Category: Growing Up New Hampshire

"No Child Left Inside" · Conversations with Kids · Education · Growing Up New Hampshire · Nature-Based Learning · Through the Power of Sport

For the Lady who Complained Our White Mountains are “Disgraceful,” We Beg to Differ…

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    Dear Mary Altz-Smith of Birmingham, AL, Recently, The Union Leader published your letter to the editor expressing your disappointment in the conditions of our White Mountain trails.   Respectfully, many of us who actually live here actually got quite a kick out of your complaints, including this incredible group of girls we have… Continue reading For the Lady who Complained Our White Mountains are “Disgraceful,” We Beg to Differ…

"No Child Left Inside" · Books · Conversations with Kids · Family life · Growing Up New Hampshire · Mom is Doing Her Best

For a Daughter, Age 6

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Dear Daughter: Today, we visited the pediatrician for your “well child visit.”  When she asked what kind of books you liked to read, I expected you to say Fancy Nancy or Junie B. Jones as that is what we are reading together. But no, you quietly responded, “Fiction,” as if being interviewed by The Yorker… Continue reading For a Daughter, Age 6

Conversations with Kids · Family life · Growing Up New Hampshire

Dear Puppy Brie…

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Dear Puppy Brie, You were a most special 7 year old puppy; you and Carver were “puppies” together; you were our children’s first love and first pet despite living twenty minutes away with your parents, their grandparents, Phil and Joyce.  Just this past Saturday, you chased a bunch of laughing six year old girls around… Continue reading Dear Puppy Brie…

Guest Blogger, sophomore Kai Goode, Shares on Behalf of Rotary’s Interact: Youth Making a Difference both within our Community and the World
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Guest Blogger, sophomore Kai Goode, Shares on Behalf of Rotary’s Interact: Youth Making a Difference both within our Community and the World

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I’m excited to feature a guest blogger today in the form of Kai Goode, a sophomore in high school whom I’ve known since she was a very little girl.  She is the daughter of Maxey and Pat Goode and sister to Brendan and Dylan. Kai Goode, Charmaine Chau, Delaney Pickering, Jasmine Hand, Kaitlyn and Jillian… Continue reading Guest Blogger, sophomore Kai Goode, Shares on Behalf of Rotary’s Interact: Youth Making a Difference both within our Community and the World

Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Family life · Growing Up New Hampshire

June 9: Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog: Celebrating Ten Years of Marriage Matters

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Published first at the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog on June 9, 2017 https://www.christopherreeve.org/blog/life-after-paralysis/celebrating-ten-years-of-marriage-matters This black and white memory was captured just after our wedding in front of the church ten years ago by our friend and photographer Ken Watson. Sitting in the front seat of that light green 1965 Imperial, we could not… Continue reading June 9: Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog: Celebrating Ten Years of Marriage Matters

Family life · Growing Up New Hampshire · Mom is Doing Her Best

An Open Letter to the Future Love of Our Little Boy’s Life

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Dear future love of our little boy’s life, We tell our children they may or may not choose to marry someone when they grow up.  But if they do choose marriage, they should wait at least 20 years before settling down completely to adult responsibilities like spouses and children.  And writing this to you now… Continue reading An Open Letter to the Future Love of Our Little Boy’s Life

Books · Education · Growing Up New Hampshire · Local

For the Love of Learning: Thank You Caryn Shamey for Your Lin-Wood Years

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Dear Caryn, When I think about the role you have played in my history as a teacher here at Lin-Wood, along with that of our many colleagues, I am truly humbled by your wealth of experience, fortitude, and compassion.  You have been a highly educated and dedicated mother hen to more than just your students. … Continue reading For the Love of Learning: Thank You Caryn Shamey for Your Lin-Wood Years

"No Child Left Inside" · Adaptive Adventure · Family life · Growing Up New Hampshire · Local · Nature-Based Learning · Through the Power of Sport

Next Steps for Lincoln Woodstock: Let’s Build the Riverfront Park!

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May 8 is an important date in the process of the Riverfront Park development, including many bits of awesomeness for young and old, local and tourist: an outdoor amphitheater, playground, dog park, canoe launch, and skate park.   Please consider joining us on May 8 at 5:30 at the Lincoln Town Hall as our voice is… Continue reading Next Steps for Lincoln Woodstock: Let’s Build the Riverfront Park!

"No Child Left Inside" · Conversations with Kids · Family life · Growing Up New Hampshire · Nature-Based Learning · True North

Thank you Earth for the Lessons You Teach Us Every Day, Not Just on Earth Day

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There is an old Native American proverb which reads: “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” Chief Seattle stated long ago: “The Earth does not belong to us.  We belong to the Earth.” The poet Khalil Gibran writes: “And forget not that the earth delights to feel… Continue reading Thank you Earth for the Lessons You Teach Us Every Day, Not Just on Earth Day

Education · Growing Up New Hampshire · Local

Dear Mr. Nelson: Thank You for 44 Years in Education

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Dear Mr. Nelson, The day you called for an interview at Lin-Wood Public School was May 3, 2003,  the very day we lost our Old Man on the Mountain.  The phone rang, and I didn’t hear it right away because I was celebrating my graduation from a Masters in Education program.  The music was loud,… Continue reading Dear Mr. Nelson: Thank You for 44 Years in Education