When I became pregnant with my second baby, I knew from the start that I wanted a VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarian). After much research, I felt that it was the safest option as long as I did not...
As parents, we eventually have to ask ourselves, where should we send our kids to school? Everyone has an opinion and no one agrees. Arguments about diversity, economic accessibility, and privilege abound, not to mention educational philosophies. It's easy...
Summer vacation and I are trying to decide if we get along right now.
Pro: No schedules. We can just do as many fun things as we want all day long.
Con: No schedule?! These kids just want to go out...
As a makeup artist, I feel that brushes are essential for flawless makeup application, especially to achieve that perfect smoky eye or an easy, everyday wash of color. These are my top favorite eye shadow brushes that will help...
Rape is in the news. It’s in your Facebook/Twitter feed. People are talking about rape. And last night, I had to teach my 9 year old daughter what rape is. I didn’t plan on it, so I wasn’t terribly...
If you have young children that are school age, you are beginning to hear rumblings around this time of year about the 100th day of school.
Even if your children are older and the days of elementary school are...
There is a never-ending list of topics we should talk to our children about. One topic that doesn’t usually come to mind immediately is fire safety.
I recently found out that the month of October is dedicated to fire...
Traveling with kids is equal parts exhilarating, exhausting, and frustrating. I will not lie to you, traveling with kids is not at all easy, but our family motto is parenting is hard wherever you are, so why not do...
With aging parents and young children, I am part of the sandwich generation.
What is the sandwich generation? A member of the sandwich generation is someone who cares for both their own children and their elderly parents. I have watched...
Confession time: I'm a mom and I'm obsessed with true crime podcasts.
I am completely and utterly addicted to true crime podcasts. I know, true crime podcasts are not a new thing, in fact, my favorite one has been going...
I remember thinking that if our lives are like novels, a series of chapters with characters coming and going. If my life were a novel, the chapters that had my father living in them are over.
I remember thinking, naively,...
My family is starting to plan for our third year of homeschooling in Vermont.
With the recent Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like many Vermont families will be joining the ranks of homeschoolers this fall. I have heard from a...
So, you want to have a playdate. The kids deserve it, why not? It’s been many long months of ‘stay home’, ‘stay away from others’, ‘don’t hug’, ‘don’t blow kisses’, etc, but now what? The Centers for Disease Control...
School safety has been a major concern for me ever since my oldest child started kindergarten over a decade ago.
At the time, I worked from home, so I drove him to school and picked him up every day....
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,...
