Parenting

10 Great Ideas for Valentine’s Day

There has been a flurry of amazing pins for Valentine's Day over the last week, so I thought I would share some of my holiday favorites. I know we all could have used these about a month ago, but I, for one, will be saving…

Awesome Classroom Assignment for Valentine’s Day

One of the mottos at Dex's school is to teach the whole child. I love how sometimes that means emotional growth, not just academics.For Valentine's Day, they were asked to write a personal note to every single other classmate. Not just "Happy V-day, Love -…
Denver Mom Blogger - Colorado

List of Denver and Colorado Mom Bloggers

When Amber from Mile High Mamas was trying to start that mom blogging site, way back in the old days, when we were using dial up modems and Pong was our only form of Angry Birds, she had a hard time finding ladies who were…

Pollution Project

Dex's Martin Luther King Jr. project had two parts. He had to write an essay about how MLK inspired him to change the world, but he also had to create an art project that shows the effects of the problem he, Dex, chose to tackle.…

Favorite Kid Craft Activities via Pinterest

Ahhh, yes, Pinterest. I love you so. And the fun thing about having a child that is entering the Internet age is he looks through Pinterest boards and it helps us find stuff to do over long spans of time when he is off school.…

It Was Only A MatterOf Time

Dex got an email yesterday, an email we haven't had a chance to discuss yet. An email from a friend of his, teasing him about something I wrote about him on this blog, a long time ago. Something taken out of context, particularly given the…
Letter From Santa

Letter From Santa

We have been playing a lot of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" since Easter. Declan has REALLY wanted to believe in Santa, but intellectually, he knows the truth. We are not all that religious even though we do celebrate Christmas... but we do believe in faith.…