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 fourth year as a second grade teacher. Linda's sisters have said, "You are great at raising children, but not plants." She enjoys traveling, baking, spending time with son's family, and going on walks with her husband and dog.