Has your family graduated from enjoying picture books to also reading chapter books aloud?   But are your kids’ age and interests wildly divergent? Sure,...
I wish that I knew that I was an introvert before I had children. Because parenting as an introvert is quickly teaching me that...
Lately, toddler behavior has been a major topic of controversy and has even made the news. Please allow me to take a moment to pray...
I just finished reading, “What Alice Forgot,” by Liane Moriarty, where the main character hits her head at the gym and wakes up to...
Full disclosure: I am the Interim Director of the Bixby Memorial Free Library in Vergennes, so it should be obvious that I am a...
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Wait Weight Baby

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There are probably very few of us who are happy with our post baby bodies.  I know I'm certainly not feeling as good as...
The 2018 Winter Games begin in February. I am bursting with excitement! I remember watching the Olympic Games as a child. Every year, I loved...
2020 was quite a year, amirite? While many of us are eager to get this year of violence, unrest, and a new extra-dangerous version of...
This is the not the blog post where I pretend to be the voice of my generation. Because I’m not. As one of the 65...
Here’s to a new year, a new decade, and a new beginning. Each year seems to go by faster and faster. There don’t seem...
A few weeks ago my oldest son, the baby, and I were in a busy market where we shop every Sunday (give or take) for our...
Emmet on the first day of preschool

Teacher, Meet My Son

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My son, Emmet has recently started a new preschool program. On the first day as I walked him in, I found myself telling the...
The benefits of a Doula

Doula Support? YES

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Doula support? YES More and more individuals and families are choosing to use the support of a Doula during their childbearing year, and specifically during...
The fall is full of fresh starts for everyone in my household. For me, this includes decluttering the house. Last year, I started giving...

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...