And the blogging begins....

In the fall of 1974 I went to BYU to study elementary education and music. Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to sing. I participated in University Chorale, ward choirs, Young Adult choirs, and a really good quartet before getting married. In recent years I've taken University Chorale over and over and over again. I have loved it. (Thank you, Prof. B!)

One interest I picked up at college and after my mission was a love for children's books. I've always read them and collected them.

I really love my family. I've got a great husband, Bart, who likes so many of the same things I do. And he gets me to try new things--like I got my HAM radio license a year and a half ago. We have three kids: Nathan, Angela, and Lisa. I'll share more about them later.

When I've had time or a strong interest, I've really enjoyed handwork crafts like crocheting, knitting, and embroidery. Sometimes I get too easily distracted and I have incomplete projects. One of these days...

I love working on a computer, too. Part of my job is to do desktop publishing. I currently use Adobe InDesign. There is nothing like the satisfaction of a good layout. Or puzzling all the pieces of a newsletter to fit together nicely.

I like taking classes at BYU. I like taking them for free (employee benefit). And I really like taking them one at a time (so much easier to get an A). Because I can easily take classes for credit, I always do. So I am still a certified elementary teacher after 31-1/2 years.

Anyway, I just took an ElEd class on wikis, podcasts, and blogs and that is how this blog got started. We just threw stuff into the blog to get experience. Now I'm cleaning it up to start it for real. So I've been thinking about what I want to put in my blog and what I decided is that I will share the things I love--family, books, crafts, flowers, music, and anything else I can think of.

I hope some of the things I share will be able to enrich your life the way they have mine.

Oh, I didn't say earlier, but I served my mission in the Netherlands, so I have a special love for tulips...and wooden shoes.