Thanksgiving traditions are on the cutting board this month as I redefine my expectations for the holiday, 2020-style. Just like everything else this year,...
My grandma was one of my favorite people as a child.
I miss spending time with my grandma. She is currently in hospice care in...
I was born in 1954. People had telephones attached to a wall, you paid extra for long-distance and you paid more per minute for...
A long, long, long time ago (okay, maybe ten months ago,) both of my kids were in a fantastic daycare that had them on...
Caffeine is not just in coffee. Today we find caffeine in energy drinks, candy bars, tea, and soda. The natural boost from caffeine releases...
My children love to get advent calendars at the beginning of every December.
Advent calendars help them count down the days until Christmas. They also...
Yes, I said it. That dirty word starting with a “P”. Get your mind out of the gutter, I said dirty, not inappropriate. Politics....
As a family of four in Vermont with a newly adopted habit of binge-watching fantasy tv shows, it would be easy enough for us...
Spring forward, fall back.
Daylight Saving Time ends soon, and we will turn the clocks back in favor of brighter mornings, early darkness, and an...
We don’t talk politics in our household.
I understand that it is an election year, and talking openly about issues is important. But hear me...
Oh heyyyyyy! Where my newbie homeschoolers at? Can I get a “Heck yea!” for Covid homeschooling?
Now I know I’m not homeschooling alone, based on...
“Why are we closing things down, when the mortality rate is only 1%? “ “Lots of people die from the flu- what's the big...
On so many levels, I would say yes, I care what I look like. My self-image is important to me.
About a month ago, a...
I think we can agree that our new coronavirus-inspired lifestyle has been less than fun and has likely been filled with many ups and...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
