The Basics

I truly love teaching. It's a great way to pass on valuable information to the next generation of voters. It's vitally important that we work together to produce citizens that work hard in their community. I will often tell my students "Once you stop caring about your neighbor, society goes down the drain" We'll see if any of it sticks once they graduate.

To that end, I volunteer on an Emergency Squad as an EMT. I feel very strongly about volunteering in my community and this is my fifth year as an EMT in my hometown and my seventh year in Emergency Medical Services. I'm honored to be a part of an organization that does a lot of background work to help people.

Oh the whole, the students that I work with are a great bunch of kids. Most of them think I'm off my rocker for loving history. But hey, if they pay attention enough to think I'm nuts, something must be sinking in!

The latest notable comment from one of my seventh graders was "When you grow up, you should be a cook"

Which brings me to one of my other passions, food. Cooking and baking analogies often make their way into lessons in school, but what can I say - we all eat! From scones, to roasts, to cupcakes, my small kitchen produces some yummy dishes. If only I could learn to cook for small groups!