The other night, as we were on our nightly family walk, trekking up the steep hill across the street from our house, something dawned...
I enrolled my kids in Vermont summer camps for the first time this year. While lots of parents can make the same claim, my...
Congratulations! Despite having only just brought your baby home from the hospital last week, today they’re suddenly ready for middle school! However ready your...
Starting kindergarten isn’t new in our household, but we sure do get a refresher this year.
Our youngest is starting kindergarten, and I’m amazed...
In my last post, I mentioned that when I’m getting ready for an outing with my son, I pack something that I call a...
The moment my husband and I decided to have our second child, I was prepared for the inevitable question of, “What if you have...
As a mom of a special needs child, I spend a fair amount of time telling my story and advocating for our son.
I am...
Motherhood support is not something that I was graced with in the early stages of parenting.
I entered motherhood as a terrified twenty-year-old, and my...
Have you heard of Geocaching?
If not, Geocaching is an outdoor scavenger hunt that anyone can play.
People from all over the globe hide...
“You ding dong,” I said offhandedly to my mother as we walked through a store with my two-year-old daughter tagging along.
Almost immediately, my...
Traveling with kids is equal parts exhilarating, exhausting, and frustrating. I will not lie to you, traveling with kids is not at all easy,...
I’m not even going to pretend we are a minimalist family. I love cleaning things out and surely feel best in a non-cluttered home,...
Kids camping. Great in theory, right? It can be a ton of fun, but is also a lot of work for parents.
I am not...
A little over a year ago, when we moved to Vermont, I happened upon an article in Seven Days. The article was about the...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
