About Me

Oregon Mom, teacher, writer, sometimes grad student.

I used to lead an exciting life teaching high schoolers about Henry VIII, and To Kill A Mockingbird, and Greek mythology.

In May 2004 Sydney came, and life got even more exciting teaching her about colors, and the alphabet, and rocks.

In December 2006 Julianne came, and it's been a crazy house ever since.

In between episodes of Boz the Bear and reading There's a Wocket in my Pocket, I keep busy teaching a college speech class and assistant directing theatrical productions. And if I'm feeling especially adventurous I'll take a grad class.

Wife for over ten years, Oregonian for ten, dog owner for seven, parent for four, blogger for four, human being for thirty-two.

And this writing gig? Well, in December 2003, Creature Bug (over at Blogger) was born. I filled my entries with stories of weight gain, and morning sickness. Of food aversions (I hated chicken) and fondnesses (cereal was my main staple). Even baby Sydney got in on the act, and wrote about all her accomplishments. Incidentally, the name 'Creature Bug' is a tribute to the beauty of ultrasound pictures. It's a good thing babies get cuter as they get older, because I was pretty sure a monkey was growing in my belly.

It's not exactly exciting, but you put any creature bug under a microscope and something interesting is bound to be discovered.