Before having a baby, I spent a number of years working in baby gear / natural birth / breastfeeding / cloth diapering communities. I...
Today is one of those days. I was woken up many times by a body the size of a 4 or 5 year old...
When I told my daughter, Violet, that I would be combining her birthday party with her little sister's last summer, I expected some pouting....
The Kidlet, age six, was showing off her subtraction skills to a crowd of admiring family and friends. “Wow, you know your stuff! Soon...
There is a lot of great children's music out there these days. So much that children’s music has its own category at the Grammys! My...
"Mama, why is my drawing in the garbage?" Violet pouted from behind hurt eyes, her little toddler hand clutched around a scribbled-on piece of ripped-out notebook paper. "Oh,...
As my daughters get older, it seems increasingly difficult to know what they are feeling or thinking. There are sad days, mad days, happy...
It was winter out. Icy, frigid, gray. I found myself sitting in the Skinny Pancake at Burlington Airport, waiting for my outbound flight to Newark,...
Recently, we let some laundry pile up… okay, a lot of laundry. Like, four clean loads to fold and at least that many to wash....
I just recently read a study that finds 70.8% of Vermont households own a pet!  That’s huge.  I’m sad to admit that our family...
If you're anything like me, you've probably had to deal with giving your kids a round or two of antibiotics for various childhood ailments. ...
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Toddler Transition

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If any of you saw me driving back from Burlington the other day, crying so hard I could barely drive, let me explain... if...
For  many of us, when we spend our first days as Moms, we can't help but fall madly in love with this new gift...
We LOVE a good giveaway, so we were thrilled when one of our long time supporters, Bitybean, approached us about being a part of...

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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...