About me

Interests/Hobbies/Interesting Facts

1. My family

• Husband: Cody


• Son: Hunter


• Animals: 2 dogs, Lightning and Cowboy; 3 calves, Siete, Jose, Walter; 1 friendly cat, no name; 5 new kittens; 1 wild cat, Fluffy.

2. Outdoors

• Camping


• Shooting guns


• Fly Fish with my husband


• Riding horses


• I love to travel.

3. Sewing, Cooking, and other fun projects

• I love sewing anything.


• Cooking is my favorite, especially yummy treats to take to neighbors and friends.


• I love taking pictures and hope to learn some great photography skills.


• Crafting... I don't spend much time doing this between school, wife, and mommy, but I love to. (Some day I might have a bigger house with some room to leave my mess out.)


• Scrapbooking is such a relaxing thing for me. I love to reminicse through pictures and laugh as I relive the fond memories they hold.


• Creating items out of food, fabric or other things is a favorite. I feel it helps to exercise the mind.

4. Interesting Facts

• I own my own shotgun.


• My husband and I met online.


• I am a small business owner.


• I have hiked/climbed the tallest mountain in Idaho, Mt. Borah.

My discipline to me

Family Consumer Sciences to me is:

1. Fun! I understand that many people have a passion for their discipline. While FCS is fun for me, I understand it may not be fun to others.

2. Opportunity to create. Like I mentioned before, I love to create. FCS gives me an opportunity to create many things includeing sewing projects, delicious food, a beautiful room through my use of skills and knowledge I have acquired in my study of FCS.

3. It is tool to teach life skills to students of any age. Whether I work in a middle school, high school, or a community setting of adults there are many life skills that can be taught and practiced throught the contents of FCS.

What drew me to FCS?

1. I was passionate FCS. I loved the subject content and skills available for students of all ages.

2. It is a tool to influence students.

3. Through FCCLA and my classroom courses, I can help students build skills that help them with life inluding problem solving, reading and following instructions, and prepare for careers, jobs, or furthuring their education.

Other Stuff...

I am passionate about all learning. I think no matter our age or stage of life there is learning that can take place. As a pre-service teacher, it is my responsiblity to find resources and aquire skills that will benefit my future students in my contents area, but that can but used over a number of courses and life situations.