Mom, we all do it. We let the kids watch television while we accomplish some task, make a phone call, or get a shower. But in some circles I run in, “children and television” are two words that immediately bring a glare of judgment. I mean the two words in combination, not separately… just [...]

Guest Blogger Suzanne attended this year’s SOUP! Event, and she provided the following photos of the event as well!  You’ll see Dawn (of CCIC), Suzanne with two other attendees (including Mile High Mama, Lalagirl!), and Colorado Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien. Suzanne also writes at her blog, Crunchy Green Mom.
One of my favorite parts [...]

Colorado’s schools, colleges and universities are facing a funding crisis unlike any yet experienced in this state.
What will that look like in the next year or two?
Some kids will drop out of school, because there will be no counselor — or no art, music or athletic program — to prevent them from falling through the [...]

“Momma? When can I get my ears pierced?”
This was a question I’d anticipated, but not for a few more years. Claire is four-years old, and I knew it would come up eventually.
I answered with my standard I’ve-been-caught-off-guard response, which consists of, “Well, that’s a great question!” …stalling, stalling, stalling. “Why do you ask?” [...]

When my daughter was a baby, I stumbled upon an organization that was accepting baby items at my local Target to be donated to newborns in need. It was heart-breaking to learn that many babies are born without having their basic needs met–some are forced to sit in the same diaper for days on end, [...]

The main course of this post will deal with the huge bag of worms called “openness.” But I’ll lead with a tasty little appetizer…..in case you haven’t read previous posts, my fingerprints came back approved! Yee Haw. At least now we’re OFFICIALLY waiting. Moving on.
Open adoption. Semi-open adoption. Closed adoption. If you asked the general [...]

Back when I was in Elementary School, Picture Day came once a year. It was the one day a year when it really mattered that your hair was combed, and your clothes were clean and straight, and that you didn’t fall down on the playground at recess.
(Here is my 1979-80 Kindergarten Photo, both the [...]