Began creating stories as a child

Identifies her spirit animals as a golden retriever, a dolphin, and a phoenix

Talks with her hands

Writes to inspire, educate, and entertain both children and adults

Educated students from preschool to middle school.

Closet science geek who worries about the Earth

Swears by checklists and her calendar

Professionally bred golden retrievers, her canine soulmates

Train people how to “speak dog”

Ga-ga for golden retrievers

Believes humans can learn how to be better humans from dogs

Mama bear to her human and canine children

Married to her former high school prom date who 42 years later turned out to be her soulmate

Admits to being a very messy cook

Centered by the ocean, her happy place

Determined to live vibrantly until 110