The Shaffer Family

The Shaffer Family….
Diane (Linda’s sister) & Dan will have been married 17 years this August. We have two boys: Liam will be turning 12 on June 20th and Nicholas who turned 10 on May 5th. We live in Swarthmore, Pa.
Diane was once an English teacher and a field hockey & lacrosse coach. But two years after Nicholas was born, she began the long, long career switch into psychology. She is (hopefully) defending her dissertation in June or July and will begin her predoctoral internship at the University of Delaware Counseling Center in mid-August.
Dan has been teaching and coaching for over 20 years. He currently teaches 7th grade social studies at Strath Haven middle school and is a varsity football coach at Strath Haven H.S. in Wallingford, PA.
Liam is finishing 6th grade, which is the first year of middle school at Strath Haven. He will not have his father for a social studies teacher next year. He enjoys reading, singing and swimming…and video games! He wants a cat very, very badly…but sadly, he and his dad are very allergic.
Nicholas is finishing 3rd grade. He likes reading, karate, baseball, and video games. Nicholas very much wants a furry animal with four legs (our betta fish, frog and hermit crab do not count). Mom and dad keep saying they will get a dog when there is someone who can be home long enough to take care of one because mom refuses to put any dog on Prozac.