Mama Drama: Potty Training On The Go
September 3, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My two year old is potty training and has moved into wearing “big girl panties.” I am freaked out about taking her out of the house because I’m afraid she’ll have an accident and will become too discouraged. How can I take her out and help her to be successful?
~ Stuck in the [...]

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Top 10: How you know your husband is obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin
May 10, 2010 – 2:30 pm | 17 Comments
Top 10: How you know your husband is obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin

With Mother’s Day behind us, let us turn our attention to the men in our lives. I adore mine. He is a doting husband, attentive father and brilliant businessman. The only weakness I’ve found in him happens to weigh 1,000 pounds* and consumes most of his spare time.
So in honor of him and fathers everywhere:
Top [...]

How garage doors result in the downfall of marriage
April 19, 2010 – 7:30 am | 9 Comments
How garage doors result in the downfall of marriage

My family spent Spring Break in Utah. The children and I flew out several days before my husband who later joined us to ski Park City Mountain Resort.
Jamie is good at many things: growing giant pumpkins. Calming me down when I set the oven on fire.
Remembering to feed the cat is not one [...]

New Baby, Changing Marriage: Having a Healthy Partnership as Your Family Expands
April 1, 2010 – 7:00 am | 3 Comments
New Baby, Changing Marriage: Having a Healthy Partnership as Your Family Expands

Dr. Millie Riss and Courtney Morton, LCSW at Greenleaf Counseling Center are licensed therapists who work with women, couples and families. They help people with struggling with eating disorders, life transitions, parenting concerns in addition to other life issues, such as depression and anxiety. They always offer free one-hour consultations to meet with potential clients [...]

A Social Life? Can It Be Done? Really?
December 16, 2009 – 12:01 am | 7 Comments
A Social Life? Can It Be Done? Really?

Recently a friend said to me that she envied how often I made it out and about socially. That she liked how my husband Bryan and I found time to do all the things we do with other people, either together, or out on our own. I have been thinking about what she said ever [...]

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth a vasectomy
December 14, 2009 – 6:20 am | 20 Comments
All I want for Christmas is <strike>my two front teeth</strike> a vasectomy

Warning to men everywhere: this post’s contents will make you extremely uncomfortable. Proceed with caution.
My husband Jamie underwent the “snip-snip” on Friday. We have two beautiful kids and had always planned to have three so did not take this decision lightly. But after a couple of failed attempts at getting pregnant and much prayer, [...]

A Bumpy Ride
August 5, 2009 – 12:01 am | 7 Comments
A Bumpy Ride

Before I tell you the following story, I’ll cut to the chase: Roger is OK. “Roger? Who’s Roger? Isn’t Lori’s husband named Rob?” you may be asking yourself. I’m going to confess. I’ve been using an alias for my husband’s name all this time, for purposes of protecting my children’s privacy. [...]

Jon and Kate’s Final Curtain Call?
May 29, 2009 – 12:05 am | 12 Comments

After her pilot husband became disabled a year ago, Guest Blogger Chris has recently begun working from home as a blogger/social media and advertising type with a graphic design career of 15 years she thought she had left behind. As a directionally-challenged (thank goodness for the foothills), stay-at-home mom of a tempestuous two-year-old in Aurora, [...]