Lice; just the word makes me squirm with discomfort.
The first time our family encountered lice, I was driving my eldest daughter home from a...
Since my first post about Duct Tape Parenting, we have come a long way in learning a new way to do things around here....
I’ve been a member of the work-from-home moms club for 7 years now.
Initially, I primarily taught online. I did so early in the morning or late...
I am the Executive Director of a non-profit organization with an unusual set up: I split my time working from home and working from...
Here’s to a new year, a new decade, and a new beginning. Each year seems to go by faster and faster. There don’t seem...
Parents are bombarded with books, classes, and unsolicited advice about everything related to kids. Topics often include, but aren’t limited to, prenatal health, car...
I remember making potato stamps on the kitchen floor; newspaper and paint everywhere.
I remember a blue Volvo station wagon, the trunk full of art...
Just recently, my town experienced the loss of one of our beloved community members. He was a bus driver at our school, but for many...
I am not the fun parent. I am the eat-healthy-foods, do-your-homework, clean-up-your-room, go-to-bed-on-time parent.
I am responsible, organized, and nurturing. I comply with most...
It’s been a week since I removed all my daughter’s toys from her room and our basement. She’s still “ok” too.
My sister asked her...
There are certainly different paths in life and each day we make decisions that lead us down these varying and winding paths. Sometimes, we...
Back in November I had the exciting opportunity to travel away from home and go to Florida to present at a national conference.
This conference...
Nobody thinks that they will end up divorced when they exchange vows on their wedding day. Marriages are hard work and complicated, whether they...
Texting while driving is a serious issue. But I’m not here to talk about texting. I’m here to talk about something more dangerous than...
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...
