My name is Ms. Richardson.  This is a picture of my family.  We have all lived in Florida except for my son.  The trees in Florida can get very big.

This is my Daughter Kira.  She is very sarcastic, but also very kind.  I think she may be a genius.  She will go to U of A next fall.  She wants to be a statistician.  I also want her to be a statistician. We went to Apple Annie's Orchard to pick our own apples.  It was interesting!

This is my son Jaylen.  We usually call him J, or J.J.  He is very athletic and very smart.  He loves to make jokes and work out. We  like to watch old Malcolm in the Middle Episodes together.  He loves isopods and we are both obsessed with plants.  His favorite sport is raquetball.

Here we are in BEAUTIFUL Mexico.  I am with my daughter and my best friend Chrystal.  We have been friends since she was in elementary school!  So, ... a long time....  Rocky Point was the most wonderful beach I've ever been to!  Trust me, I have been to a lot of them.  The beach is my favorite place to be!  (Besides in school teaching you,  of course it's not better than teaching you.)

These are are our two dogs.  My son Jaylen named the black dog Pickles.  We love him, even though he steals food.  The blonde one was named Summer by my daughter Kira.  She

is a sweet dog, but also likes to steal food...  We are dog people.  Except for my son.  When he was in first grade he tried to trade Pickles to a teacher I used to work with for a kitten.....  It hasn't happened again.  (As far as I know). 

I have about 80 plants in and around my house.  I regret

nothing!

I graduated from the University of Central Florida..... many years ago.  I was in the

National Honors Society.

I also have another degree from Daytona State College.

My favorite thing to drink is coffee from Starbucks.  When ever I go there I order a venti in a trenta iced coffee with two pinks and extra, extra soy milk.

- Mrs. Flowers said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance, but understanding of illiteracy.

I love elephants because I think that their strength is beautiful.  I have watched many videos in which elephants have been empathetic, and have demonstrated empirical ability to reason.  This is the thing I value most in people as well.  My favorite animals are my children followed by my dogs, followed by elephant.   What animals do you admire? 

Who Is Your Teacher?