About Me

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I graduated from Galva-Holstein High School in 1991 and from Buena Vista University in 1995. I started teaching at Central Lyon in 1995. I taught 1st Grade for 4 years, Kindergarten for 16 years, and have been teaching 2nd Grade since 2015...so this is year 29 at CL for me! In fact, this year I have 3 students whose dads I taught in either 1st grade or Kindergarten! So blessed to be in such a great community and district for that long. In July 1997, I married Tim Boekhout. We celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary this past summer. We have 2 children, Brandt and Brecken. Brandt graduated from CL in 2017 and SDSU in 2021 with a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries. Following that he was awarded a graduate assistantship at ISU to earn his masters in Fisheries Biology doing research on invasive carp movement and survival in tributaries of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. He is finishing up his masters degree this year and enjoys fishing, golfing, and hunting with his two-year-old Small Munsterlander, Brooks (our first granddog - YAY!). Brecken graduated from CL in 2019 and LATU in 2021 with a degree in Dental Assisting. She is now a full-time dental assistant at ABC Pediatric Dentistry in Sioux Falls. She enjoys going to concerts, spending time with friends, and loving her one-year-old Long Haired Weimaraner, Indy (our second granddog - YAY!). Tim and I also have two dogs, Brea (6 months old) and Boomer (14 years old), who love stuffed toys, naps, and walks. We were very sad to have to say goodbye to Buster this past October after 13 years of loving him. (He is pictured below in the purple stroller with Boomer.) Brea joined our family in November and has helped heal our hearts with her puppy antics and playfulness. We enjoy living in Rock Rapids, but love traveling anywhere warm and sunny in the winter, especially Florida and Arizona. I enjoy walking my dogs, biking, being home with my family, traveling, thrifting, and eating out with my family and friends.

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