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Our Top 5 March Break Activities for 2022

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Nine whole days of March Break activities… fun for the whooooole family. Yes, it’s that special time of year again… and our third pandemic March Break. The kids are home, […]

New year, but same old: Yes, this is hard.

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The new year is here. As I write this, it’s December 23rd and a new year is coming. Our New Year’s blog is due, but I keep putting off writing […]

Top 10 Holiday Season Traditions, COVID-Style

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Ah, holiday season traditions. We’ve all got them, whether we like it or not. Getting your s**t together this holiday season is a little more complicated than usual. And let’s […]

On local gift baskets and how they saved my holiday bacon

Local Gift Basket curated by vLife writer and passionate buy local supporter Erin Casey

Local gift baskets—and shopping for said baskets—has taught me a lot this holiday season. Mainly that while I seem to be quite good at locating and spending money at small […]