I may have mentioned it a time or six, but I made my Christmas gifts this year. I'm sure my family's collective "great!" was...
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
Henry James
Ah summer, how I love thee!...
When I told my daughter, Violet, that I would be combining her birthday party with her little sister's last summer, I expected some pouting....
It’s November!
I don’t know about you, but November is the month I start to think about holiday gift shopping. I prefer to get all...
Each year my goal is to be done Christmas shopping by Thanksgiving. I've never actually met the goal but it's one I like to...
The other day I was in the store browsing through the Christmas decorations when I saw this really cute milk bottle decorated for Santa’s...
I love art!
Unfortunately I don’t have an eye for it and my tastes are pretty varied. I also don’t have one of those houses...
Did you know that this Friday (March 1st) is Dr. Seuss' birthday? It's probably one of those things that only Elementary school teachers or...
The countdown is on, only 8 more days until Halloween! Where did this month go?
Well I have been diligently working on Aden’s Bumblebee costume...
As a Spanish teacher, I spend quite a lot of time planning curriculum around national holidays and culture. Every year around this time, my...
There are few things in this world that make my blood boil quite like being called a “Pinterest Mom.”
I actually don’t mind being associated...
Ready or not, here it comes.
Vermont winters are long. And cold. So to keep my spirit warm and add to the joyful home I...
Even before I had my daughter, I began to dream about the art projects we would do together. I have such fond memories of...
Every Valentine's Day approximately 1 billion greeting cards are exchanged. It is the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, (Christmas is the largest...
In + Around Vermont
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...
