Normal is a setting on your dryer: A dad’s cancer, a mom’s new role & the new normal
September 8, 2010 – 7:00 am | 8 Comments

What is “normal” and why do we always seem to be looking for it? It makes sense that some would seek predictability once they start a family, but is “normalcy” really something we can attain?
“I can’t wait to have a normal life,” is exactly what I was thinking three years ago in St. Louis, when [...]

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Making “A Day Made Better” For One Lucky Teacher!
October 6, 2009 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
Making “A Day Made Better” For One Lucky Teacher!

We could all use a better day sometimes. Recently, a Littleton teacher’s day was made better thanks to Office Max and MomItForward. The “A Day Made Better” program is wrapping up this week as it has spanned the country, surprising teachers with huge boxes of classroom supplies and some with $1,000 gift cards! Their lofty [...]

How An Innocent Pep Rally Can Invoke Future Child Humiliation
September 26, 2009 – 12:00 am | 18 Comments
How An Innocent Pep Rally Can Invoke Future Child Humiliation

My daughter Hadley will not graduate from high school until 2022.
This blatant reminder of my advancing age was reinforced at a pep rally held by our local high school cheerleaders. Kindergartners from six feeder elementary schools gathered to applaud the Wildcats and receive their very own Class of 2022 T-shirts to wear the next day [...]

Colorado Moms Voice Their Opinions About President Obama’s Speech to Schoolchildren
September 8, 2009 – 12:00 am | 27 Comments
Colorado Moms Voice Their Opinions About President Obama’s Speech to Schoolchildren

In case you have been living under a rock, President Obama will address the nation’s children at noon today from Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. I first heard about the the debate that is swirling around his speech as I listened to NPR’s riveting social commentary in the car.
OK, so it was a [...]

Obama Speech Divides Parents
September 4, 2009 – 12:41 pm | 13 Comments
Obama Speech Divides Parents

President Barack Obama’s plan to address the nation’s students during the school day Tuesday has polarized parents over whether it’s OK for their kids to listen to the speech.
On one side are parents who say the webcast speech to K-12 students is “political recruiting” and “spreading the liberal agenda.”
On the other are those who say [...]

Join in on Labor Day Lunches to Promote Child Nutrition Act
August 31, 2009 – 9:58 am | Comments Off
Join in on Labor Day Lunches to Promote Child Nutrition Act

Slow Food chapters in Denver, Boulder and other Colorado towns will host community potlucks Monday to promote passage of a Child Nutrition Act demanding healthy, nutritious foods in schools. The “Eat In” is part of Slow Food’s national day of action urging change in school lunch programs, including more funding, better quality food and nutritional [...]

My daughter is embarking on the worst year of my life
August 20, 2009 – 12:09 am | 18 Comments
My daughter is embarking on the worst year of my life

Seventh grade was the worst year of my life.
It started well enough, I believe. On the first day of school, I wore my 501s and a Hunt Club shirt from JCPenney’s. My mom wouldn’t buy real polo shirts, so I had to settle for a close knock-off. I still felt good about myself. My [...]

Find back-to-school (and other) savings in cyberspace
August 20, 2009 – 12:00 am | One Comment
Find back-to-school (and other) savings in cyberspace

Have you finished your back-to-school shopping? Even if you’re finished or are getting a late start, we have some great tips to help you skip that dreaded store-aisle tug-of-war over the latest fashions and supplies. Shop in cyberspace.
Michelle Madhok, founder of MomFinds.com, says shopping online can save money — and sanity.
“Do online ‘window shopping’ with [...]