Linda Wade has called southwest Colorado home all of her life. She is grateful to have grown up on a farm with loving parents, grandparents, and many siblings. She earned a Bachelor degree at Fort Lewis college. Early childhood is a passion of hers, working at Teddy Bear preschool for 8 years, 15 years as a kindergarten teacher, and going into her third year as a second grade teacher. Linda's sisters have said, "You are great at raising children, but not plants." She enjoys traveling, baking, and going on walks with her husband and dog.