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...
I remember a conversation I had with someone before I. I said the entered the ranks of motherhood. I knew I'd be tired, I knew...
In my last post, I listed the top 5 "Teen Angst" and "Heartbreaking Relationship" movies that I can't wait to share with my kids...
I’ve always loved traveling. I love the planning, anticipation, journey, and everything that comes along with going somewhere. It doesn’t matter to me if...
Since my sensitive son entered 5th grade two years ago, his middle school experiences cause me to remember this awkward time of life in...
Many books have been controversial over the years and some have even been banned from libraries. Such classics as The Great Gatsby, The Adventures...
Have you ever wished that you had a sign on your forehead that read, “Handle with Care,” or that there was part of your...
I am one thousand percent team #FreeBritney. I have to admit, however, that something about the movement doesn’t sit right with me.
If you’re not...
A few years back, we had a follower who was upset with something we posted on Facebook.
LOL! Who am I kidding? People get upset...
To quote the sage Dowager Countess of Grantham, "one forgets about parenting; the on and on-ness of it." Downton Abbey, people. Sometimes parenting can...
Single mothers really do have the hardest job in the world.
They are breadwinners for their families, the principle support people for their kids' every...
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to...
When I sat down to write this post it was suppose to go in a very different direction than it actually did. I sat...
Like most moms, I can easily turn into scary mama bear when somebody threatens to, or actually hurts my child.
There have been times at...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
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...
