The Kid Blender:  A Single Mom’s Attempt to Find Joy in an Unexpected Life
February 8, 2012 – 8:00 am | 2 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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Mother’s Day Round-Up: Our Favorite Product Picks!
May 3, 2011 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Mother’s Day Round-Up: Our Favorite Product Picks!

Here’s some delightful ideas for last minute Mother’s Day gifts. From candy to the perfect mommy-to-be gift, you can’t go wrong with this list,

Learning Small Ways to Make a Big Difference with Child Hunger at Food Bank of the Rockies
May 2, 2011 – 7:03 am | 14 Comments
Learning Small Ways to Make a Big Difference with Child Hunger at Food Bank of the Rockies

I’ve suffered through enough diets to have a small idea of what hunger feels like.
Many people don’t have a choice. One out of eight Coloradoans live with hunger every day and don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Forty-two percent are children under 18 years old.
A handful of Mile High Mamas and their [...]

The Cloth Diaper Switch: And I thought AIO was a type of gun
April 29, 2011 – 7:01 am | 16 Comments
The Cloth Diaper Switch: And I thought AIO was a type of gun

The other day my husband asked me if we were hippies,”We moved up to the mountains, try to grow our own food, eat mostly organic, you gave birth without pain relief, and now we cloth diaper?”
Well, maybe we are.
Don’t let me fool you. I think taking care of our earth is very [...]

Win a Tollytots Rapunzel doll & Tangled DVD!
April 27, 2011 – 5:00 am | Comments Off
Win a Tollytots Rapunzel doll & Tangled DVD!

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER JESSICA TALSTEIN**
What little girl wouldn’t love this giveaway: A Tollytots Rapunzel doll and a DVD of Disney’s hit movie Tangled.
Inspired by the Disney film Tangled, this 14-inch-tall doll is the toddler version of Rapunzel with hair as long as she is tall for styling fun. The back of the doll’s [...]

IKEA announces opening day for Centennial store is “much earlier” than expected
April 26, 2011 – 7:22 am | No Comment
IKEA announces opening day for Centennial store is “much earlier” than expected

Shoppers will get peruse the aisles at IKEA earlier than expected.
IKEA announced today that its Centennial store will open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, according to a news release.
The 415,000-square-foot home furnishing store is being built on 13.5 acres along the western side of Interstate 25, north of the Park Meadows area.
The store [...]

April Showers—Great Baby Shower Gifts
April 23, 2011 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
April Showers—Great Baby Shower Gifts

It’s hard to swing my own pregnant belly these days without bumping into another pregnant gal! Spring isn’t just for animals procreating, it seems humans love to have spring, summer and early fall babies as well. With babies comes showers, lots and lots of showers—cakes, silly games and gifting. This April I wanted to dedicate [...]

Looking for a Mother’s Day hint to drop?
April 19, 2011 – 7:00 am | 6 Comments
Looking for a Mother’s Day hint to drop?

Here’s a luscious idea that has fewer calories that chocolate, smells as good as a bouquet of flowers, and always fits the giftee perfectly. How about a day of pampering, a few hours with no cares or concerns, a time when you are the center of the universe? And how about doing all that at the very posh but not outrageously priced Four Seasons Spa in downtown Denver?

Enter to Win a Boppy® Pillow and Click to Support Other Moms
April 19, 2011 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Enter to Win a Boppy® Pillow and Click to Support Other Moms

The Boppy Company (based in Golden and maker of the award-winning Boppy® Feeding and Infant Support Pillow) has always been known for providing support to moms, and this Mother’s Day, Boppy is supporting moms who need it most.
The Boppy Company has partnered with Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP – a Denver-based organization with two locations in the [...]

Easy ways to help your family become more eco-friendly
April 18, 2011 – 7:00 am | 13 Comments
Easy ways to help your family become more eco-friendly

I am not what one would call an environmentalist but this past year, I have a new passion for recycling. When I was a missionary in Switzerland in 1993, I was amazed that every home had multiple recycling bins. Though I joked about needing a PhD in Recycling to live there, I admired how they [...]

Girl’s Night Out at Stir Cooking School
April 9, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Girl’s Night Out at Stir Cooking School

A great gal’s night out! Stir Cooking School whips up fun evenings filled with yummy recipes, hands-on lessons and eating. There are even classes for children at this school.