I have enjoyed working with children for over two decades. My career began in Pasadena, California. I was newly married and straight out of UCLA. The initiation into the teaching profession is always tough. Perhaps it was especially so in California where crowded classrooms, high needs and few resources were the norm in the late 80's. I dealt with it by getting pregnant, quitting my job and moving to Washington state where I could afford to stay home and raise my children without having to work full time. Looking back, I know that it was the best decision I could have made at the time. I took ten years off from teaching and focused on being a wife and mother. Eventually I returned to teaching. I have been working in a cooperative school in the Edmonds School District since 1998 and I love it.
I now have two wonderful adult daughters, a husband I adore and two troublesome cats. Reading thousands of children's books over the years has made me excited to try my hand at writing some stories of my own. This site is a place to connect with others who share my love of stories and the people who need them.