After his first Christmas, I realized that I never needed to buy my son gifts.
Not that I didn’t want to or couldn’t, there was...
When Maggie and Jessi met 18 years ago, in 1993, at high school freshman orientation they never knew the path their friendship would take....
The Holidays are getting closer, here are some of our favorite family activities in the area...
Friday, December 12, 2014
Light the Village and Train Hop
Don't...
I was lifting her up so that she could put the star on our Christmas tree. For some reason, it was that moment that...
Supermom is a Myth.
I missed three parent teacher conferences, two dentist appointments, ignored 7 voicemails and neglected to volunteer to make a meal for...
I don't generally enjoy lists about what it is like to raise boys because they typically reduce boys to penis grabbing, death defying, fart obsessed...
It's funny that such a simple, rather benign thing as an elf doll has become such a phenomenon.
I remember when I first heard about...
Two years ago we bought a house that was built in 1860, was a foreclosure, and had been sitting empty for a couple of...
It's the holiday season. And while the stores are piled with all things peppermint, another yearly custom is about to occur. The one where some...
With the holidays just around the corner, I wanted to write about the wondrous joy of gift giving. Seriously, isn't it a joy to...
I love talking about love.
Love is wide blue sky simplicity, and ocean deep complexity. Love is low burning when pain comes stalking cold, and...
I stood in a conference room with about 2,000 other moms as the speaker instructed us to raise our right hand and repeat after...
It is November, and sooner or later we will all be asked the question “What are you thankful for?”
There is so much to be...
I’ve never been someone who demanded a lot of attention on my birthday. And when I turned 40, I really began to regret the...
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...
