Gender	Female
Occupation	writer
Location	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Introduction	I have three kids, a daughter, b. 2003, and twin boys, identical, b. 2006. I have a brother, living parents, a sister-in-law, a mother-in-law, and a husband. Until August 2011, I worked at a midwest university.
Interests	K-12 education, politics, children, ridiculous things that make me laugh, remarkable things that make me think
Favorite movies	secretary, Lost in Translation, Traffic, American Splendor
Favorite music	anything live

For your birthday, your aunt gave you a maple syrup dispenser shaped like a rooster. Please write her a thank-you note:

This is something I will treasure always, as you can see by the place I've given it in my glass breakfront.