Occasionally, it's nice to get unsolicited advice.  People tell me that I give good advice, and I don't think they're entirely wrong. The thing is, I am someone who exhaustively thinks out every step of each possible course of action, tries...
Who am I? Sometimes I just want to be me again. (Or was I ever even her?) I have lost her along the way. I thought I was doing a good job at trying to find her but no. She...
When my first daughter was just over 1 yr old, I witnessed what had to be one of the most terrifying moments in my life. It played out something like this. Piper, 1 yr old at the time, was overly...
What an amazing year it has been for BurlingtonVT Moms Blog! From seeing our posts go viral to passing the torch to new ownership, this year has been a whirlwind! We are so thankful to the entire community that...
In the last few years I've stopped making a New Year's resolution. I make enough resolutions throughout the year, that by the time New Years rolls around my biggest goal is just to stay awake until the clock strikes midnight. ...
I was running late getting home from work on May 19,2014 when my phone rang. I was in the middle of closing up the center with my boss when I answered that call not knowing that it would be a...
Something about eating oyster stew during and around the holiday season is so comforting to me. I usually start to crave it a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving and usually end up making several batches between November and January. You...
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School Lunch Wars

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I am packing a lot of school lunches this year. My daughter is in preschool, where the children have to bring a packed lunch and my son is in kindergarten. Theoretically, he could buy a lunch, but he is picky...
It's that time of year when all of the blogs are spewing out feel-good holiday posts about creating new family traditions, executing the perfect apple pie, and hilarious scenarios to try with your Elf on the Shelf. As I...
I was driving home one day after picking up both of my boys from childcare.  As usual, my oldest was chatting away about different things from his day. "Mama!' he piped up. "Yes sweetie" I answered, eyes on the road and half...
OK (huge scared sigh issued) here goes people... 10 horrible things I've done as a parent, judge away. 1. Watched as BOTH of my children have, at separate times fallen off a bed. 2. Turned the corner in the kitchen to see...
“I am signing off from Facebook for a while, starting this evening, please PM me for my email/cell before 9pm this evening if interested in getting a hold of me. Also, I'm planning to hide and delete all political...
Species: Mama Extroverta. Age: 30 (but might accidentally say "27" if you ask.) Status: Rescued from a (semi-) wild twenty-something life in the big city. Currently on exhibit in a quiet neighborhood of a not-so-big city. For the past couple of years...
Before I had kids, I was cool. Ha - Made ya look! No, I was never cool. I was a chubby arty geek girl with a flair for the dramatic. I worked very hard for very little money and spent...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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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...