Welcome to my math class! This is my 26th year in the classroom & my 16th at HCMS. Students often ask their “fossil” teacher why she hasn’t taught longer; I tell them I enjoyed a lengthy, fulfilling career as my children’s mother. 😊

My Numbers

8,161 km from my birthplace 🤔

5,071 mi from my birthplace 🤔

6 (during DST) or 7 hours behind my birthplace 🤔

6 moves across state lines by age 15 ✈️

8 states I’ve called home 🌵

44 states I've seen

6 states yet to see (ME, VT, NH, IA, ND & SD)

2 countries of which I am a citizen 🤔

8 years of college  

3 degrees 👩🏻‍🎓

38 years of marriage 💜

2 children 💜💜 

3 granddaughters 🩷 🩷🩷 (🥰 #3 coming in July 🥰 )

4 miniature dachshunds who brought love & laughter to my life 

- 18 years spent with my first doxie

- 0 teeth during her last five years

11 minutes/day I enjoy Words With Friends 

∞ - the number of times I’ll try to help you understand a math concept 🙌