Diplomas Should Mean Something
May 19, 2013 – 7:29 am | 9 Comments

The debate over revamping high school graduation requirements in Colorado has been a slow-burning fire that is about to get a lot hotter.
That’s because the State Board of Education just approved a change that …

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Parents? Who needs ‘em when you have television?!
April 7, 2008 – 12:24 am | No Comment

When I recently retrieved my 3-year-old daughter Hadley from preschool, her teacher pulled me aside.
“I need to talk to you about Hadley,” she said in that voice. The same cautionary voice my third-grade teacher …

Tea Collection’s Designer Duds Giveaway!
April 6, 2008 – 12:44 am | Comments Off

Congratulations to Trina M., winner of our Lemongrass Spa Products!
[photopress:GhanaDress.jpg,full,pp_image]I came to a realization a long time ago: my children dress better than I do. And it’s no wonder with darling selections such as those …

Potty Talk
April 4, 2008 – 12:59 am | No Comment

Join us in welcoming our guest blogger, Melissa. This photographer extraordinaire claims to be a semi-normal person who is surrounded by crazy people (namely her two daughters). This also means she will fit right in …

FINALLY: The Way to Every Man’s Heart is Revealed!
April 3, 2008 – 12:37 am | No Comment

It is currently my husband Jamie’s basketball season and every year, I dread it. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not one of those overbearing women who doesn’t let her husband do anything fun. It’s just …

The Rhythm Is Gonna Getcha
April 2, 2008 – 12:33 am | No Comment

No disrespect to my mother, but growing up, we didn’t have much music in the house. Unless you count German oom-pah music, of course. It just was never something that was all that important to …

35 things I have learned by having my tap water taken away
April 1, 2008 – 12:16 am | No Comment

I live in that small town in southern Colorado recently afflicted with salmonella in the water, and I would probably be remiss if I didn’t blog about what this experience has taught me.
1) …

Front Range Adventure Boot Camp Kicks [My] Bootie
March 31, 2008 – 12:00 am | 35 Comments

[photopress:biggestloser.gif,full,pp_image]I have survived my first two weeks of boot camp. No, this maple-leaf-pledging Canuck did not join the American troops but I have ventured out on a new kind of workout and weight-loss program. The …

Lemongrass Spa Products Giveaway
March 30, 2008 – 12:12 am | Comments Off

Congratulations to Amy F. of Greely, winner of our Little Hands Learning Activity kits!
[photopress:lemongrass_1.jpg,full,pp_image]I have a confession to make: I am addicted to lotion. I almost called it a fetish but such a descriptor …

Two ways to make a difference!
March 29, 2008 – 12:29 am | Comments Off

Do you know a kid who is kind to animals? I don’t, which is precisely why my young children do not yet have any pets.
But for those who do, the American Humane Association is celebrating …

That Which Does Not Kill You Makes Them Laugh at You in the Break Room
March 28, 2008 – 12:04 am | No Comment

Have you ever called Poison Control?
When I was pregnant with our first baby, we called. Did I ingest Lysol? Was I overcome with ammonia fumes? Did I take too many prenatal vitamins? No. I …