Win Dad a Family Vacation to YMCA of the Rockies!
May 21, 2012 – 6:15 am | Comments Off

If there is an affordable, fun family vacation that rivals YMCA of the Rockies, I’d like to know about it.
Since I moved to Colorado almost 10 years ago, we have had a family reunion and multiple trips to both of the YMCA of the Rockies’ Colorado locations.
As new parents with an irascible, insomniac toddler, [...]

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“Beyond the Park” Outdoor Group for Single Moms
July 20, 2009 – 12:03 am | Comments Off
“Beyond the Park” Outdoor Group for Single Moms

Single moms unite!
The Women’s Wilderness Institute is providing a fun and free opportunity to get together with other families and enjoy the outdoors. The group will spend time getting to know each other while participating in community building, goal-setting, stress reduction and nature-based awareness activities in Boulder’s beautiful wilderness playground.
These events are for [...]

Join Us For the BowlHer Denver Broadcast Party!
July 18, 2009 – 12:00 am | 5 Comments
Join Us For the BowlHer Denver Broadcast Party!

I bet you are getting sick of seeing the word Blog and Her put together right about now, right? Especially if you are not packing and planning for Chicago at this very moment?
Me too.
I decided not to go to BlogHer* for a myriad of reasons this year, not the least of which being the fact [...]

Product Review: CLIF Kid Organic Twisted Fruit and ZBaRs
July 18, 2009 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
Product Review: CLIF Kid Organic Twisted Fruit and ZBaRs

My children’s snacking habits have been less-than-stellar this summer and they have been eating granola bars like they’re going out of style. I realize it could be worse but with the high sugar content, it could be a lot better.
Enter “The Better”: CLIF Kid Organic Twisted Fruit and Organic ABaRs.
I was shipped some samples of [...]

There is No “I” in Team…..But I Did Find Me
July 17, 2009 – 5:00 am | 11 Comments
There is No “I” in Team…..But I Did Find Me

Guest blogger Heather Simms-Schichtel is a parent advocate, freelance writer and full-time mom to Samantha a precious girl who has an undiagnosed genetic condition.
Ironic that as I write this we are in Children’s Hospital; our unsought home-away-from-home. I’m watching over my daughter Samantha as I wait for my husband to deliver my bike. Two weeks [...]

Featured Blogger: JoAnn from The Casual Perfectionist
July 17, 2009 – 12:05 am | 3 Comments
Featured Blogger: JoAnn from The Casual Perfectionist

Time to share another amazing blogger! In the post, we feature JoAnn from The Casual Perfectionist
What is the name of your blog? How did you choose this name?

The name of my blog is The Casual Perfectionist. I wanted to pick something that would describe me, and this does! I am a perfectionist, but [...]

Mamas’ Event Round-Up
July 17, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off
Mamas’ Event Round-Up

Item 1 on the agenda: Planning ahead for next weekend. You may have read guest-blogger Heather’s post this week here on Mile High Mamas. You can read more about Heather and Sam here. Go ahead, we’ll wait.
Are you back? Great! Now, go here. Donate, cheer Heather on, do whatever you can do. Riding 157 [...]

Keep an Eye on Your Child’s Online Activity with Littleye
July 15, 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Keep an Eye on Your Child’s Online Activity with Littleye

My 6 year old daughter has started to take notice of her mom and dad working on their laptops, which leads her to wanting to learn more about computers. She likes to get online, and lately she has become a bit more adventurous on the computer. That concerns me a bit. Therefore, I like to [...]

Mama Hyde
July 14, 2009 – 12:00 am | 21 Comments
Mama Hyde

A mad-mom entry from two summers ago.
So the sane me is sitting at my kitchen table, keeping an eye on the kids in the backyard while I work at the laptop. I am making over an adoption profile for a couple who has been passed over by expectant parents several times over the last 7 [...]

It’s [Not] TV Time–could you survive a TV-less summer?
July 13, 2009 – 12:01 am | 25 Comments
It’s [Not] TV Time–could you survive a TV-less summer?

Our television recently died.
Well, six weeks, four days and 12 hours ago if you’re counting (which is what I thought my husband would do).
I know this would send many people into a panic but let me assure you we still have two other televisions–one in the basement and another tucked away in our bedroom. Both [...]

“Are We There Yet” Travel Busy Bag Review
July 11, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off
“Are We There Yet” Travel Busy Bag Review

My family’s Tour de Colorado this summer involves a lot of travel. And a lot of travel means potentially bored children while we drive. In the past, I have packed every toy known to man children but our car ends up looking like a war zone and we quickly run out of activities.
That’s why I [...]