He Signed It!!! He really Signed It!!!

AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci today signed into law LD 1020, An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom.

May 6, 2009


...“I have followed closely the debate on this issue. I have listened to both sides, as they have presented their arguments during the public hearing and on the floor of the Maine Senate and the House of Representatives. I have read many of the notes and letters sent to my office, and I have weighed my decision carefully,” Governor Baldacci said. “I did not come to this decision lightly or in haste.”


...“It guarantees that Maine citizens will be treated equally under Maine’s civil marriage laws, and that is the responsibility of government.”


...“While the good and just people of Maine may determine this issue, my responsibility is to uphold the Constitution and do, as best as possible, what is right. I believe that signing this legislation is the right thing to do,” Governor Baldacci said.


He Signed It!!!

Creativity Doesn't Have a Bedtime!

Just Another Example of Why We Haven't and Can't in Good Conscience Impose Bedtimes...What begins as a spark at 10pm may not fully ignite until 3am!

(...and I just couldn't be responsible for the demise of such potential)

An Exerpt from the Documentary on Service Learning , 2008

Last year Wes was immersed in a project with Time For Belfast and The Toddy Pond School(a very small, but wonderful independent thinking/learning school in Swanville, ME)

I've posted photographs and written a bit about how wonderful the experience was for Wes and hopefully I included how wonderful it was for me as well.

The movie was filmed in HD and premiered at our local theater, The Colonial.
It is really a "gem" and I wish I could play it here...sigh.

After the movie was completed the producers, Caleb Crosby and Ruth McVane, filmed the follow-up documentary which is incredibly wonderful as well. It gives voice to all the children/teens involved in the movie's process and as well we get to hear from their parents about this open, creative, and much needed model in the sphere of institutionalized learning.

Although Wes is not a traditional student in a traditional learning environment, he grew a great deal from the experience of working with professional filmmakers as well as with all the students (homeschoolers as well.)

This is just a clip from the documentary which is fun as it plays back and forth between Wes and me answering questions related to our experience during the making of the film.

I can't believe how much he's grown in under a year...yes, physically, at nearly 6'3", but even more evident is his depth of character and ever enriched life learning!