I am very excited to have the privilege of educating your child this year.  I have been teaching 27 plus years.  I have taught first grade, second grade, fourth grade and Middle School Family and Consumer Science (FCS).  I was born and raised right here in the Treasure Valley.  I went to school in Caldwell and graduated from Caldwell High School.  I spent my first year of college at Washington State University on a full ride swimming scholarship and finished my degree at the University of Idaho in 1996 (Go Vandals!).   My family and I reside in Nampa.  I am married with one daughter Morganne, a graduate of Middleton High School and University of Idaho and is currently a new 7th and 8th grade English teacher here in Middleton!  I am a "furmom" to two wonderful doggies- one, a fun-loving Cairn Terrier (Toto) named Bear, and two, a beautiful black lab named Deke.  In my free time I enjoy hiking, downhill skiing at Brundage Mountain, and spending time at my family cabin in McCall.  I also enjoy traveling with my family, paddle boarding, rafting and reading novels.