Vicky Parra Tebbetts
Why This Mom Loves Vermont
When I think about why this mom loves Vermont, many of the usual things come to mind: fresh air, unspoiled spaces, beautiful mountains and valleys, room to roam, and the ability to play outside...
Essential Winter Gear for People of All Ages
The only way to enjoy winter in Vermont is to make sure you have cold-weather gear. You don’t need a lot, but there are some pieces of essential winter gear that make the difference...
Hey There, Moms of High School Seniors
Hey there, moms of high school seniors: the baker of cupcakes, the host of the team dinners, the organizer of Senior Night, the coordinator of the fundraiser and the keeper of photos because this...
My Son Was Born on September 11
My son was born on September 11, 2003: the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, on the Pentagon, and on the airplane that nosedived into a field in rural...
Move More and Feel Better: Is the Value of Exercise Complicated?
As I get older, “move more and feel better” has become my mantra. No matter what exercise I choose, each day that I move more, I feel better.
With warmer weather on the horizon, my...
My Kids Taught Me How to Love Valentine’s Day
I learned to love Valentine's Day when I had children, ending my fitful relationship with the annual day for love.
Maybe Cupid’s arrow missed me before I became Mom. Maybe Cupid is a really bad...
Making Up for the Mother Wound: A Letter to My Future Adult Kids
According to the articles I’ve read, the Mother Wound is a loss or lack of mothering that has an impact that can be passed down through generations. Putting a name to this concept is...
My Favorite Last-Minute Vermont Gifts for Grown-Ups of all Ages
This holiday season is proving to be as strange as the rest of 2020, but one thing is still true: I’ll always need last-minute Vermont gifts. Because I love my friends, and I love...
Finding New Thanksgiving Traditions in COVID Times
Thanksgiving traditions are on the cutting board this month as I redefine my expectations for the holiday, 2020-style. Just like everything else this year, COVID has thrown a monkey wrench into our plans, our...
Daylight Saving Time: The Gift of An Extra Hour, Once a Year
Spring forward, fall back.
Daylight Saving Time ends soon, and we will turn the clocks back in favor of brighter mornings, early darkness, and an extra hour, once a year.
The day we “fall back” reminds...
How COVID-19 Helped Me Get Along Better with My Quaranteens
I've had a few realizations that helped me get along better with my teens during COVID-19.
When the world came to a pause in March, it didn’t seem like a big deal. At first. As...