When I was in elementary school, I was the definition of an athletic failure. This was completely ok with me, though. All my friends were...

Into the Unknown

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This is the first time that I have used a blog.  I can safely say this is not something I had ever thought of...

Last Weeks Winners!

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Here are last weeks winners of our fab giveaways!   North Photography- Sara Murray jjustjjill jewelry- Erin Rocheleau Junie Babie Designs- Deb Max and Ozzies- Carey Kolomaznik My Little Cupcake-...
My body betrayed me last week when I found out that I have cancer. Breast cancer. What? But it doesn’t run in my family,...
Night terrors. Screaming. Flailing. Stiff body. I remember my son’s first episode of night terrors as clear as my children's births. My husband and I...
My husband Karl tells me that the first time his parents left him for a weekend away he stayed with his grandparents. He had...
Toddlers-little balls of energy that are still pint-sized and cute; yet can be so destructive. I still refer to our youngest son as a baby,...
Flash back to first grade: I have lots of friends. Pretty much everyone in my class is my friend, with the exception of that...
Our days start early. My husband, David, wakes up at 5:30 am and gets ready for work. Our 14-year old son, Zach, used to...
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...
Recently, my son had a milestone birthday –  he turned 18! I thought I was ready for this big one: I planned a trip,...
Many Hairstyles and Colors

50 Shades But Gray

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I have always been a hair experimenter. It has been long and short, and nearly every color occurring in nature. I was not blessed with...

Diving In

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The grey sky loomed over us on a Monday afternoon in June. School was still in session, but the temperatures cried summer as we...
It’s that time of year again. Winter. I hate winter. I especially hate winter since I have had children. They make everything more complicated. I...

In + Around Vermont

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...