This picture says a lot about me. It was taken one Christmas Day when I received the blow-up innertube called a Jumpoline, in hopes that I would use that to jump on instead of the furniture. It only worked for awhile. I obviously dressed myself that day, and unfortunately, my sense of fashion hasn't improved over the years. My sidekick is my dachshund, Sugar. She was the daughter of our other dog, Gretchen, who was perfectly behaved. Sugar ... not so much. When my parents allowed me to pick one puppy from Gretchen's litter that we could keep, I of course was drawn to the puppy that was the most active, who jumped the highest, and who was the only one of her siblings to be successful at finding a way through any makeshift partitions that my parents set up in the house to keep the puppies contained. Needless to say, our household was never quite the same, but Sugar certainly provided inspiration for stories that I wrote as a kid. |
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Fun Facts About Me:
I have lived in 8 different states in my life.
I've wanted to write for children since I wrote my first book, "The Mouth Book", in the first grade. It was made with cardboard, crayons and tape and my teacher let me read it to the class.
I am an expert on all things "Brady Bunch" and "Little House on the Prairie" (TV series, that is).
I am a Christian.
I am fascinated by the Great White Shark, and like to imagine that maybe, in the depths of the ocean where no one has explored, Megalodon may still exist.
I read a lot of Stephen King in my teen years, which may explain a few things ...
When I finally decided to seriously pursue writing, my husband said, "Yeah, I think your brain might be just weird enough where you could be a success."
I've run one marathon in my life, and at mile 16 realized the human body is not meant to do that.
If I was stranded on a deserted island and could only listen to one album for the rest of my life it'd be Bob Marley's Legend.
If I was still stuck on this same island and had to choose only one food to eat for the rest of my life, I'd choose pizza. (Ideally Chicago-style).
In fourth grade I wrote a series of books that my teacher let me read to the class. The books starred, of course, dachshunds.
I've wanted to write for children since I wrote my first book, "The Mouth Book", in the first grade. It was made with cardboard, crayons and tape and my teacher let me read it to the class.
I am an expert on all things "Brady Bunch" and "Little House on the Prairie" (TV series, that is).
I am a Christian.
I am fascinated by the Great White Shark, and like to imagine that maybe, in the depths of the ocean where no one has explored, Megalodon may still exist.
I read a lot of Stephen King in my teen years, which may explain a few things ...
When I finally decided to seriously pursue writing, my husband said, "Yeah, I think your brain might be just weird enough where you could be a success."
I've run one marathon in my life, and at mile 16 realized the human body is not meant to do that.
If I was stranded on a deserted island and could only listen to one album for the rest of my life it'd be Bob Marley's Legend.
If I was still stuck on this same island and had to choose only one food to eat for the rest of my life, I'd choose pizza. (Ideally Chicago-style).
In fourth grade I wrote a series of books that my teacher let me read to the class. The books starred, of course, dachshunds.
