"No offense Mom, but I am totally gonna beat you." Charlie, age 8

I Made Him Dead

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This is the short conversation I had with my son after ungracefully smacking a yellow jacket on my living room window sill. Jude:  "Did you...
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...
  Are YOU the next BVTMB Contributor?   Do you want to write for Burlington VT Moms Blog? We will be adding to our group of...
Vermont author and parent educator, Vicki Hoefle, recently published an exciting book called Duct Tape Parenting.   I heard about the book through our school who...
  "Mommy was tired and waiting for Daddy to bring our Friday night pizza home and Maggie was hungry. She wouldn't stop kicking and then...

When Sickness Strikes

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“Mommy my tummy hurts,” said my 4 ½ year old this past Monday morning at breakfast. “Aden eat your waffles, you asked me to make...
With 6 inches of new snow and single digit temps it’s hard to think about summer.  Spring maybe, but not summer.  However, premature though...
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...
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...
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...
When the kids are fast asleep and all is silent I retreat to the warmth and familiarity of my down comforter and cozy up...
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,...
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...

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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...