Beloved family and friends, As I sat down to begin penning this 2011 Burden Family Christmas missive, I was struck by a single, clear, profound thought: “Dear heavens, there is not enough single malt Scotch in the whole state of New Hampshire to get me through this task.” Regardless, let us soldier on and see [...]
On our hike yesterday with four 8/9-year-old boys, a couple of things occurred to us. One was that 9 seems to be the absolute perfect age to be a boy. Coming into your physical and imaginative powers, yet with none of the baggage that attends the teen years. It also occurred to us that not [...]
David and I spending a late Saturday afternoon kicking back down at the river.
The least obese state in the U.S. today would have ranked as the most obese 15 years ago, according to the new “F is For Fat 2011” report released by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The stats in the report are shocking, but not surprising if you spend much [...]
The arrival of Gabriel Patrick Burden back on May 29 helped to make this an especially memorable Father’s Day. A few highlights: Breakfast, cards and presents with Kris and the kids – and such cuddling from Isobel! Mass A visit from Cat and the boys Introducing Grandpa Dennis to new baby Gabriel Steak tips on [...]
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An after dinner stroll always turns into a run with these girls, despite roots, rocks and dresses.
Kris and I went to Dartmouth Hitchcock this morning for her ultrasound. Amazing how much the technology has changed since her ultrasound with Isobel almost four years ago now. The software is amazing; despite the baby moving quite a bit, the tech was able to capture everything she needed to see extremely quickly, and render [...]
One step back when raking leaves with the kids.
My season of skipping a marathon in favor of trackwork and short races ended with many fall race goals met (and expectations exceeded), others abandoned in the face of injury, and finally, even the injury providing an awesome opportunity, the motivation to drop out of my last planned race and pace our 8-year-old in his [...]
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