Introducing: Sister Dooley!

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Mother, Learner, Surfer. Introducing Sis. Dooley!

Bro & Sis Dooley at Makapu'u Lookout

I can't believe I am the mother of 4 children ages 12-19! Time has flown by so much faster than I ever imagined it could. My oldest son is on mission in Nova Scotia and my baby is in 7th grade, her first year at Kahuku High and Intermediate. Growing up, when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up I said, "a mother". I have thoroughly enjoyed this lifelong career.

I love learning. I am always trying new things and my favorite thing to read is non-fiction. Yep! I know I'm weird. Some of the things I have taught myself to do over the years include: baking perfect chocolate chip cookies and home-made bread; maintaining roses, grape vines, and now tropical flora; remodeling houses and refinishing wood floors; budgeting and pinching pennies. My newest foray in learning is graduate school. I am studying at University of Arkansas--online of course--and my course of study is Apparel Merchandising and Product Development.

Some other things I enjoy are running, biking, hiking, and surfing. Surfing is a new skill I learned just a few years ago. It took me 2 months of dedicated strength training and practice to ride my first wave unassisted. This year I made the goal of surfing everyday. I don't go on Sunday's and I was gone for 6 days to take my son to the MTC but I have otherwise met my goal. I am up to 261 days of surfing so far!

I am looking forward to working with ya'll on costuming Fiddler on the Roof. It is my 13th production here at BYU--Hawaii.  Help me make it the best one yet! I hope you enjoy your semester in the Costume shop.  See you in class!