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Normal is a setting on your dryer: A dad’s cancer, a mom’s new role & the new normal
September 8, 2010 – 7:00 am | 8 Comments

What is “normal” and why do we always seem to be looking for it? It makes sense that some would seek predictability once they start a family, but is “normalcy” really something we can attain?
“I can’t wait to have a normal life,” is exactly what I was thinking three years ago in St. Louis, when [...]

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An Attitude of Gratitude: Don’t Just Express It, Show It This Thanksgiving!
November 24, 2008 – 12:00 am | 23 Comments

I’ll admit it: I’m not a huge fan of Thanksgiving. Out of all the holidays, it is the one that resonates the least with me. This is probably because it has become very little about gratitude and more about spending the day slaving in the kitchen, only to be rewarded by a football game I [...]

The Anti-Sugar Ad From Mile High Mamas (Consider Yourself Warned)
October 31, 2008 – 12:13 am | Comments Off

This is sugar.

This is your child on sugar (when over-consumption deludes the young child to think she can leap off the arm of the couch and land on her face without consequence.)

Any questions?
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!
Love,
The Mamas
P.S. Tomorrow is the deadline for our Halloween picture contest. Your picture could land you a two-night stay at SummitCove in [...]

In Honor of Halloween: What Movies Scared You as a Child?
October 27, 2008 – 12:01 am | 41 Comments

We unintentionally traumatized our daughter last week.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was on television. I have never seen it so my husband Jamie announced we would have family movie night. We thought nothing of it. Hadley (4) and Bode (2) have played in the room when we’ve watched plenty of movies before. The difference? [...]

Candyland is a real place, and it starts on top of my fridge
October 16, 2008 – 12:00 am | 16 Comments

The chocolate in most mass-produced candy bars is as waxy and luscious as any pillar or stick at a mall candle store.
Candy corn tastes nothing like corn and it’s debatable whether it is worth bothering with calling itcandy.
Jaw breakers, lollipops, and gumballs are choking hazards.
Sweet tarts, Sprees, and Smarties are little disks [...]

Win a Stay in Keystone for Mile High Mamas’ Halloween Picture Contest!
October 12, 2008 – 12:00 am | Comments Off

Congratulations to Desiree Moore, winner of four tickets to see The Wildlife Museum’s new exhibit “Animal Grossology!”
Got Halloween cuties? Your little BOOS could land you a two-night stay at SummitCove, a family-friendly condo rental company in Keystone. Simply download your favorite Halloween photos of your children, past or present. There is no limit to how [...]

The Mystery of The Great Pumpkin FINALLY Solved!
September 29, 2008 – 12:00 am | 47 Comments

There are two words to summarize my weekend: babies and pumpkins.
1) Babies. Mile High Mamas had a booth at the Oh Baby! Baby & Family Expo on Saturday and Sunday. I met many great women, saw some fantastic products and there were babies. Oh, so many babies. Welcome if you are visiting us for [...]

After September 11th: The Right Decision for Me
September 11, 2008 – 12:15 am | Comments Off

I am beginning to think Amber has it out for me. First, I get the big night of the DNC, and then I look at the Mile High Mamas writing assignments for this month, and I have September 11th. Not that I mind writing about these big days, it’s just HARD. Because they bring out [...]