May 5-11 is Teacher Appreciation Week. Having been a previous educator before having children I know that teaching is a tough profession. I also...
Crafts are an easy, thoughtful gift. That's why I love making these simple and festive Christmas bow wreaths, especially for older recipients like grandparents...
This information that I am going to share with you today deals with a very tough topic: infant loss. Please be prepared that some...

Documenting Life

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Are you completely overwhelmed by the idea of documenting life, preserving memories, photographing your family, the plethora of scrapbooking options, Insta-what?, and printable Facebook...
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...
I am a former wedding and portrait photographer with a dirty secret: I now take almost all of my photos with a cell phone.  My...
The year was 2008. I was seven months pregnant with our fourth daughter and we were on our "Babymoon". My husband and I spent...
This past school year, my preschooler was in school four mornings a week for about three hours each day. There were a lot of good...
My mother in law doesn't know that Pinterest exists. I think someday soon I should introduce her, though, because she employs an ancient technique...
Like lots of teachers around the state, I am currently teaching from home while watching my 3-year-old every day. My husband, who is a...
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....
This may surprise you, but when I'm scrolling through Instagram and see well-lit, gorgeous photos of clean, smiling babies in designer onesies or a...
When I was younger, time went by very slowly. It felt like decades before I graduated high school and I always wished things would...

Paint Birthday Party

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Pinterest has made kids birthdays a competitive event and I have to admit I've fallen into the trap. For the past three years, I've spent...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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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...