Hi and let me welcome you again to Munsch's Musings
Profession:
I have been teaching now for 12 years. I came to the teaching profession as a second career. I previously worked in newspaper and cable advertising. I have also worked in retail sales and management, but I did not find true joy in the work place until I answered the call to teach.
Schools I attended:
Sacred Heart of Jesus School St.Francis, Wisconsin
Saint Francis High School St. Francis, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Graphic and Applied Arts
Silver Lake College Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Englidh Education Degree
Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, Illinois
Masters of Reading program.
My Family:
I am so blessed to be married to a wonderful, supportive husband who believes in me and encourages my pursuits.
John and I share five daughters. My step-daughters are Traci, Teri, and Toni. And my girls are Emily and Amanda.
We have two son-in-laws Brian and Doug. Our children are all grown and actively living there lives and pursuing their own dreams. All of the girls are college grads. The three older girls work in the business sector, Emily works at a law firm and is a Paralegal. Amanda is a certified social worker and is working as a pediatric social worker for the Marshfield Clinic, in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Brian is a large machine maintainance Supervisor for a company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Doug works in the non-profit sector in Milwaukee County. We are proud of their accomplishments and are always excited to hear about the happenings in their lives. They are truly the jewels in my tapestry of life.
There is one other member of our family that came to live with us about 11 years ago. He is a Blue Tick Beagle named Buddy. We rescued him from a local shelter and can't imagine life without him! He was an abused animal before we got him but with love and lots of attention he is now a very happy dog!
Hobbies and Interests
It probably goes without saying that I love to read and I love to write. I generally read a large number on young adult books each year to stay current with the literature my students are reading. I also read magazines. My favorites are Smithsonian Magizine and Country Living. My other reading passion is the newspaper on Sunday mornings with breakfast.
I majored in Art in High School and studied Graphic and Applied Arts at MATC so art and creativity are important to me. I love to draw, paint, craft, and turn what my husband would call "trash to treasures". My most resent project was an old dollhouse I tranformed into a Christmas gingerbread house. I am also restoring an antique quilt that dates back to the 1930's. It was an auction find for $3.00!
My favorite board game is Scrabble. My favorite movies are "Music of the Heart", "It's a Wonderful Life", and "Lean on Me". John and I share a love of music and have almost every genre represented in our collection.
In addition to all that I enjoy cooking and baking, gardening, decorating, and traveling.
This is a view of the Atlantic ocean at Tybee Beach. We spent the day swimming, gathering sand dollars, sea shells ,and watching the fishermen try to catch something off the pier. We saw a jellyfish( avoided it!) and a school of young stingrays that had made their way into the beach area just 50 feet from the shore.(We moved out of their way too!) This ocean and it's inhabitants were fascinating. We can't wait to go back.
