About Me

 I am married to the love of my life and have two beautiful children, a kindergartener and a preschooler.

I have had many amazing opportunities in my life, including having been homeschooled myself from the 2nd grade on through high school (Thanks Mom!).  I also had the opportunity to get my Bachelors degree in writing and then work both full-time on college faculty for a few years, as well as part-time for A Beka Book Publishing. Right now, I’m enjoying the opportunity to be at home and begin the homeschool adventure with my children.

Fifteen Random Things about me…

1. I am  a “google-guru.” I love searching on Google, and I am obsessed with finding the answer to every question.
2. I am also an organization-nut. No, don’t read into that. I did not say that I was organized, but rather that I like to look organized. I love file folders, notebooks, planners, anything that looks like organization.
3. Journals are another love affair–gotta’ love a new notebook with all of those clean, empty lines. Must be the writer in me.
4. I’m trying hard to kick a sugar addiction. The hardest part is all the sugar I like to have in my coffee—nearly ¼ of a cup. Yeah, it’s bad.
5. I love to cook, hate to bake. I mean, I would rather make a whole meal than tackle a dessert. (Odd, huh? Especially considering my sugar addiction.)
6. My #1 enemy to meal prep is forgetting to defrost what’s for dinner. If it won’t thaw in the microwave, it may take me months to get to that meal.
7. I love to diagram sentences.
8. I am totally intimidated by math.
9. My husband and I enjoy watching classic black and white films.
10. Speaking of my husband, we were married 6 months and one day after our first date (and I had only met him a week previous to that first date). But as far as short engagements go, my sister-in-law has me beat. She was engaged to my brother for a week.
11. My favorite fiction books are Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and Peace Like a River by Leif Enger.
12. I don’t really like reading fiction. I’m way too critical. Or if I find a good one, I become obsessed and can’t break free until the story is over.
13. I do like to read the end of a story first. And I also like to know how a movie is going to end. Only then do I feel that I can actually relax and enjoy the rest of the plot.
14. Half full or half empty? Definitely half full. As a matter of fact, I’d probably say it was “nearly full.”
15. I am a party animal. I love to make everything a party and can always find an excuse for a celebration.

Want to know a little more about me?

You can also find me at my Homekeeper’s blog, where I blog about homemaking and family; or at my website LovingUsborne.com, where I sell Usborne children’s books and schedule eParties where you can earn books for free.

Thanks for stopping by!