In The Future and In The News!

My news interview with WCAX about my articles for Kids VT is up! Check it out here: WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports- My latest post that I referred to is here: In The Future I also posted there today about what happened BEFORE the interview. It’s probably not what you think. On The […]

Thanks4Giving From Donate Life Vermont!

The holidays are almost here, making it the time of year where we give thanks. One group in particular, Donate Life Vermont, is giving thanks to registered organ and tissue donors in Vermont with an exclusive Black Friday deal. It’s just their way of saying “Thanks for making the decision to give the gift of […]

Higher Ground – A Children’s Book To Benefit The Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund

When Irene ripped through the East Coast we were fairly new to Vermont. I was shocked to see the devastation that a hurricane turned tropical storm could cause so far up here! There was news of flooding that wiped away entire homes. Many families lost everything. While we were not affected immediately, there was definitely an urge inside […]

Contentment and Gratitude: The Lesson That Never Ends

The past year we have been living in an 850 square foot, 2 bedroom apartment. Yes, you heard that right. My husband and I and our three BOYS have been squished into this box we call home. To make it better, we are on the second floor. We have to pay $3 a load to […]

My Kids Annoy Me Sometimes…And Why It’s OK That I Said That Out Loud

 Have you ever been really annoyed by your kids? Have you ever wanted to tell them to just please STOP TALKING? Have you ever looked like this?  Having kids can be a wonderful beautiful thing. They can be so precious. They can also be really obnoxious. But do you know what else is obnoxious? Moms […]

Women Helping Women – Supporting Heart of Haiti for Mother’s Day!

 I’ve shared with you guys about The Heart of Haiti Project before and I was really excited to get the chance to share more about it with you!  With Mother’s Day around the corner, we thought it would be a great time to get the word out about The Heart of Haiti  products.  I love […]

Video Game Review: Battle of Giants – Dinosaurs Strike for Wii

I have three boys. I think it needs no explanation that they love two things: video games and violence.  I try my hardest to channel the love of those things the best way I can.  I avoid letting them play the really violent war type video games and stick to fiction games like the Lego […]

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner – Giveaway Winners!

Where did that saying come from anyway? I am so pleased with how many of you entered my first two giveaways! I had fun and I hope you did too! So let’s get right to it then! My TEN Scotch Tape Giveaway Winners Are: Tara, Annie from Mama Dweeb, Jennifer Kelsey, Nichole, Audrey (asl), Amy […]

You Have Reached My Homemade Happiness

Hi there! This is Tasha’s blog. Sorry she is unavailable to share her latest recipes and parenting tips with you this week. She is busy volunteering to do crazy things like bake 100 homemade biscuits, make enough sausage gravy for an army and boil 3 lbs of elbow noodles in an attempt to recreate Grandma […]

One Pot Chicken, Veggies and Brown Rice

When I’m not using freezer meals for dinner and I have time to cook a more time consuming meal, this is a go-to recipe for me.  But when you read how easy this recipe actually is, you might call me a liar, because it’s actually not time consuming at all, it just tastes like it! […]