The other day while cleaning the house with my two kids, my son desperately asked if we could take a “reading break” and my...
If someone asked me the most important lesson I learned in my first year of homeschooling, I could answer without even thinking: If something...
Full disclosure: I am the Interim Director of the Bixby Memorial Free Library in Vergennes, so it should be obvious that I am a...
Summer is almost here. The kids are almost done with school and hopefully, with fingers crossed, the nice, warm weather will return.
On Friday, we...
Nature has always been an important part of my life. I remember climbing trees and building forts in the strip of woods behind my...
Look in the mirror. Now look around you and think about what you see. If you live in Vermont, chances are that while you...
It’s been scientifically proven that reading to babies at early ages encourages cognitive and language development. It is never too soon to start reading...
I did not attend college the traditional way.
My family and I immigrated to the US from Iran when I was twelve, and while I...
It was time to head home after a fun children’s story hour at our library, when my 18-month-old daughter and I were surprised by...
{We have partnered together with Vermont Day School to bring you this sponsored post all about this new school and their programs!}
If you've taken...
I had no idea how hard it was to find a great daycare/preschool option, especially if you are looking in the middle of the...
As the Holiday season fast approaches I find myself grasping at gift ideas.
Allow me to backtrack a bit first. Last year, and every year...
Oh, fall, how I love you. Cooler weather, apple picking, beautiful leaves, and back-to-school time! Sure, I’ll miss the beach and the (sort of)...
Have you ever considered homeschooling? When it was time to send my oldest to kindergarten I was considering homeschooling but all the information and...
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...
