My formal education is from Purdue University with a B.S. in Child Development and Family studies.   My husband and I grew up in the same area (South Bend, Indiana) and we met during our freshman year of college at Purdue University.  Finding a new job brought us to the North Texas area where we have been for the last 22 years.

I have 8 siblings who all live out of state (Georgia, Florida, Indiana, and Wisconsin) and I have 3 children.  My oldest child is a girl who has graduated from Texas A & M, and recently graduated from OSU Vet School.  We now have a doctor in the family.   My middle son is a senior at UNT,   loves playing basketball, golf and traveling.  He will graduate in December.  My youngest son is a senior at ASU (Arizona State)  and is majoring in Bio-Chem and is looking to graduate next December.  

A few of my hobbies include  gardening, craft projects and taking nature walks/ hikes.  I have travelled to a couple of different national parks (Glacier National, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Giant Sequoia, Yosemite and Appalachian mountains) where I was able to walk a portion of the Appalachian trail, look at a buffalo head on, from inside my car and feel the wonderment of melting water from a glacier.   The world is a beautiful place.... let's go explore.