Welcome to my webpage! Although this is my twelveth year at Walzem Elementary School, it is my thirty-first year teaching. I've taught nineteen years in the regular classroom and twelve in special education classrooms. I am a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio and have a master's degree from Texas State University. I am the mother of a son who is a sophmore in college. I love water sports, reading and watching movies. When my son was younger, our favorite children's books were the Captain Underpants series, BFG by Roald Dahl and the Spiderwick Chronicles series.  This is my eleventh year teaching first grade. I really enjoy the younger kids because their curious bright minds and innocent comments keep me smiling and young at heart. I am always excited about working with children of all ages because their learning brightens my life.