The Kid Blender: A Single Mom’s Attempt to Find Joy in an Unexpected Life
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The Kid Blender: A Single Mom’s Attempt to Find Joy in an Unexpected Life
February 8, 2012 – 8:00 am | 3 Comments

In this series of blogs, the “Kid Blenders,” I will be addressing our challenges, trying to blend our two families together. The names of the children will be changed to spare the easily embarrassed. And let me be upfront about this: I’m no clinical expert. I’m just a single mom trying to figure life out as I go. But knowing that there are around 14 million single parents out there…I’m guessing that I’m not alone in this venture.

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The Great Adventure, Right in Your Backyard
November 3, 2008 – 12:12 am | No Comment

I spent my final semester of college on a study abroad in the Middle East. Our campus was on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem and we traveled frequently around the region. We floated in the Dead Sea and slept in cabanas by the Sea of Galilee. We roamed through Petra’s ancient wonders in Jordan [...]

Preserve Your Family’s Memories with our Clickfree Portable Backup Giveaway (a $159 value)
November 2, 2008 – 12:00 am | Comments Off

If there is anything mamas love it’s pictures of their children. And if you’re anything like me you have a slew of them saved on your computer.
According to Harris Research, only 4 percent of consumers regularly back up data on their PCs, leaving 96 percent of people in a position to lose irreplaceable computer data [...]

Halloween Picture Contest Winner!
November 1, 2008 – 12:00 pm | Comments Off

Determining the winner for our Halloween Cutest Kid Picture Contest was a tough one. Why? Your BOOS were absolutely darling.
And so I delegated the responsibility to Cheri of Summit Cove, who chose Laurie G.’s hilarious photo, “Animal Abuse.”
Congratulations to Laurie who won a two-night stay at Summit Cove in Keystone!

The Anti-Sugar Ad From Mile High Mamas (Consider Yourself Warned)
October 31, 2008 – 12:13 am | Comments Off

This is sugar.

This is your child on sugar (when over-consumption deludes the young child to think she can leap off the arm of the couch and land on her face without consequence.)

Any questions?
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!
Love,
The Mamas
P.S. Tomorrow is the deadline for our Halloween picture contest. Your picture could land you a two-night stay at SummitCove in [...]

Pat the Tummy
October 30, 2008 – 12:00 am | No Comment

It is enthralling, isn’t it?
I remember as a young woman shyly asking a cousin if I could touch her very pregnant belly. I was curious what it felt like. A waterbed? A balloon? A bowl full of jelly? A wildcat in a pillow case?
I was surprised her belly felt firm, never giving much [...]

Gotta be cruel to be kind
October 29, 2008 – 12:09 am | No Comment

If my son forgets to wear a coat on a chilly October day, he experiences cold.
If my daughter forgets to bring the lunch I pack for her, she experiences hunger.
Neither experience will cause lasting damage (well, maybe a little for the teachers who have to deal with them). In fact, my hope is that such [...]

My Dad on Religion, Politics, Boyfriends, Spain, and Tarot
October 28, 2008 – 12:07 am | 7 Comments

From a very early age, I knew that my dad was different from all the other dads of this world. He encouraged me to read The Exorcist when I was eight. He recited a Max Ehrmann poem to me when I asked advice about boys (Yeah, I know. Who the hell asks their dad for [...]

In Honor of Halloween: What Movies Scared You as a Child?
October 27, 2008 – 12:01 am | No Comment

We unintentionally traumatized our daughter last week.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was on television. I have never seen it so my husband Jamie announced we would have family movie night. We thought nothing of it. Hadley (4) and Bode (2) have played in the room when we’ve watched plenty of movies before. The difference? [...]

Win a Two-Night Stay in Keystone for our Halloween Picture Contest
October 26, 2008 – 12:20 am | Comments Off

Congratulations to Devon Preeo, winner of our BornFit activewear giveaway!
It’s your last week to enter your Halloween cuties in Mile High Mamas’ Cutest Halloween Picture Contest!
Your little BOOS could land you a two-night stay at SummitCove, a family-friendly condo rental company in Keystone. Simply download your favorite Halloween photos of your children, past or present. [...]

Car Seats Suck
October 24, 2008 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Oz Spies, who started blogging while pregnant with her son Axel, spends her days working in the nonprofit sector, chasing after a very active baby boy, and trying to find time to paint her toenails, walk the dog, feed the cat, and kiss her husband. You can read more at Knocked Up. [...]