About Me

This is my 29th year teaching 8th Grade Science in the Geneseo School District.
I earned my undergraduate degree in education and biology from Monmouth College, and my graduate degree from WIU in Education and Interdisciplinary Studies.
My husband and I celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary this summer. We have three children. Two girls and a boy. We also have two son-in-laws, and one future daughter-in-law.
We are enjoying being grandparents to two wonderful boys. The eldest is 7 (nearly 8) and in 2nd grade, the youngest is nearly 6 months.
I live in Viola, Il.
On most school days I am in my classroom by 6:30 a.m. and can be contacted via email until the office staff arrives at 7:15, otherwise I can be contacted via the school office.¬† I generally leave between 3:30 and 3:45.
My hobbies include arts and crafts, exercising, spending time with my family, camping, and home improvements.
Family gatherings and vacations are never dull, between the 40+ family members that go camping together, July 4th celebrations involving civil war and bowling ball cannons, and 90+ family members coming together for overnight Thanksgiving celebration.
My family and I are converting a bus into an RV when we have spare time and energy. This is a task that came to a grinding halt when my children were active in sports and various other extra-curricular activities in high school. We still have yet to finish it, but it is on our bucket list.
Pre-conversion–outside of bus.

Removing the seats and cleaning.

Building the bunk framework.

Tinting the windows.

Setting the bunk framework in the bus.

Removing the bus logos.

Laying the carpet.

Kitchenette.

Nearly finished.

Lavatory.

Post-completion outside of bus.

Our first expedition, even though it isn’t finished.
Although, we can camp in it comfortably, we still need to complete the wiring, heating, and plumbing.