My son becomes the caretaker for his mom. And I see for certain just how much she contributed to the man he is.

Editor’s note: Almost two years ago, Denver was caught up in a scandal when it was revealed Shawn Merriman was involved in a $20 million Ponzi scheme. There were many victims but no one was more blindsided by his betrayal than his own wife and four children. In our three-part series, Shawn’s now-ex-wife Andrea [...]

Editor’s note: Almost two years ago, Denver was caught up in a scandal when it was revealed Shawn Merriman was involved in a $20 million Ponzi scheme. There were many victims but no one was more blindsided by his betrayal than his own wife and four children. In our three-part series, Shawn’s now-ex-wife Andrea shares [...]

Editor’s note: Almost two years ago, Denver was caught up in a scandal when it was revealed Shawn Merriman was involved in a $20 million Ponzi scheme. There were many victims but no one was more blindsided by his betrayal than his own wife and four children. In our three-part series, Shawn’s now-ex-wife Andrea [...]

The task of naming one couple out of thousands of wonderful role models as “Colorado Parents of the Year” might seem impossible.
But speak with Jenny Davenport as she prepares for a fundraising event at the Davenport Center in Aurora, and you’ll quickly learn why she and her husband, James, were chosen.
“Oh, look how great that [...]

On Saturday, my husband Jamie and I were invited to audition for the Marriage Ref, Jerry Seinfield’s brainchild on NBC.
No, Mom. We’re not on the brink of divorce but we need a comedic mediator for our ongoing dispute:
Jamie’s all-consuming obsession with growing The Great Pumpkin.
The whole thing unfolded almost by accident. When I was driving [...]

DIY technically means Do It Yourself, but we have other definitions:
D: Dirty, Disgusting, Design, Discoveries
I: Irritating, Impatience, Ingenuity, Inspiration
Y: Yelling.
Yes, our version of DIY pretty much always ends in Yelling.
(This photo was taken in the midst of one of our bathroom remodeling projects.)
The quality and clarity of swear words included in the Yelling phase have [...]

He shivered so intensely that it shook the room.
“You are freaking out the baby,” I told my husband. It was probably just a fever. A bad cold with a fever. He will be fine.
But he was not fine. Four days later he was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit where he became paralyzed from [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]