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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Through Jan. 22. Get on your boots: The second weekend of the National Western Stock Show begins today. After hitting its second-highest-ever opening day attendance figures on Jan. 7, the Stock Show lures spectators with rodeos aplenty in the coming week. Daily ProRodeo events with matinee and evening showtimes keep the action coming, including lots [...]
A letter to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s Wish 15 program pushed a 16-year-old Loveland girl to the front of a long line of young women whose hearts flutter at the idea of spending a little time with the star player.
On Thursday, Bailey Knaub learned she’d get to spend time with Tebow and his family [...]
Calendaring is the best way I know of to make time stand still.
When Tessa was born, my friend Juli (scrapbooker extraordinaire) gave me a beautiful handmade calendar that she designed especially for my daughter.
I’ve previously written about my documentarian tendencies. So it seemed natural when my children were born that I would add my kids’ [...]
Ok, gut check. How are you doing on the resolutions you set out on New Year’s Eve? Hopefully well – and hopefully just this mention of them is not a painful reminder to *ahem* get started.
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I know! I had no idea they were there either. It’s almost like they sprouted out of nothing.
Well, they kind of did. Brent Christensen started building these magical ice castles three years ago, and brought to life something that was previously backyard fun [...]
Already at 7, my daughter Hadley’s domestic prowess is surpassing my own. Her fuel was fired when she returned home from visiting my parents at Christmas with many of my domestic goddess mother’s crafting items in tow.
A glue gun!
Wreaths!
Ribbon!
Glitter!
Fabric paints!
Weird netting stuff I don’t know what to call it!
Rafia!
Those are her exclamation marks, not mine.
For Highlands Ranch resident Jennie Sanford, “couponing” is a verb and an avocation, saving her up to 90 percent on her grocery bill.
But here’s where her story veers from the well-trod path of extreme couponers: Sanford, whose day job is in banking, uses her extra freebies and pennies-on-the-dollar purchases to help others.
In 2009, when a [...]
The memory from eight years ago is almost as vivid as if it had occurred only seconds ago.
My wife was in the recovery room at Penrose Community Hospital in Colorado Springs, having delivered our first child, a daughter who came early and under emergency conditions.
Behind drawn curtains in the crowded recovery room, we watched a [...]
Dear Mama Drama:
I have two boys ages 4 and 7. They struggle to solve problems between themselves when they are playing and my husband and I often feel like referees. I’d like them to be able to handle play situations better, but am not sure where to start. Help!
~Stumped Mama
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