I love running. I may not be fast, but I enjoy running for long distances and pushing myself physically and especially mentally. As a mom,...

Paternity Leave

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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...
Recently a former colleague of mine (and friend) emailed me out of the blue to tell me she was pregnant with her third child...
"Dear House,  I call truce. Seriously, I do. I can't totally surrender, and I can't keep going like this, so we need to make a deal....
Taking on a bathroom renovation is not for the faint of heart. My husband tried to warn me how much time and money it...
Friends is my ultimate favorite TV show. I grew to love it during my adolescence, and now, as an adult, I watch the entire series...

The Proposal

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Hello, lovely parents of the Internet! I am Gretchin, mom of a wild two-year-old, Ellie, and new contributor to BVT Moms Blog. I’m so...
The Meaning of Valentine's Day I don’t need a Valentine, a paper with a heart. I don’t need some Hallmark words with baby Cupid art. I don’t...
Divorced mom life comes with a range of challenges as I mentioned in an earlier post (which you should go read). However, there are...
This message is brought to you by a divorced mom who would just like to get it out there that divorced life as a...
It is said that in the beginning, Moses did not have a name. He was born to a woman who didn’t name him or...
9 years ago, I was a single mom of a toddler, and I had just escaped an abusive relationship. I knew I wanted a...

The Sweet Spot

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I seem to have reached a milestone in my journey as a mother - heck, maybe even in my journey of life. It came upon...
In every stage of our lives, we are offered advice. As teenagers, we are encouraged to choose a particular college because it was so-and-so’s...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...