A while back I told you about my daughter who has been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. I talked about how this doesn’t define her. It...
My father came to visit us when I was pregnant with my third child. Fall of 1999.
We lived in a one bedroom basement apartment...
Squeeeee, you're having a baby... congratulations! As you count down the weeks, post sonograms on Facebook, and flood all of your friends' newsfeeds with adorable, belly-cradling...
Have you ever smelled something and been flooded with memories of childhood?
Ever watched a movie or show, that brought you right back to...
I’m the parent who’s doing nothing. Or that’s what I feel like anyway. When I go out with my toddler to the open gym...
Did you notice that it was Women’s History Month?
Have you celebrated yet with your daughters and sons? No? Well delay no longer! I’m...
Since my daughter (E) turned 4, she has been begging us to get a pet, her very first!
We live in an apartment, so our...
Like many families in this state, my family commits to a winter of skiing. We spend one day a weekend at the mountain all...
I've been so sorry. So very sorry.
So very responsible.
So very sorry.
To my children, mainly. For not giving them the perfect life I'd planned for...
The 2016 summer Olympics in Brazil are just around the corner and I am super excited!
I love the Olympics, both winter and summer. For the...
Years ago I sat across the table from a mom at a parent/teacher conference chatting away about how her daughter Bella* was doing in kindergarten.
We...
"Mom, I have an engineering problem."
Nell yelled to me while I was cooking supper one night and it was a statement that warmed my...
Every parent expecting a new addition to the family has had this thought: Is the new baby going to steal the spotlight away from my firstborn?...
Congratulations - you have a Mom Cold!
If you don’t currently have a Mom Cold - don’t worry, you will. The cold and flu season...
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...
