My daughter's best friend moved away.
We knew for a while that this move was coming, but it still hit hard when it came. The girls met in kindergarten and were immediately best friends. They were in the same classrooms...
I keep thinking about how our society is going through these super rapid changes due to the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. I don't think this virus is going to be a flash-in-the-pan in our shared experience either. COVID-19...
I’m a GoPro Parent, and I’m proud of it!
I’m sure you’ve heard of Helicopter Parents. You can spot them at the playground hovering over their child(ren), supervising their every move, ready to swoop in at any moment. And you’re...
The rising costs of food can be a concern to any parent trying to provide for their family and trying to save money. Something I have mastered in the past 9 years is not only how to coupon but...
I wasn't ready for the news that my son is cutting himself. On purpose.
I was shocked when his middle school counselor called me one Friday. One of his friends told her that my son was cutting himself. He confirmed...
Summer camp is awesome, but it can also be scary.
My daughter was both excited and terrified for her first week at sleepaway camp. Her first camp experience happened to occur in the period right after the pandemic, so drop-off...
Hi! My name is Tessa and I was born and raised on Shelburne Farms. For 24 years my parents managed the Market Garden on the Farm, which is the 5 acres of gardens that produces all kinds of delicious...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like an elusive treasure, we find ourselves obsessing about sleep not only for ourselves but for...
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can...
When I sat down to write this post it was suppose to go in a very different direction than it actually did. I sat down to write this post about mommy guilt and how leaving my children made me...
I am almost 40. Almost…
It has been a good life, not unlike a really wonderful roller coaster ride; incredible highs, some really deep lows, lots of unexpected twists and turns. Times that have taken my breath away and times...
If you are on Facebook or Instagram you have certainly seen the TASTY video posts by BuzzFeed.
For those that have no idea what I'm talking about, open up your browser, google the above mentioned videos and have a look....
When my husband went back to work after the birth of our second child, I began to wonder whose idea this whole ‘second child thing’ was anyway. How was I going to attend to a newborn and a three...
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 years ago because you had no plans to exit my uterus. I went to work, as...
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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...
