Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I felt complelled to write a post about marriage. I decided to brainstorm my post by seeking relationship advice from my family, friends, co-workers and even complete strangers. I was given some great advice and the...
Between work, two kids, trying to be an attentive wife and wanna-be Suzie Homemaker, I find myself taking pictures to keep my life in focus. Luckily for you, I’m the sharing type.
This past week was quite...germ-filled. Maddie caught the...
Play dates. If you’re a parent, you are familiar with this set up…your kid goes to another kid’s house, you hang out with the parent, the kids play, and then you go home. Or vice versa. As IF it...
I'm in the middle of birthday party madness. Going to parties. Having parties. Oh my word, it doesn't stop. When it's winter in Vermont, there are not many birthday party options other than the dreaded arcade/pizza place. Sure there...
So this week my son said it. Those words that every Mom hopes and prays she never hears.
“I hate you Mommy!”
It pains me to tell you this but why hold back, I can’t be the only one in...
Have you seen that e-card picture where the mom is in the bathroom and the kid’s hand is sliding under the door? Yeah well that happened to me a few weeks ago. I’m sitting on the toilet with the...
My little girl is growing up. There is no denying that fact. As much as I may try and stop it, I lament about it, and I longingly wish for past stages of infancy, I cannot escape it. I...
I knew today was my day to post something but to be honest with you I had no idea what to write about. I’m in the middle of a series focusing on health and exercise. While important, it’s not...
The tragedy that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is heart-wrenching, to say the least. What the parents of those 20 young victims have to endure is literally something that I can not imagine. What the...
Date Night. This magical phrase is a close tie for first with the other magical phrase “sleeping thru the night.” Hopefully you have experienced date night at least once. And if you haven’t had a date night ever, call...
I am in shock.
I have just learned about the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, that has left over twenty people, mostly children, dead. The hair on my arms is standing up. My stomach is churning. I feel as though I might...
Say there is this person, newly arrived to the world, very short and ready to soak up information like a glass of grape juice overturned on a white comforter (that is, fast). This person's first encounter with a spatula...
I am willing to guess that even the most organized of families still feel some of the chaos of the holiday season within the walls of their home. I have not figured out the secret to avoiding holiday stress...
If you follow me on social media, you have witnessed my deepest, darkest problem.
I like to over-share.
It's true. I tell all. Even if you don't want to hear it? I tell it.
I was thinking about this recently when my...
In + Around Vermont
Moving to the Vermont Gayborhood of Our Dreams
My wife and I, with our then 2-year-old, moved to Vermont in 2021 from rural Missouri.
While we had great friends and community in Missouri,...
