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Week 13: Hunting for New Experiences

August 2, 2010 Week by Week
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{Exploring Local Playgrounds} While I am not sure that Ryan will ever tire of things like going to the lake or playing in the backyard with Shaelyn or going to Bella’s house for a visit, I think exploration and trying new things is healthy for the spirit — as well as a provided break in [...]

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Week 12: Getting Adjusted

July 30, 2010 Week by Week
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{Editor’s Note} I’ve had my Week 12 thoughts in a draft post half thrown together for nearly a week now. But with finding time to run, some radio appearances in the mornings on 98.5 The Sports Hub talking Red Sox trade deadline options and full summer days with the girls, the evening decision is write [...]

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Week 11: Back in the NH Groove

July 19, 2010 Week by Week
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{Back in the NH Groove} Despite not having left the state of New Hampshire for vacation and with respect to Ace Frehley, our first week post-TLV felt like we were all just trying to get back, back in the NH groove. From out of whack sleep schedules to children now faced without having 24/7 playtime [...]

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Weeks 9 & 10: Family Vacation

July 14, 2010 Week by Week
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{Catching Up} I’ve never been a fan of the blog author’s apology for having gone missing for an extended period of time and the subsequent promise to return to writing in some more committed style than they wrote prior. So you won’t get such an apology — nor commitment — from me now. Instead, I [...]

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Week 8: Swimming Along

June 27, 2010 Week by Week
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{Baboosic Lake} If you ask Ryan what she’s doing the summer, she’ll proudly rattle off the following; “swim lessons, vacation, Montessori Camp and Farm Camp”. This week kicked off her summer activities with swim lessons at Baboosic Lake in Amherst, NH. The town beach at Baboosic Lake is the perfect lakeside recreational spot. In many [...]

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Week 7: Friends & Family

June 22, 2010 Week by Week
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{All in the Family} Normally I like to write my weekly summary posts on the weekend following the week that the post is celebrating. The fact that this post is being written on Tuesday of the following week is indicative of the pace that life’s been traveling lately. Over the past week we’ve had some [...]

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Week 6: Life’s a stage…

June 13, 2010 Week by Week
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{Under the Sea} For the past nine months, Ryan has spent nearly every Saturday morning at the Dimensions in Dance studio’s pre-ballet class for children ages 3-5. From learning the basics of ballet — plie, arabesque, tendu, first position, etc — to general coordination like skipping and jump rope, the class of six girls started [...]

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Week 5: Party On

June 6, 2010 Week by Week
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{Party On} After having to postpone Ryan’s fourth birthday party last weekend due to illness, I wasn’t looking forward to the decisions that would have to be made as I watched the hour by hour forecast the night before her “make-up party” — starting at 1 pm the likelihood of rain, check that…thunderstorms, was 80% [...]

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Week 4: The Best Laid Plans…

May 29, 2010 Week by Week
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{Best Laid Plans…} It may be fair to say that the only constant in parenting is dealing with the unexpected. Being able to quickly alter paths and adapt to ever-changing circumstances is one of the prerequisites of good parenting. Jen and I are pretty good planners — more so Jen than myself — and we [...]

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Week 3: Transitions

May 23, 2010 Milestones
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{Transitions} As young children grow, transitions come fast and furious. Sometimes the change is welcome and an exciting step forward in life. Other times, it involves giving things up that were once held dear. With Ryan’s fourth birthday upon us next week, we are currently navigating a few such transitions. Ryan’s night time routine since [...]

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