Several years ago, when I was much younger, I went to the doctor for an eye exam and they told me that they had...
Congratulations! You made it through the first month of the year! I’m hoping you have gotten through as unscathed by illness as my family...
Abby calls to me to come to her room. As I enter and see her big smile, I remember I failed as a mother.
I...
It is no secret that I have been having a difficult time lately with our 4 year old son, E. Family has seen it...
Among all of the vitriol being spewed online and otherwise surrounding current immigration enforcement practices, there appears to be an overarching lack of empathy,...
My youngest child went to kindergarten.
The only creatures in my house, aside from some unnamed and unwelcome fruit flies, are me and my cat,...
It's the first weekend in May! Here are a few of our favorite family activities!
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Mayfest
Colorful ribbons will unfurl and young children...
Occasionally, it's nice to get unsolicited advice.
People tell me that I give good advice, and I don't think they're entirely wrong. The thing is,...
I have two children ages five and seven and a half. So, why am I reacting to the sound of a random stranger’s baby...
As a family of four in Vermont with a newly adopted habit of binge-watching fantasy tv shows, it would be easy enough for us...
Grumpy: surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
"grumpy." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 15 Oct. 2015. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grumpy>.
I am not a grumpy mom.
I...
I am packing a lot of school lunches this year.
My daughter is in preschool, where the children have to bring a packed lunch and...
The Body After Babies: Redefining Beauty series was an amazing event to be a part of. The day of the photo shoot, being surrounded...
A friend asked me how I was feeling the other day, to which I replied, "great!" But then immediately admitted it to be an...
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...
