About Me

Hi!  I would like to share a little bit about myself with you.  I live in Sioux Falls with my two children, Quinn and Asher.   Life is very busy at our house!  In my free time I enjoy biking, reading, swimming, shopping, and being outdoors.  Some of my favorites include:

Authors-Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks, Sharon Draper

Musicians-Tom Petty and Norah Jones

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In my Senior English class, we write poems called "I AM" poems.  They are an excellent way to get to know my students, and take a deeper look inside of who they really are.  I would like to share my "I AM" poem with you.

I AM

I am tight-knit family, like an old, worn quilt

I am diamond earrings with faded blue jeans

I am an “appreciate the simple things” attitude

I am wiping tears and kissing scraped knees

I am defending the ones I love to no end

I am sappy romance movies and major league baseball

I am education and a hunger for knowledge

I am laughing until my sides hurt and the tears roll down my cheek

I am chipped nail polish

I am chocolate after every meal

I am loyalty to a fault

I am tolerance and acceptance

I am barbeques on hot, summer nights

I am William Shakespeare’s “to thine own self be true”

I am suntan lines and bare feet covered in dust and dirt

I am love wholeheartedly, even at the expense of being hurt

I am passion for life