In honor of International Babywearing Week (October 7-13), I'm sharing a tutorial for DIY ErgoBaby teething pads. This tutorial is made specifically for the...

DIY Baby Wipes

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Anybody have a baby with a tender tushie?  I certainly do!  After 2 horrible yeast infections in about 2 months time I decided that...
"Mama, why is my drawing in the garbage?" Violet pouted from behind hurt eyes, her little toddler hand clutched around a scribbled-on piece of ripped-out notebook paper. "Oh,...

The Christmas Eve Box

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I love traditions, especially around the holidays.  Last year we started doing advent bags.  In each bag there contains a scripture and a small...
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...
Between work, two kids, trying to be an attentive wife and wanna-be Suzie Homemaker, I find myself taking pictures to keep my life in...
Today I’m sharing with you my latest DIY home improvement project.  Coat Hangers inspired by nature…and a mashup of a few posts I found...
I am always a little bit sad in January when it's time to take down all the Christmas decorations and return to life as...
What do you do with old Christmas and holiday cards once the holiday season is over? Do you recycle them? Put them in a box...
Did you all know that Vermont had a monsoon season? I sure didn't, but you can't really argue with the inches (and inches and...
  Last year, my mother gave me my old schoolwork.  I remember thinking, "What am I going to do with it?"  It didn't hold any...
My son loves art projects. I always had art supplies on hand for him to scribble with crayons or markers. Then we discovered the...
Kombucha is the nectar of the gods, or, at the very least, the gods' favorite fermented tea flavored with fruit. It's delicious. Can you believe me?...
I miss the days of my own childhood magical thinking. There was a time when I believed that when the lights went off and...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...