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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School is Denver’s first to offer contraceptives in fight against teen births
August 22, 2010 – 8:39 pm | Comments Off
School is Denver’s first to offer contraceptives in fight against teen births

Condoms, birth-control pills and emergency contraception are available to any Bruce Randolph School student whose parent has signed them up for services at the school-based clinic operated by Denver Health.
The northeast Denver school for sixth- through 12th-graders is the first in the city to provide students with contraceptives, although a task force in 2007 recommended [...]

Fall 2010 Children’s Consignment Sale Schedule!
August 16, 2010 – 7:45 am | 4 Comments
Fall 2010 Children’s Consignment Sale Schedule!

Twice a year, Mile High Mamas does a round-up detailing Colorado’s popular children’s consignment sales.
And for the second season in a row, Tracey Gifford saved the day. The proud mother of two elementary-age boys is the owner of the Just Between Friends sale in Denver and offered to compile this year’s schedule for me.
As [...]

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, [...]

Family and work: how do you juggle it all?
September 29, 2009 – 12:00 am | 4 Comments
Family and work: how do you juggle it all?

This has been a big week for my wee company, “MA! motherhood with attitude.” We were featured in Redbook Magazine, which has 2.2 million subscribers! My biz partner, Tiffany, and I have been working the clock at both ends (me in the early mornings, her in the late evenings) to give this exposure “legs,” so [...]

Not Starting Over; Starting Anew
August 26, 2009 – 12:00 am | 7 Comments
Not Starting Over; Starting Anew

Guest blogger Janalee Card Chmel is co-owner of MA! motherhood with attitude and is a Denver-based freelance writer. She was shocked at the age of 40 to find out she was pregnant. Follow her journey each month.
Since finding out on May 27 that Dave and I were apparently meant to have THREE children and not [...]

Metamorphosis
July 23, 2009 – 12:07 am | 2 Comments
Metamorphosis

Guest blogger Janalee Card Chmel is co-owner of MA! motherhood with attitude and is a Denver-based freelance writer. She was shocked at the age of 40 to find out she was pregnant. Follow her journey each month.
So, as I have documented well, this baby was a surprise. Now, as the weeks pass, I recognize [...]

Mom & Cartoonist
July 9, 2009 – 12:01 am | 7 Comments
Mom & Cartoonist

An Interview with Terri Libenson: Mom, Cartoonist, and the Creator of The Pajama Diaries
What’s your favorite section of the paper? It’s okay to admit it. You can pretend to like another section if you want, but I’m not afraid to admit the truth. My favorite section is the funny pages. You [...]