I am very excited to have the privilege of educating your child this year.  I have been teaching 24 plus years.  I have taught first grade, second grade, fourth grade and Middle School Family and Consumer Science (FCS).  I was born and raised right here in the Treasure Valley.  I went to school in Caldwell and graduated from Caldwell High School.  I spent my first year of college at Washington State University on a full ride swimming scholarship and finished my degree at the University of Idaho in 1996 (Go Vandals!).   My family and I reside in Middleton.  I am married with one daughter Morganne, a graduate of Middleton High Schoool, currently a sophomore at the Univeristy of Idaho and a memeber of the Kappa Delta Sorority.  I am a "furmom" to two wonderful doggies- one, a fun-loving Cairn Terrier (Toto) named Bear, and two, a beautiful black lab named Deke.  In my free time I enjoy hiking, downhill skiing at Brundage Mountain, and spending time at my family cabin in McCall.  I also enjoy golfing, traveling with my family, gardening and reading novels.