A little background on me

I grew up in Marshfield, WI where I did a lot of biking, working and enjoyed hanging out with my friends.  I mowed lawns, had two paper routes, worked at a fast food restaurant, and also did screen-printing.  I also got involved in Tae Kwon-Do for several years.  I attended St. John's Catholic School for 8 years, Columbus Catholic High School for my Freshman year, and finished off high school at Marshfield Senior High.  While growing up I was also very involved in 4-H as an Ambassador and Junior Leader for my county, held many positions within my club, and enjoyed the drama and crafts as well.

I then moved on to college at UW-Eau Claire where I got my Elementary Education 1-8 major with a Math 1-9 minor.  I played several intramural sports while I was there, and made a lot of new friends.  From there I moved to Cedar Grove to teach math and science which brought me to where I am today teaching math to the seventh grade STARS.  While teaching I also acquired my Masters in Computers in Education from Cardinal Stritch University.

My parents have been happily married for 33 years.  My Dad was worked as a Union Pipefitter for all of my life and my mother has worked for the US Postal Service in Marshfield for the last 12 years.  I have one brother Matt, who recently graduated from UW Whitewater with a degree in finance and is working as an accountant.  He has proposed to Sara (my future sister-in-law) on Easter 2006. One sister Lindsay, who just ended her Junior year at Rochester Technical College, and is now working for the US Postal Service in Wausau.  I also have a brother-in-law Nick, who graduated from North-Central Technical college with a degree in welding and is working as a welder for A&B, and a Sister-in-law Lora, who graduated in 2000, and is now working for a daycare center and is taking classes in child care.  On September 8, 2006 she got married to John Barr, who works with the elderly in a residence home.

I live in Cedar Grove with my wife Anne Marie, and have four wonderful children.  My oldest is Jacob Raymond who was born April 26, 2001.  My second is Annabelle Rose who was born on May 29, 2003.  Finally we have a set of twins who were born on February 23, 2005.  There names are Michaela Marie, and Michael Joshua.  Our household also consists of a toy poodle named Truffles, and a cat named Mokers.  We've downsized a little on our number of pets.

My past summer consisted of spending a lot of time with my family camping around Wisconsin, walking, going to the park, and playing volleyball.