I feel mom guilt about a ton of things all the time due to the infamous 'mom brain' phenomenon: being 5 minutes late picking up...
I’d like to think that you, gentle readers, follow along in reading all of my blog posts. If so, you’ll recall that in January...
A wise friend once told me that in their home, they have birthday parties for their kids every other year. I can’t remember her...
I told myself that the reason I taught my 4-year-old daughter, Ellie, this powerful phrase was because I wanted her to be more independent....

A Hopeful Story

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I told the story here.  It was the one about children first conceived in a heart and then in a Petri dish. There was...
When my husband went back to work after the birth of our second child, I began to wonder whose idea this whole ‘second child...
Did you ever play that drinking game in college, "I Never"? No? Oh, me neither. But I've heard of it. :) Basically, someone states something...
(Co-authored with my very own strong girls, my 10 year-old daughter, Nell, and my 7 year-old, Libby) In honor of Women’s History Month, (this is...
Teaching my boys to show respect and consideration to others was my takeaway after attending weekly story hour. Last year, I religiously attended a weekly...
WhenI first found out I was pregnant again, I was thrilled. We’d just been through a loss of a pregnancy in January and I...

Glad to Meet You

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When I was younger, in third grade or so, I wanted to be Amy Grant. In fact, that year at our school's career day,...
The rising costs of food can be a concern to any parent trying to provide for their family and trying to save money. Something...
How much stuff do your kids have? If you’re like me, your immediate answer is, “Too much!” And if your kids are anything like...
Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers for the Barbie movie. Read with caution. Who expected the Barbie movie to convey a searing indictment of the...

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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...