Lori is a reading teacher at this Glastonbury public elementary school.
What is Buttonball Lane Elementary School?
When the third movie iteration of this popular dystopian novel series came out, Lori gifted Sarah and Ceci with their own 'mocking jay' pins to wear while watching the film.
What is The Hunger Games Series?
Lori is known to enjoy a good glass of wine or two or more. This is how many full 5 oz. glasses can she get from a single standard 750 ml bottle of wine?
What is five?
An avid reader, Lori has spent much of her adult life a part of this group.
What is a book club?
The Young and Dakers families have spent time together in these four countries.
What is Canada, Jamaica, Peru, and Spain?
Known for selling cookies, Lori led Sarah's troop for several years.
What are Girl Scouts?
The Rising family was featured in the local paper during Lori’s school aged days for giving this up to promote literacy, an event that may have formed the inner drive for Lori to continue her work promoting literacy to this day.
What is television?
We all know Lori likes fine hors d'oeuvres, but it took an all time high when she splurged for a plate of this famous ham available only in Spain that retails for over $100 a pound.
What is Jamón Ibérico?
Lori met Tim Young during the summer of this year.
What is 1990?
High up in the Andes of Peru, Lori explored this fascinating, ancient city of the Inca.
What is Machu Picchu?
The 'coffee ladies' frequent this local Glastonbury establishment for their weekly gab.
What is Daybreak?
Lori once accompanied Sarah and Ceci to their first concert featuring this Disney Channel star known for her double persona.
Who is Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus?
Before seeing a Broadway show, the Rising family (and guests!) dined at this Times Square located family-style italian restaurant for several holiday seasons.
What is Carmine's?
During her youth, Lori would make a summer trip to visit her beloved Aunt Bev and Uncle John in this city.
What is Washington DC?
The Youngs and Dakers traveled to Yellowstone National Park in 2007 which has the majority of the world's geysers including this one that reliably erupts about 17 times a day.
What is Old Faithful?
Lori is wearing this color mock turtleneck in the famous 1990s Rising family portrait now hanging in Greg's old room
What is pink?
Paul Simon won Album of the Year for this album in the year Lori graduated from high school
What is Graceland?
Known as "cuy", this unique Peruvian delicacy was tried by Lori in 2011.
What is guinea pig?
Lori has often joined Sarah in playing a interactive mystery computer game based on this young fictional sleuth.
Who is Nancy Drew?
Visited by the Young-Dakers in 2013, this Gaudi cathedral has been under construction in Barcelona since 1882.
What is La Sagrada Familia?
Which of Lori's extremities does she consider to be perfect?
Her feet
Lori started her short-lived career as a rock and roll roadie for this band when they kicked off their world tour from Pennsylvania.
Who is the band Squeeze?
Lori and her daughter Sarah were once feature in The Norwich Bulletin in 2019 eating breakfast sandwiches at this coffee shop / bakery.
What is The Baker's Dozen?
This is the type of business who owned the car Lori taught herself how to drive a stick shift on.
What is used car dealership?
Lori, Sarah, Doug, Bonnie, and Ceci traveled via 4-person plane to this island off of Maine in 2010.
What is Matinicus Isle?