Courtesy, FIFA World Cup 2026™. Poster artist: Rich Tu My brother in law, Brian, sent the family group chat a reminder last week about not discussing any scores given the fact that he lives in Germany with my sister in law, Allison, and watch the games on delay the following mornings. My own brother, Greg,… Continue reading What We Love about this “Beautiful Game”
Just last weekend, I was soaking my tired feet in my brother’s swimming pool during my niece’s high school graduation party, when a younger sister party goer swam right up to me. “I just love parties at Greg and Holly’s,” she quipped to me, a true stranger to her in every sense. I guessed her… Continue reading That’s a Wrap on Year 29
We don’t live on a farm, but our barn doors are open. Here in northern NH, we are on the cusp of the first frost. The zippy little hummingbirds have stocked up on the juice they need to fly to South America, with the faith that they will return here after winter’s end. Despite some… Continue reading This September 11
If I knew you well, I might have interrupted you filming your child ski racing the other day. But you were pretty intense and there was a crowd, and I certainly didn’t want to cause a scene at the base of beautiful mountain where so many children were being brave. Being my friend means one… Continue reading Dear Ski Race Dad:
What you should know about our School District Meeting process this year: You can also check http://www.lin-wood.org under the Meetings tab for the most up to date information regarding the school district meeting process! There are THREE steps to the process I ask you to participate in. 1 & 2 – March 16 & 18,… Continue reading IMPORTANT READING for Understanding the 2021 Lin-Wood School District Meeting Process
The group of seniors Lin-Wood Public School is graduating in 2021 were born the year I started working here, truly a lifetime ago. As I stood recently on a chilly night with my children, parents, and in laws, at the one main intersection in North Woodstock, now my hometown for more years than the one… Continue reading Much to Love About a Small Town School with Big Lumberjack Heart
Dear Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I wanted you to know this is the mask I’m wearing on my first day of school next week as we return to the classroom for the first time since March when COVID took over the universe. Clearly, you don’t know me, but I wanted you to know… Continue reading A Letter to the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on this 100th Anniversary of our 19th Amendment (8.18.1920 in case you weren’t sure)
Yesterday, we went for a bike ride through our small town here in the mountains. We picked up our young American born Jamaican friend who moved here from Texas with his mom and dad when he was two. The boys were riding on the sidewalks, hopping on and off the curb, and I said to… Continue reading Let’s be “Radically Pro-Kids”: Tap the Glass and Talk to Each Other
The term “inter-abled” is a new word for me. Until reading a recent Reeve blog, this was a word I had not read or overheard in casual conversation. As an avid reader my entire life and high school English teacher for 22 years, I actually love learning new words, and once I know them, I can… Continue reading Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Blog, September 4, 2019: “The Beauty of Choosing Our Words”
“Mom, you are beautiful, but check out your stripes in this picture.” My daughter is on the verge of 8, and we are on a double decker bus in London heading somewhere; she is examining the morning’s photos she has taken with my phone. Stripes? I’m confused until I glance down at the screen to… Continue reading When Mothers Earn Our “Stripes”
Heather Ehrman Krill: The "Write" Kind of Coach 