Author Archives: Kristen King

About Kristen King

Kristen King (aka, Mommy-in-Training) lives at 10,200 feet in Leadville, Colorado, where she is a speaker, coach, and consultant. She and her husband, Jesse (aka, Daddy-in-Training) have fraternal twins born in December 2011, two dogs, and two cats. They are both endurance athletes. Learn more and meet the rest of the AmateurParenting.com team on our About page. Learn more about Kristen at KristenKing.com.

Meet Julius (or “I’m Just a Girl Who Cain’t Say No”)

I know, I know, do we really need another pet? But when our neighbor’s cat had kittens, we fell in love with this one. So, meet Julius. As in Orange Julius. Because that’s how we roll in these parts. I don’t have a dossier on him yet because we just got him last night, but I’ll work on adding his… Read more »

Zoe’s Least Favorite Day of the Month: Flea Day

I’ve talked before about our preventive flea and tick treatments, and you would think that after all this time, everyone would be used to them! But not Zoe. She sees me bust out the Revolution box and runs for the hills. Or, you know, under the bed. I don’t know if it’s the thought of, gasp, us touching her, which… Read more »

I’m Officially “That Crazy Lady With All the Dogs”

As if the looks of disbelief (bordering on horror in most cases) when we tell our friends and family that we got a third dog (and that he’s huge) aren’t enough, now all my neighbors think I’m nuts. And it’s not because we have bad dogs who bark all the time and terrorize people or anything like that. It’s because… Read more »