Month: November 2017

Accessibility · Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Family life

How will You Honor the International Day (Dec. 3) of Persons with Disabilities? Geoff’s Quest for a NEADS Service Dog

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Our family chose to wait until our children were a little older before starting the application process for a NEADS service dog.   However, now, our long and patient wait is down to just a few months, making this International Day of Persons with Disability our day to kick start the fundraising needed to bring a… Continue reading How will You Honor the International Day (Dec. 3) of Persons with Disabilities? Geoff’s Quest for a NEADS Service Dog

"No Child Left Inside" · Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Family life

Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, November 27, 2017: At the Risk of Thanksgiving

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The first Thanksgiving I celebrated with Geoff meant dragging a 16-foot pine tree from the woods and then into his house with two friends who had helped him cut it down with a chainsaw. When we stood the giant pine in the tree stand, branches at the base stuck out approximately 5 feet in all… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, November 27, 2017: At the Risk of Thanksgiving

Conversations with Kids · Family life · Mom is Doing Her Best

“#BadMoms, BadMoms, Whatcha Gonna Do? Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come for You?”

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My husband thought he would be hilarious in convincing our 6 year old daughter that if I went to see the movie Bad Moms 2, I would instantaneously become a bad mom. “Mom, you must not see that movie.  Nooooooooo,” she pleaded, sobbing, hiccuping, the works.  Mind you, this was at noon, and my movie… Continue reading “#BadMoms, BadMoms, Whatcha Gonna Do? Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come for You?”

Education · Family life · Growing Up New Hampshire · Local · Politics Aside

Honoring Veterans Today and Every Day

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My dad won’t be pleased that I’m writing about him, but as he gave the Veterans Day Speech at the school where I am an English teacher and his grandchildren are students, he doesn’t have much of a choice.  I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: the Lin-Wood School community does Veterans Day… Continue reading Honoring Veterans Today and Every Day

"No Child Left Inside" · Accessibility · Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Conversations with Kids · Family life · Nature-Based Learning · Through the Power of Sport

Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, November 10, 2017: “Atrophy vs. Ass-trophy”

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We began to realize how much our kids listen to our conversations when our son mentioned to Geoff he was worried about getting a pressure sore on his bum from new pants with buttons on the pockets. I tried to explain that Dad is afraid of pressure sores because he doesn’t have much of a… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Blog, November 10, 2017: “Atrophy vs. Ass-trophy”

"No Child Left Inside" · Conversations with Kids · Family life · Local · Mom is Doing Her Best

Fall Fires, Full Moons, and Other F Words

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Fall fires are the best– warm enough so we can remain outdoors under a clear night sky in early November when our mountain tops begin to collect snow.  I needed this bonfire tonight, to be surrounded by a lot of really good people, to watch big kids looking after little kids with the random adult… Continue reading Fall Fires, Full Moons, and Other F Words