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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Update: Not enough families accepted the invitation to consider sending their kids to the Ripton school, and it will close this fall. The Addison Central School District recently adopted a new policy that requires all of its classes in all of its schools to have at least 10 students. This puts Ripton Elementary School, where
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Stefanie is spreading the word about her ethically made, organic cotton undies and tees, and she offered a special discount code for MiniBury readers.
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A new kids’ space is opening in Middlebury! This Saturday, August 10, come to the grand opening of the Henry Sheldon Museum‘s new makerspace. Inspired by the museum’s current innovation exhibit, and in collaboration with Middlebury College Makerspace interns Kurt and Taylor, this new space is designed for play, creation and tinkering. Come try out
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Cake is fine, but I love pie: The buttery crust. The jammy filling. The custard!! The non-negotiable addition of vanilla ice cream. The joy of a whipped cream dollop. When I was about 10, I won first place in a pie-eating contest at a harvest festival. With my hands tied behind my back, I dove
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