Wife, Mom, Homemaker, Teacher, Writer. I wear a lot of different hats these days. With my husband, four sons, and two daughters, I make my home in a suburb of San Diego. After five years of living in Kansas, our family recently returned to Southern California where I was born and raised. Although there are many aspects of Midwestern living that I appreciate, I can echo Dorothy when I say, "There's no place like home."
With this large, but precious crew, life is never boring. Parenting six kids eleven and under provides me with lots of humorous and instructive material. I enjoy writing about a number of topics, including parenting, homekeeping, cooking, crafting with kids, and family fun. My work has been published in over 65 regional parenting publications.
Lest you think I'm writing purely from anecdotal evidence, know that I draw much of my expertise from my educational background. I earned a B.A. in French Literature at the University of California at Santa Barbara; that's a lot of writing - both in French and English! A year later, I received my Master's degree in Education, also from UCSB.
I spent one year living abroad, studying at l'Universite de Bordeaux in France and traveling throughout Europe. For several years I worked in the California public school system, teaching English, French, and Yearbook.
A former high school teacher, I now spend my days caring for my husband, children, and home. I have the added privilege of providing my children with private instruction at home. (That's legal jargon for: We homeschool.)
