In my last post, I tried to persuade you that you should teach your kids to write thank you notes. Here, I want to...
You should make your child write thank you notes.
There, I said it. Call me old-fashioned. Roll your eyes at me. I totally get...
Being a stepparent is hard and there is no easy way around that fact.
I was recently reminded of this by another parent. The parent...
Let’s face it, parenting is filled with horribly embarrassing times when you wish you could be anywhere but with your kid.
Not to say...
Let me begin this post by saying I have the utmost respect for teachers. A few of my closest family friends teach elementary school...
Raising kids is tough. Give birth to a child who is biracial or mixed race in Vermont, and things get a little more interesting.
I’ve always been filled with...
My marriage is crumbling and it's like watching a car accident happen in slow motion. I don't know how, when, or what happened. About...
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April is Financial Literacy Month! We’re excited...
(Co-authored with my very own strong girls, my 10 year-old daughter, Nell, and my 7 year-old, Libby)
In honor of Women’s History Month, (this is...
While my kids often wake up early on weekends to take advantage of their rare opportunity to watch television or play video games, allowing...
Recently, we let some laundry pile up… okay, a lot of laundry. Like, four clean loads to fold and at least that many to wash....
If you have a toddler at home, you know that they are very busy and make a lot of toddler noises.
There are some toddler...
As a result of being a member of the Two Toddler Club, I am in desperate need of a break.
Do you live with two...
When I told my daughter, Violet, that I would be combining her birthday party with her little sister's last summer, I expected some pouting....
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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...
