A Letter to My Daughters
I wrote this letter when you girls were 10 and 12. That’s fourth and sixth grade. I first thought to...
I am jealous of my daughter’s birthday
This week, my brilliant and sensitive miracle turns seven. I won’t ask where the time went, because I...
Remember that sound? The sound that can strike fear into the hearts of all parents? That tiny cooing somewhere in the darkness at 2AM?
Nope,...
It's the first weekend in May! Here are a few of our favorite family activities!
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Mayfest
Colorful ribbons will unfurl and young children...
Dear Playground Mom,
My daughter, Ellie, is 3-years-old. She’s unusually tall for her age. As in, literally off the doctor’s office development chart. She is...
Five years ago I took my children on the most beautiful trip to Mexico and we will never be the same.
I had gone two...
I am insecure. Not all the time, and not in all situations, but insecurity is not a foreign concept to me. It's not something I like...
I look back at myself, age 35, married and pregnant, with a mixture of humor, compassion, and unabridged mocking. I was so arrogant, and...
When our little man Zayne was born we should have know better. We named him Zayne afterall. Within his first couple weeks he developed...
There are a lot of opinions out there about what is necessary for baby. I fall on the more minimal side of things but...
Okay, so, never in a million years did I ever think that I would be writing that having a second C-section would be a...
It was my first completely free weekend in a long time, and I had grand plans. I was going to go for a run...
When my now six year old was a mere 18 months old, she discovered a pair of red leather Venezualan leather Mary Janes in a...
This is the first of a 3 part series about Foster Care. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and it's followed in May...
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...
