I have been feeling just a little bit frustrated lately…out of sorts might be a better description. And kind of mad…at almost everyone. I mean I’m not out of control or anything, but I have…
It’s the time of year when it’s pretty gray out all day and evening, and when the sun does come out it dances off the snow and causes your eyes to squint from the blinding…
Our family lived in the Midwest all of our lives before following the dream and moving to Vermont five years ago. MO is a solid red state. We had our kids in hip urban independent…
It’s too cold to ski and even sledding is an activity best done for fifteen minutes or less. When 7 degrees is the high of the day and your skin burns from the cold, outside…
My mom died last Thursday. When someone important dies, and you have moved a thousand miles away from your family for a little beauty and grace, it’s easy to wonder if you did the right…
We have all been on a long vacation. Hannah got half of December and all of January. Eli is homeschooled and thinks his vacation ought to match hers…(his teachers don’t quite agree, but have been…
We are a political family. Living in Vermont right next door to New Hampshire just makes the presidential season all the more exciting. And this year the politics are the hottest they have ever been…
