Pearls of Wisdom Night

On Thursday March 25th I attended Presentation of Mary Academy's Pearls of Wisdom night as their guest speaker. I graduated from PMA in 1997 and it was great to go back and see some of my former teachers and all the changes that were made to the school. The event took place in the library which used to be the old gymnasium. They have since built a new gym named after my principal Sister Rosemarie Dupre, who had passed away from cancer several years ago.

Paula Liberte, the event coordinator, had called back several alumni to adopt a little sister from the 2011 graduating class. Each one of us got up with our little sister and gave them some brief words of advice. My little sister Leah was a remarkable young lady. She is planning to attend college and major in psychology, she has her college choices narrowed down to two schools, Endicott, or Umass Amherst. My pearls of wisdom to Leah was that: "life is not measured in the breaths we take but by the moments that take your breath away." Afterwards we all enjoyed refreshments, a truly enjoyable experience.

Oral Health Presentation at the Nesmith Library

Yesterday, March 21st, I had the best time speaking with a group of home schooled children, ranging in age from 5 to 10, at the Nesmith Library in Windham, NH. We started out with a little presentation about what oral health was, how to keep our teeth healthy, what a healthy diet was, and the different parts of the teeth. I have to admit I think some of this was a bit much for the 5 year olds to absorb however when I broke out the puppet they loved this. The puppet, who the children named Mr. Buggy, was a great teaching aid to show the children where to brush and how to brush. A lot of the children were surprised to find out that we should also brush our tongues. We then read some stories about going to the dentist and what to expect. Afterwards I answered questions for the children. I have to say my favorite question of the morning was: Are you the Queen of Massachusetts? To which I replied in a sense I am one of the Massachusetts Queens. All the children were wonderful, inquisitive, and very well behaved.