Ah, summer vacation. The days are long, the nights are warm, and there’s nothing but two solid months of rest and relaxation ahead for...
Have you ever dropped a pressed makeup product and watched it crumble right before your eyes? My stomach drops, I usually curse, and then...
It’s been a week since I removed all my daughter’s toys from her room and our basement. She’s still “ok” too.
My sister asked her...
Yep, it’s that time of year again. For the last few years, I’ve not only stressed about getting my daughter ready for school, but...
The holiday season has arrived. The first snowfall always brings excitement. There really is something magical about snowfall in the holiday season. I have...
I’d first like to say that this is NOT one of those judgmental parenting posts, where I think my method for discipline is better...
While Kathleen and Jemima know it will be impossible to duplicate the dynamic work and community building done by Josilyn and Tasha, they are...
Hello BVTMB readers! We've got 2 (two) new series here on this blog and we want to hear from you.
In our monthly series the...
Imagine taking that leap and trying something new that you've always wanted to do. Whether it be a career change, a new hairstyle, starting...
A week or so ago, I found myself multitasking away...
Making a dish for a potluck, while helping my daughter happily put together a...
Mediocrity gets such a bad reputation.
As an overly ambitious teenager, I viewed mediocrity as a disappointment. It meant that I didn't stand out from...
It's started out so innocent. Then 3 taps, 2 Sugar Maple trees, eight 5-gallon food grade buckets, 2 propane tanks of gas, 1 turkey...
I remember my childhood as days of going into the woods with my pocket knife and maybe some nails and lumber poached from my...
So here we go, another parenting milestone. Teaching our children to ride bikes.
I’m excited for there to be a four capacity bike rack...

















