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...
There are some paths in life that you can choose, plan for and be prepared for, and then there are those paths that choose...
I often ask myself if I’ve been good enough or if we have enough to make it through the day.
Was dinner good enough or...
Most women yearn for long, luscious locks. On their heads, that is. No one wants shiny, healthy, long body hair.
I have fought a battle...
“It takes a village to raise a child.”
While the origin of this proverb is up for discussion, the concept itself is a familiar one...
I have a love/hate relationship with laundry.
I love that all I have to get it washed is toss it in the machine.
It’s just so...
One Saturday morning following our weekly movie night, which featured the original Toy Story, I asked my kids for their perspectives on the more...
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...
