I lived near my grandmothers, and they were a big influence on my life.  I had a close knit family of aunts, ucles, and cousins all in the same general area.  This gave me a good steady base in my childhood.

I attended Brigham Young University and graduated with a degree in English.  I loved college . I studied creative writing and was published in the BYU literary magazine. 

I married, taught school, and then raised three children.  When they became school age I worked for a local newspaper, fulfilling my "Lois Lane" fantasy.  I would snoop out human interest stories, interview, photograph them, and then write them up.  I loved it!

 I composed the lyrics and music for a children's song and entered it in  a church competition.  I won an Award of Merit for that song and it was performed on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.

I write books for my grandchildren.  They each get one on their birthday.  I have extended this writing and have written short stories, poems,  anecdotes and songs. I also do my own illustrations and I design tee shirts, too.

I get great enjoyment from this activity .