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I grew up in Katy, Texas, which is about 30 minutes West of Houston. Katy was well known for it's rice farming. I currently live in East Bernard, Texas with my husband and our 5 year old son. We enjoy playing and gardening in our 2 acre backyard. Well, my husband and son do most of the gardening. I make sure to pick the vegetables and fruit when they're ready!

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This coming Fall will be my 12th year teaching. I have taught Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade. This coming year, I will actually be moving up to 4th Grade. I am nervous but excited about the new opportunity!

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We have one son, who is 5 years old and starting Kindergarten this coming year. We are expecting an addition of a sweet baby girl in October. We are really excited!

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We have three cats. One is an inside cat and her name is Precious. She's really like a spoiled child...I have had her since 2010. I got her after getting my first apartment out of college so we have been together and experienced a lot together. The other 2 cats are kittens that we got for my son this year. They are outside cats that keep the outside of our home rodent-free!

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Picture of my husband, parents, brother and my son.

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Our inside cat, Precious. Yep, she's a huge reader also!

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I do love scary and suspenseful movies! My favorite movie is The Others. Can't watch it as often with my little one around but was in heavy rotation before motherhood.

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I received my BS at the University of Houston-Downtown in 2009 in Interdisciplinary Studies (I did attend a year and a half at Stephen F. Austin before transferring to Houston...shhh!) I am currently back in school to receive my Masters in Library Science with Sam Houston. This Summer will be my 3rd Semester in the program.

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While living overseas, I was able to travel and visit different other countries and cities. I have visited Dubai, Paris, Barcelona, Athens, Santorini, Patmos, Mykonos and other Greek Islands as we cruised to Kusadasi, Turkey. I have also visited Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia (saw the tallest twin towers in the world). I traveled through Kenya through multiple of their towns and reserves, saw the Great Rift Valley, ending in Massai Mara. I saw Mount Kilimanjaro from the airplane! I also saw the Great Pyramids in Egypt!! Since returning to the U.S., getting married and starting a family...we have still traveled but visiting new places in Texas.

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This coming Fall will be my 11th year teaching! Whew, does not feel like that long. Out of these 11 years, I spent two of those years teaching in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is about a little over an hour from Dubai. Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the country. That was one of the best experiences. The culture, students, teachers and the geography are experiences that I could never FULLY explain in words...you just have to experience it!

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Another childhood favorite...Loved Mrs. Frizzle and Arnold!! Really loved their crazy, unpredictable field trips! I loved looking for the FACTS written on the corners of the pages and reading what can or can NOT really happen at the end of the books.

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My husband, Wyatt, and I met a little before I returned back to the U.S. We married at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. He has been awesome support through my whole Education career and my best cheerleader during this whole transition back into school to receive my Masters.

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Arthur!!
I have ALWAYS loved reading! This was my first and favorite series as a young child! I knew exactly what shelf to head to on Library Days.