Just recently, my town experienced the loss of one of our beloved community members. He was a bus driver at our school, but for many...
Last year I had the chance to go to a conference in Florida. By myself. With no children.
Wandering through the airport, I was able...
My whole life, my mom always worked.
It wasn’t until I was a little bit older that I started to realize some moms didn’t. That...
I made it four weeks between appointments. Four whole weeks. Considering I found out about our pregnancy when I was just two weeks pregnant and...
I played with Barbies when I was a kid, but my older brothers made fun of me so I don’t remember playing with them for...
The first moment that I locked eyes with my firstborn baby, I knew that life was forever changed. I didn’t know how, and I...
Birthday parties are almost a childhood rite of passage. I understand that. I truly do. And while you might expect a mom to post...
I’m not even going to pretend we are a minimalist family. I love cleaning things out and surely feel best in a non-cluttered home,...
I am not the fun parent. I am the eat-healthy-foods, do-your-homework, clean-up-your-room, go-to-bed-on-time parent.
I am responsible, organized, and nurturing. I comply with most...
It all started one morning about four months ago. My youngest Oakley who is three, woke up and there was something different about him....
Lately I’ve had a serious case of writers block. It’s not like my life is for want of drama, transition, malaise, humor, poopy diapers,...
I’m a second kid. My husband is a second kid. We both know how this is going to go.
The first kid gets millions of...
Next month, my son starts one of the scariest journeys that his father and I have yet to trod with him, potty training.
You would...
Aniyah’s Well
One November day when Aniyah was in preschool and had just turned three years old, her teacher passed around leaves. “What are you...
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...
