When I was growing up I remember Christmas Eve being a sacred time. My immediate family was not religious, and the only time I went to church was for weddings and funerals. Yet there were traditions in my childhood that were sacred, so special and so singular that the idea of them NOT happening in … More Holiday Traditions for the Vegan Family (or Any Family!)
When I was first pregnant back in 2009 I mostly used my old copy of Becoming Vegan as my vegan pregnancy resource since there were a dearth of other resources out there. As the years have gone by I’ve tried to share my experiences with being vegan through pregnancy, nursing, and then raising young children, in large … More An Amazing Vegan Parenting Resource: Generation Veggie
I cried a little today We went to kindergarten open house today. The whole way there both kids sang “kin-der-garten OPen house, kin-der-garten BLAH blah blah . . .” When we entered the multi-purpose room with its kid sized chairs we took a seat. The teachers were introduced, and then the teachers took the incoming … More Thoughts on my son entering kindergarten
Another Halloween has come and gone for our vegan family, and once again I am surprised at how easy it has been to deal with this candy-centric holiday as vegans. Every year I assume it is going to get harder for LP to give up the non-vegan candy, or that somehow he will feel left … More Another Vegan Halloween
Joyful Vegan Family 