Month: February 2010

More From Our Schools Speaker Series

Want to help ensure that all kids in your community receive the very best education? Save the Date to join us for the next speaker in the More From Our Schools series! Thursday, March 4th – from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Valdez Elementary school located at 2525 W. 29th Ave. in Denver The event is FREE, there will be food available and free childcare is provided. There will also be Spanish translation during the program. Space is limited! Please RSVP to Claudia Winkler at [email protected] or at 720-932-1544. Let her know if you think you will need child care when you RSVP! Our third and final speaker is Ben Austin, a member of the Los Angeles Parents Union and the founder of Parent Revolution. Mr. Austin has dedicated much of his career to fighting for every child in California t...

Daily Deal: $10 off Purchase at World Market

If you’re planning on a trip to World Market, print this coupon and save an extra $10.  Spend $30 and you’ll receive $10 off.  This coupon is valid until March 14th. The restaurant deals didn’t stop!  Receive 25% off your total Einsteins Bros order. Looking for something to do this weekend? Try doing either of these two free events with your kids. Email me with great Denver deals! danielle at milehighmamas dot com Twitter ID: @denvermetromoms Don’t want to miss any of Mile High Mamas’ contests and events? Be sure to sign up for our weekly email newsletter! photo source: kodamakitty on Flickr

Mama Drama: Moving out of the Family Bed

My husband and I have been practicing the family bed with our son who is now eighteen months olds. We all sleep in the same bed, with him either in the middle or on the outside of me with a portable bed-rail next to him. He also sleeps in our bed during his naps. As he is getting bigger we think he is ready to begin sleeping in his own bed in his room.

Win Some Mom-invented Items – As Seen on TV!

If you’re new to Mile High Mamas… Welcome!  If you’re not new to Mile High Mamas… Welcome back! Either way, be sure to check out all the things we have in our Daily Deals, Creative Corner, Events, Family Travel, Mama Drama, and our Mama’s Products Picks and Contests sections…to name a few. Speaking of Mama’s Product Picks and Contests, I had the opportunity to present some mom-invented products on FOX 31 today (Thursday morning, February 25th). Click here to see the segment! As an added bonus, Mile High Mamas is offering a giveaway of the products you saw in the segment! Click here for a chance to win the mom-invented items on the show! There was a lot of information to fit into the live TV segment, so here are some more details about the products, inclu...

Daily Deal: 25% off Ruby Tuesdays

We seem to be on a roll with restaurant deals this week so I decided to keep it going today! At Ruby Tuesdays you can receive 25% off your entire check.  This excludes alcohol and gift cards, but it’s a nice little chunk off your bill!  Bring this printable coupon with you.  Offer ends March 2nd. Don’t forget about 80% off Restaurant.com(ends 2/28), Kids Eat Free at Bacaro, a Free Fresco Taco, and earning reward points at Starbucks. Email me with any other great restaurant deals! danielle at milehighmamas dot com Twitter ID: @denvermetromoms Don’t want to miss any of Mile High Mamas’ contests and events? Be sure to sign up for our weekly email newsletter!

Observations of a control freak

Anyone who blogs or writes is probably a control freak. We write to bring order to chaos. To understand the mystifying. To get people to do something, even just to agree or disagree. As any of the three people who live with me will attest, I fit nicely into the CF category. One evening while driving home, I noticed a stunning sunset over the mountains. The clouds had rolled in, and created a canvas on which the sun painted various shades of pinks, blues, purples, and all hues in between. This sunset happened without any impetus from me. So I started thinking about other amazing processes and events that I don’t have to influence. They pretty much happen when I just go about my business. Here they are in all their random glory: My digestion, respiration and other bodily functions happ...

Weekly Event Round-up: Chautauqua’s Nature Kids Event, Buffalo Bill’s Birthday and More!

Monday. Young musicians play with the pros at the Littleton Youth Symphony’s “Side by Side” concert. Joined by the Colorado Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Thomas Blomster, the LYS presents an eclectic concert of classic and contemporary music. The program includes Pachelbel’s Canon in D, as well as a minimalist Steve Reich composition and “Kashmir,” by Led Zeppelin — it’ll be that kind of a night. A reception follows the concert. 7 p.m. Monday. St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Admission is free. For more information, call 303-800-4597 or visit littletonyouthsymphony.org. Saturday. Opera buffs of all ages are invited to a performance of “The Worth of a Man,” an original opera written by students of the Central City Opera and Colorado Springs C...

Gunfire hits 2 kids at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton

The scene unfolded Tuesday afternoon with shocking familiarity — a shooting outside a Jefferson County school, wounded students, heroic teachers, frantic parents. When it was over, a man with a history of mental problems was in jail, accused of opening fire with a hunting rifle; two eighth-graders were hospitalized — one in critical condition; and one person after another realized it could have been so much worse. The bizarre burst of gunfire that erupted just after 3 p.m. at Deer Creek Middle School, 9201 W. Columbine Drive, ended when David Benke, a 57-year-old math teacher, rushed the shooter, wrestled him to the ground and held on as others helped him subdue the man. “I haven’t cried in 20 years, but I cried like a baby and thanked Jesus,” said Bob Wilson, who pulled ...

Daily Deal-Enjoy Your Latte & Earn

If you’re a Starbucks Lover, you’ll be glad to hear about their new rewards card.  The more you drink Starbucks, the more you earn. Starbucks just introduced their Starbucks Reward Card in which you’ll earn a star each time you make a purchase.  The more stars you earn, the bigger the reward. One key thing to this program is you have to purchase the gift cards to get the rewards card.  It’s their way to get you to pay ahead for your coffee.  However, you’ll get a free coffee on your birthday and 2 hours of WiFi free each day. Do any of you have the Starbucks Reward Card?  What types of rewards are you earning?  Is the program worth purchasing gift cards ahead of time? Email me with additional Denver deals and events! Printable coupons, printable coupons, and e...

Trying not to be too ready

Guest Blogger Gwen is expecting…for the second time. And once again, no baby bump or stretch-marks will grace her with their pending bambino. Step inside their world of growing a family through adoption. Follow along here at Mile High Mamas and her blog and get a candid feel for the ups, downs, highs, lows and surprises that go hand in hand with the struggles of infertility and the miracle of adoption. I went to BABIES R US…Why did I DO that? We bought baby bedding. I know. Why would we do such a thing? We don’t even have the inkling of a placement at this point in time. I convinced myself that dude needed new sippy cups, so naturally, Babies R Us is the only place that I could go to find said sippy cups. And in lieu of sippy cups, I found baby boy crib bedding. And really cute...

Daily Deal-Hungry? Bacaro On the Cheap!

Prezzo Fisso-Fixed Price in Italian.  This is a great thing for Bacaro! If you’re familiar with Bacaro in Boulder, you may be familiar with their Monday night 3-course Prezzo Fisso dinner.  There’s good news!  They are extending the 3-course fixed price to Mondays and Sundays! On Sundays, kids eat free!  This means you can enjoy Bacaro for only $16 per person for a 3-course meal and your child eats free!  This special is served from 4p.m. to 9p.m.  Tune in tomorrow to learn how you can earn while you enjoy your favorite latte! Email me with any great deals you find! Don’t forget about pancakes at IHOP and the free grilled sandwich at Jack in the Box today only(2/23)! Save now on future dining experiences.  Receive Restaurant.com gift cerfticates for 80% off!  That means $...

I forgot

Last Monday was one of those days. It was one of those days where tiny little things, as innocuous as single, solitary ants suddenly converge in a mass of creatures that can fell a rainforest. (Stock photo credit: cbicenhour) In the midst of this, was Claire. All she really wanted was for me to help her tie tiny ribbon bows on tiny chicks made of bits of feather or fluffy balls. And, while you’re at it, can you please help glue together more chicks? She’s making a baby bird family, and they need a nest. Why couldn’t I just take a break and help her make a nest out of ribbons? Any good momma bird would do that for her baby chick. I’d take a break every now and then to tie a bow or press two fluffy balls together with glue. I mean, it didn’t look like I was doing anything at all…that is the ...

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