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Hello, Leopards!

I am thrilled to be back this year! This year I am teaching resource ELA and math for 4th and 6th grade! And I just graduated with my MAT-SPED (Masters of Teaching Special Education) in May this year!

I have been married for 24 years. Nate and I have three kids--Ryan (19), Sofia (17), and Anne (13)--and two cats named Artemis and Apollo. I have lived in Indiana, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Mexico, and London, England. As a family, we love to travel and have been to 18 countries together. Our favorites have included Japan, Bulgaria, Denmark, Austria, and the Czech Republic.

Here are some of my other favorites:

Color: Blue

Animals: Cats, flamingos, foxes, hedgehogs, peacocks

Treats: Orange or cherry vanilla Coke, Izze, pie, ice cream

Hobbies: Travel, playing the piano, singing, embroidery, board games, D&D, theatre, Shakespeare

Movies/TV: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Princess Bride, Monsters Inc., Quantum Leap, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Big Bang Theory, Frasier

Books: The Princess Bride, Lucky Man, Maus, The Winter's Tale, The Giver

Quotes: "It is never too late to be what you might have been." --George Eliot

"Not all who wander are lost." --J.R.R. Tolkie

"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved." --Thomas S. Monson

"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." --Mother Teresa

This is going to be a great year!!