Long
ago I taught art, then moved to Morocco with my husband and young
children for eight years. Currently, I use my teaching, art and
writing skills to adapt materials and create social stories for the
autistic spectrum and other special needs students I work with as an
aide. My goal is to retire and write and illustrate my way into old
age.
I am currently working as a special needs aid in a local public
middle school and loving it. Former art teacher who loves to write
and illustrate although right now, most of my writing is adapting
materials for our most challenged students. Retirement…cannot
imagine it. I am having too much fun.
Linda
writes,
illustrates books and just has fun creating whenever she has the
time. Most of my writing is children’s stories; many of them
written and illustrated specifically for children of good friends. "I
write for my own pleasure and create for the pleasure of others. I
live with my stinky-foot husband (read the story), four cats, two
dogs and for now, the son in the story.
I
still work as a special ed aide at a local middle school to keep my
humor intact. The biggest new of 2021 is I am a first time
grandmother as of July. So much fun to see her grow and change.
It
made me once more think of my beloved (paternal) grandmother who died
when I was 10 years old and what made her so beloved by all her
grandchildren. This is an overview of her life- a small life
by
the world's standards, but big on love and most of all- fun!
Our
two beloved goldens went over the rainbow bridge this past year
within 6 months of each other. We got another golden
retriever
who we could hire out to shred whatever people need shredded.
We
still have four cats, one is a 21 year old grumpy lady who surprises
us with her tenacious grip on life. I enjoy doing art work
and
most of my writing of late has been to gift other people with
personally written and illustrated books for children of friends.
