I grew up in a family of educators.  Back in the 1920's, my grandmother earned her teaching degree.  I even have her diplomas!  Then when  I was a little girl, I used to get to go to school with my Aunt Virginia.  She taught in a small town school where she worked with kindergartener through 3rd grade all in one classroom.   Sometimes she'd let me work with small groups of students.  I loved this experience!  She used to give me her extra worksheets so I could take them home and play school.  I grew up loving school and knew I wanted to spend my life teaching.  After graduating high-school, I went to college and earned double majors in elementary education and special education.

Shortly after graduating from college I met my husband, Eric.  He lived in Lincoln so I moved from Sioux City, Iowa to Lincoln, NE.  We have two children.  My son's name is Isaiah and my daughter's name is Alexa.  Our family has an energetic min-pin named Jack.   In our free time we are generally somewhere enjoying sports such as baseball, football, soccer, and basketball.

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