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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Win a $25 Applebee’s Gift Card and “Bee a Sucker for Kids” to Prevent Child Abuse
April 10, 2009 – 1:30 pm | Comments Off

Congratulations to Jane Munroe and Karen Sagert, winners of our Applebee’s gift cards! If there is any cause that tugs at my heartstrings, it is child abuse prevention. And April just happens to be National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Applebee’s just kicked off its sixth annual “Bee a Sucker for Kids!” campaign to support Tennyson Center [...]

Win Tickets to Elmo’s Green Thumb!
April 5, 2009 – 1:38 pm | Comments Off

***CONTEST CLOSED*** Congratulations to Michelle Marquez, winner of Elmo’s Green Thumb tickets. Thank you to all who entered!
There are three things that make my children irrefutably happy:
1) Junk food
2) Messing up the house to such a level that mommy’s eyes bug out
3) Elmo

It’s no stretch of the imagination to figure out which one I [...]

Sign up for Mile High Mamas’ newsletter to receive the hottest deals and events!
March 29, 2009 – 7:40 am | Comments Off
Sign up for Mile High Mamas’ newsletter to receive the hottest deals and events!

Mile High Mamas recently launched a weekly email newsletter with Colorado’s best events, deals, contests and even some exclusive offers. Be sure to sign up below for this fun, fresh and informative guide that is delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning.

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Share Your Recipes at Mile High Mamas’ Spring Recipe Swap and Win!
March 28, 2009 – 12:00 am | Comments Off

I recently attended an event where Qdoba Mexican Grill unveiled their tasty new Chile Verde. The Colorado-based head chef gave us a tutorial on cooking with chiles and best of all? He divulged some of his favorite recipes such as the restaurant’s to-die-for mango salsa.
To quote my 2-year-old son: “DEWICIOUS!”
After sampling Qdoba’s fresh, healthy food [...]

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Power Moms Book Giveaway
March 14, 2009 – 12:10 am | Comments Off

I hate self-help books. I don’t know if it’s because I feel like they’re too preachy or if I just don’t think the one-size-fits-all mentality really works.
What I do love is inspiring stories about other moms who have made motherhood work for them. Enter: Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Power Moms–101 Stories Celebrating [...]

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 [...]

Hot Topic: Win Tickets to Elitch Gardens and the Georgetown Loop Railroad!
March 2, 2009 – 11:58 pm | Comments Off

Summer break is here! To keep those summer doldrums at a minimum be sure to check out the biggest, baddest list of mom-recommended summer activities in town!
Contests:
*Passes aboard the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
*Enter your cutie in our monthly Cutest Kid Picture Contest and be entered to win a huge Great Harvest Bread basket.
*For Father’s Day, [...]

Win Tickets to Disney on Ice!
February 20, 2009 – 12:00 am | Comments Off

Mile High Mamas is thrilled to offer SIX family four-packs of tickets to the hottest show in town: Disney on Ice. Performances will be March 12 – 15 at The Denver Coliseum and March 19 – 22 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.
Mile High Mamas is also offering a 4 Tickets for $44 Discount! [...]

Win One of Five Family Four-Packs to the All About Kids Expo!
February 14, 2009 – 12:00 am | Comments Off

Winter doldrums getting your little ones down? Set them loose at the All About Kids Expo on February 28th and March 1st at the Colorado Convention Center.
The Expo returns for the 17th year, making it Denver’s longest running children’s and family expo. There are plenty of free activities such as pony rides, petting zoo, face [...]

Hilarity Ensues With “He’s Not Just That Into You” Contest Winners
February 12, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Mile High Mamas asked and you delivered. A couple of weeks ago, we issued the challenge for you to share a time when you found out “He’s Just Not That Into You.” We picked our three favorites who received reserved seats to the movie’s pre-screening. We are also publishing their entries here today.
Christie Lawrence
Some [...]