Building A School From The Heart On Up In Downtown Denver

When I was a kid (yes, it begins that way), I went to school in a small town with 20 people in an elementary school of about 100 students, and then our elementary combined with the other elementary school in the next town for middle and high school, and my graduating class was composed of [...]

Are you PINK this October? Breast Cancer Resources
October 16, 2011 – 7:00 am | One Comment
Are you PINK this October? Breast Cancer Resources

Pink. It seems to be everywhere. Have you noticed the color at the local grocery store on cereal boxes, or perhaps on TV during football Sundays? The month of October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a movement for 25 years of awareness, education, and empowerment. Breast cancer touches more than just those who [...]

Deaths of foster father, five kids in highway crash devastate eastern Colorado town
October 14, 2011 – 7:04 am | 2 Comments
Deaths of foster father, five kids in highway crash devastate eastern Colorado town

Howard Mitchell loaded 12 children into his van Thursday morning, preparing for the drive he made twice each weekday — three times during football season — from Kit Carson to the children’s school in Eads.
The 20-mile trip each way was just one of the sacrifices Mitchell and his wife, Melody, made over the years after [...]

What’s new at Colorado ski areas this winter
October 11, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
What’s new at Colorado ski areas this winter

New lifts, lodges, parks and perks are behind the more than $100 million that Colorado’s ski areas are pumping into their hills for the upcoming season.
On the heels of the busiest U.S. ski season ever and defying the rumbling over a possible double-dip recession, ski areas are returning to the high times with upgrades and [...]

3 Ways You and Your Kids Can Help End Child Hunger
October 7, 2011 – 6:58 am | One Comment
3 Ways You and Your Kids Can Help End Child Hunger

One in eight Coloradans, half of them being children, suffer from hunger daily. Here are a few ways you and your kids can help that include watching the Sesame Street special on child hunger this Sunday with a new muppet, Lily. Also learn about The Big Give to benefit the Food Bank of the Rockies.

Former Denver school official sees loss of free meals if nutrition rules take effect
October 6, 2011 – 7:41 am | 4 Comments
Former Denver school official sees loss of free meals if nutrition rules take effect

A former Denver Public Schools lunch director told a group of journalists and school advocates Wednesday that his district likely would cut free-meal programs for poor schools if new nutrition standards take effect that require schools to serve more fruits and vegetables.
The panel discussion was sponsored by the National Potato Council, which represents potato farmers [...]

Denver Deal: Ski Deals, Schlotzsky’s, Romano’s, DelTaco and more.
October 3, 2011 – 10:49 pm | No Comment
Denver Deal: Ski Deals, Schlotzsky’s, Romano’s, DelTaco and more.

With a combination of food deals and fun events, there are a lot of great deals this week. Speaking of fun events, we are excited at MileHighMamas to get our photos done by the AMAZING Iman Woods. I can’t say that I’ve been called a “Betty” before – but looking forward to the experience! If [...]