The start of the school year can bring up a lot of feelings — excitement, a touch of nervousness, and maybe even some relief (for parents who are ready for a regular routine again!). Most kids thrive on structure and enjoy getting back into the swing of school. For others, the change can spark worries […]
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If you ever begin to fear that random acts of kindness or joyful interactions with strangers have become a thing of the past, then I have a recommendation: Set up a lemonade stand. This simple and timeless ritual inspires the very best of humanity. We set up a stand on Sunday, in the gap we
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Everything is slower when you have a baby — especially if you go on vacation. My husband and I hemmed and hawed about whether to take our 6-month-old daughter to visit his family on Long Island. We tend to be anxious about germs. Packing up the baby and all her stuff seemed like a lot.
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Fun fact: I set a Middlebury Town Pool record when I was 8 years old for the 25 yard breaststroke. Don’t be fooled… I was no swimming all-star. I was the chattering kid sitting in the middle of the pool (on a lane line) ignoring my coaches’ “encouragement” to “get in the water!” No thanks.
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Has your family ever had the pleasure of hand, foot and mouth disease? If so, I bet you know exactly where this is going. If not, I’ll spare you the clinical details and just say that it’s a MAJOR bummer and it keeps your kids out of school for what feels like forever… plus infinity.
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What’s for dinner? That’s the dreaded question around our house some evenings. We’re not the family that has elaborate, thoughtful, food-group-based (or even nutrition-based) meals planned — I wish. Nope, in all honesty, when our 5- and 7-year-old turn their noses up… toast ‘n peanut butter is the jam. That is, until it’s “Mommy Dinner”
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I’d peg last weekend somewhere between the perfect American Dream and “Groundhog Day.” With Independence Day on a Friday, it was destined to be a packed weekend no matter where in the country you were, but I think Addison County — and my own little family — might have outdone ourselves. We kicked things off
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Here’s where and when your kids can eat for free this summer: June 17 through August 15 Pick up at: Mary Hogan School Front Entrance 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Middlebury Union Middle School 11 a.m. – noon Shoreham Elementary Front Entrance 11:00 – noon (meals available July 7 through August 1) All sites are grab-and-go with lunch for
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Here’s some news you can use this week: There’s still time to enter the Teen Center’s PEEP diorama contest! Kids in grades 6 through 12 have until Friday, April 11, to create a fantastical scene using everyone’s favorite seasonal marshmallow. Use a 12-by-12-inch base, give it a title (bonus points for puns), and deliver it
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