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...
Oooh, that’s too bad she needs a reading tutor. No. No, it isn’t. That, my friends, is the exact response I have given to several...
For as many times as I have heard comments about gender stereotypes for girls, I have heard as many comments towards boys. "Your hair looks like a...
My first material lesson as a mom slapped me upside the head shortly after my home pregnancy test radiated positive and I called my...
As summer winds down and the routine of a new school year begins to shift into place, parents are busy purchasing books, supplies, lunch...
School lunch. Those two words are enough to make some parents shudder. I was among the gaggles of parents who dreaded the chore with a passion....
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is part of a larger network called the City Moms Blog Network.  We have sister sites all over the country with...
I’ve heard it said, kids are terrible at doing what we say, but experts at copying what we do. In my experience, it couldn’t...
A new statewide school cell phone ban in Vermont has become a hot topic of debate. I have big feelings about this and want...
As a mom, and as a child who grew up eating a reduced price hot lunch, I am so proud of the food subsidy...
So here we are. Half way done with summer. 5 weeks down 5 to go. I started the summer break full of high hopes...
My sweet son comes off the bus. I watch him walk down the steps smiling proudly at me and all I can think is,...
There was a day I thought I could never leave him in the care of someone else. He was born far from family except...
If you have young children that are school age, you are beginning to hear rumblings around this time of year about the 100th day...

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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...