After a recent piano recital, a mom friend and I were reflecting on how maybe, just maybe, our kiddos could have used a little...
As parents and caregivers, there are so many parenting activities that we lovingly do for our children. We sing songs, play games, crawl in...
Its spring! We made it through the long, harsh New England winter.
Today, I threw open the windows, opened the back door and released...
A wise friend once told me that in their home, they have birthday parties for their kids every other year. I can’t remember her...
How much stuff do your kids have?
If you’re like me, your immediate answer is, “Too much!” And if your kids are anything like...
There was a time in my life I felt I had to be the best at everything I did. During this same period of...
Even before I went on maternity leave, the idea of going back to work terrified me.
I put so much work into preparing for...
I’ve lived in Vermont nearly all of my life, with the exception of a semester when I studied and worked in Madrid, Spain.
My brother...
Confession: I didn't even know watching TV was "bad for you" until I became a mom. One minute I was binge-watching Downton Abbey for...
There is a lot of great children's music out there these days. So much that children’s music has its own category at the Grammys!
My...
Tit for tat is usually a term referring to exchanging blows in a fight.
While my boys are certainly becoming experts in that regard (giant...
I can remember the day my mom turned 40.
I distinctly remember thinking that I never wanted to get that old. When I turned...
I will be the first to admit I am a sensitive person. But I never used to be so tenderhearted until I became a...
The first of many parenting truths that I can tell you is that I am no parenting expert.
Exhausted after not sleeping for the...
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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...
