Monthly Archives: December 2014

Rooted in ME wins Liebster Award (gee, thanks!)

Rooted in ME, started humbly last year as a place to record my thoughts about diving into Maine culture. Since then, we’ve added a little girl to our family, bought a house and I’ve started a new job at the paper. It’s been a fun year. Anyway, Sarah over at Housewife Plus, a fellow “Mom […]

Unique baby names of 2014 released

BabyCenter, which culls lists of baby names ranging in popularity each year, released its list of 2014’s most unusual baby names last night. I’m all for unique, meaningful names, after all, we named our daughter after a county. But, some of these are really different (read: Agape). According to the website, at least three children in […]

Christmas through an almost 1-year-old’s eyes

Now that Christmas is officially on its way, I’m realizing how much more special this season is with a little one experiencing it all for the first time. Last year, the girl was only days old on Christmas morning. I was so sleep deprived and overwhelmed, I couldn’t even fathom getting dressed, let alone starting traditions […]