When my boys were about nine and 10 years old, I began to experience what I can only describe as a “pre empty nest...
Last week I took MJ into the pediatrician for his 3 year well visit. After telling our doctor that we were expecting again, he...
From my experience doing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) outreach and teaching kids tinkering, I have found that tinkering is a great way...
It all started one morning about four months ago. My youngest Oakley who is three, woke up and there was something different about him....
My husband and I will be going to a wedding and I am stressed about it. Why? I have nothing that fits me in...
I will never do that when I have kids.
It’s a popular cliché, the idea that in the rosy pre-child-invasion phase of life we make...
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,...
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I felt complelled to write a post about marriage. I decided to brainstorm my post by seeking relationship advice from my...
When Robin and I found out we were pregnant with our first daughter, Nora, I could barely contain my excitement. We had been trying...
I’m still not a fun mom. I told you this about a year ago, and I’m here to say it again.
How do I know...
A kids' garden is a wonderful, magical place.
That being said, it's one thing to visit a kids' garden and quite another to plant one...
I’m a perfectionist by nature. As such, I apply a lot of pressure on myself to be the perfect parent.
My desire to perform...
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I was glad to put 2016 to bed.
Yes, there were some good times, but it...
I've had a few realizations that helped me get along better with my teens during COVID-19.
When the world came to a pause in March,...
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...
