Here I am, at 8:15 pm, sitting in front of my computer, having just finished Act 1 of my kids’ bedtime. I say Act...
Dear Angry Little Person,
This evening was a doozy, my angry little person. You fought with your brother over the placement of game pieces in...
Kindergarten registration has begun. I'm sad.
It’s true that my “little baby” is now five years old. She is growing up quickly. I’m amazed at...
We talk about the weather.
I am sure that you do too. It seems like the weather is all we have in common, some days. No...
My family and I live in a rural community, a twenty-five minute drive from the closest major city. There are dense forests, steep mountains, dirt...
There are so many books out there for younger children that help to teach about emotions. Happy, angry, sad, and mad... we can begin...
March is said to either come in like a lion and go out like a lamb or the opposite, come in like a lamb...
Dedicated to my lovely daughter as she enters the double digit years.
You must have known how cold it was on your due date ten...
“Math is fun. MATH IS FUN!” I regularly say, shout, chant, and sing to my kiddos.
What they’ll never hear me confess is: “I’m...
I remember when I was a kid, whenever we would go somewhere and someone asked my father how he was doing, he had the...
I always wanted to have two or three children. I grew up with siblings and valued having someone around to play with. But my...
Hi, my name is Amanda and since I’ve had children, ‘procrastination’ has become my middle name.
More specifically, I have what I like to...
From the exciting moments of being so proud that your heart might explode to feeling like a failure, being a mom can go from...
I recently had the pleasure of flying across the country with my 4.5-year-old son, M.J., and my 14-month-old daughter, C.
I wasn't at all worried...
In + Around Vermont
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...
