If you are on Facebook or Instagram you have certainly seen the TASTY video posts by BuzzFeed. For those that have no idea what I'm...
I was five years old when I came home to an empty house. My family lived across the street from my elementary school, and as...
Most people are familiar with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. People picture kids who have ADHD as unable to focus on anything and constantly...
Deck the halls with Ty- le -nol -y fa la la la la, la la la la 'Tis the season to be snotty, fa la la la la la la...

Summer Growing

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It starts as a cosmic thought, really.  A mostly unobserved energetic grain of will.  Then there is a breaking- a microscopic frenzy of a breaking and...
I LOVE the holiday season! From Thanksgiving through the New Year, I’m all about the peppermint mochas and the spirit of giving and turkey...
Disclaimer: This is absolutely, like 100%, not - at all - in any way, shape, or form, medical advice. In fact, it couldn’t be...
You called to me from your side of the fence that borders our backyards. Although at the time my family had lived in our house for...
It’s no secret that having your first child is challenging. Everything is brand new: how to hold them, burp them, bathe them, and even...
Hey y'all! It's been 8 days since I went dairy-free, and I must say...it's working. I'm so excited that changing my diet has helped...
Jekyll and Hyde. My child has been both and in the same minute. I swear to God, he can be laughing and acting as if...
Tell me you've had it too. That moment when you open your mouth to say something, and your mother comes out. It's not a slow morphing...
Tantrums...every mom knows the word, although I'm sure we wish we didn't. Before I was a mom I naively thought that my kids wouldn't throw...

Will

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On Sunday, November 3rd, my wife completed her third marathon—this one in New York City.  It was particularly resonant for her, and for me,...

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...