A couple of months ago we moved our two kids into the same room together. Jude is 4, Wren is 2, and a new...
To wax or not to wax.
It's never been a question. At the ripe old age of 14, I began a dutiful pilgrimage to the...
April 22nd is Earth Day and it also marks my son being potty trained for a full year. Hallelujah!
We'd had some false starts, and...
Keeping with last month’s theme of “Spring Cleaning”, I want to do a post all about cleaning your makeup brushes. Brushes should be cleaned...
Last Saturday night I went out with a friend whom I’ve known since nursery school. Thirty-six years (thirty-seven in her case, but who’s counting?!)...
Winter broke like a fever and suddenly it's spring, birds chirp merrily in the trees, darting down to the spongy moss covered earth that's...
There are many adjectives that can be used to describe my daughter’s hair: curly, twisty, kinky, coily, afro, poofy, big, natural, 4C and nappy...
I’m not a big sports fan. I watch the Olympics, but not with any regularity. I tune into the World Series, maybe every other...
For many of us, when we spend our first days as Moms, we can't help but fall madly in love with this new gift...
Yesterday, the kids and I colored monster pictures.
Maggie is into patterns these days and so alternated coloring her monsters turquoise and brown. Sophia, having...
The first thing my son saw die was by my own hand. He was so little. I can't forget those little surprised and curious...
In the five months since my 16 month old twins began daycare, my thinking about its value and role in our lives has transformed...
Single mothers really do have the hardest job in the world.
They are breadwinners for their families, the principle support people for their kids' every...
Recently a former colleague of mine (and friend) emailed me out of the blue to tell me she was pregnant with her third child...
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...
