Five Reasons to Raise Kids in Vermont

My first Addison Independent column of 2013: my top five reasons why it’s great to raise kids in Vermont. Click here to read.

Light and Sound

The latest “Faith in Vermont” column in The Addison Independent: How living in Vermont has given me a new perspective on the holidays. Click here to read.

Addy Indy Column: Amazing Gracie

This week’s Faith in Vermont column over at The Addison Independent: the inevitable piece on our new puppy. Click here to read.

Sandy Gets in Your Eyes

Funny Cry for Help Ecard: Dear Hurricane Sandy: Please hover over my college long enough to postpone my organic chemistry mid-term. Regards, Becky.

My latest for the Addison Indpendent: a little pre-Thanksgiving reflection on how Hurricane Sandy affected me, Me, MEEEEEE! Click here to read.

Halloween’s Open Doors

Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, we may not be trick-or-treating at any actual doors this year, but I do have a little Halloween reflection in the Addison Independent. Click here to read.

Going Nuts

My latest “Faith in Vermont” column for The Addison Independent, in which I face my longtime fear of squirrels. Click here to read.

Uncomfortable?

Would you let us be YOUR neighbors? (Outtake from last year’s Christmas card photo).

My latest article in The Addison Independent, in which I tackle the topic of race, or: What’s it like to be a multi-racial family living in the least diverse state in the nation? Click here to read.

There is a Season

One of our favorite fall views, from the top of the treehouse at Happy Valley Orchard.

We’re sleeping with the quilt on almost every night. In the mornings, we wake to the sound of acorns crashing onto the roof as squirrels busily gather them from the oak tree. The sunlight has turned a deeper gold, and our eyes are peeled for new, colorful patches of foliage. Our second fall in Vermont is beginning.

When our family moved from California to Vermont, everyone assumed that our biggest adjustment would be the weather….

Click here to continue reading this, my latest column for The Addison Independent.

In Praise of School Days

If you see me around town these days, you may notice my crazed grin. You may notice an extra bounce in my step. You may notice that I appear to be missing two-thirds of my children.

This year, two of our three daughters are in preschool three days a week.

This is my third “Faith in Vermont” column for The Addison Independent. Click here to continue reading.

If You Buy a House in Vermont…Redux

My second column for The Addison Independent is up! It’s a version of something I wrote about previously on this blog, but now completely remastered and updated to include new home improvements! Click here to read it.