Every year for Thanksgiving, my husband and I visit his family in Massachusetts for a couple of days. It’s about a four-hour drive. Never...
I hate fall. I am apparently the only basic mom out there that despises the cooler air, changing leaves, chunky sweaters, and pumpkin spice...
Christmas has always been a magical time for me.
My side of the family is Catholic and, as such, we always celebrated Advent and Christmas...
Well, it's that time of year again when my Facebook feed gets flooded with parents cursing the evils of Daylight Saving. Whether we're jumping...
We are back with day 3 of Shop VT 2013, your local holiday gift guide, brought to you by us and Try Vermont First!
Today...
A few months ago, I stepped on the scale at my yearly check-up. I noticed that the number on the scale was about 25...
Does an Elf on the Shelf visit your house? I’m going to tell you right now that whether you’re an elf novice or a...
I think many parents have realized that babies don’t need much. Once you start celebrating holidays and first birthdays, you also come to the...
December is a busy month. In the middle of all the shopping, planning, and traveling, I want to bake Christmas cookies.
How on earth can...
With the holidays just around the corner, I wanted to write about the wondrous joy of gift giving. Seriously, isn't it a joy to...
December 23rd - Day 1 - I spend most of the day trying to convince my kids that Christmas is not tomorrow.
They still don't believe...
I can clearly remember Thanksgiving at my grandmother's house when I was growing up.
The table was nearly too long for the dining area, and...
SO? Did you make green bean casserole for Thanksgiving, like I had so heartily suggested in my last post? Well, if not, you still...
I found out I was pregnant with my first child at the beginning of December 1995. I wanted to surprise my husband with that...
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...
