Who Am I: A Little Background

Jody Ceglarski

I'm lots of things to many different people. I'm a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, an aunt, a friend, and a teacher. I consider myself truly blessed with an amazing family and a job I love. Here's the short of it: 

• Daughter to Joan and Bob. They're both in their eighties, fighting a few medical battles but going strong. 
• Sister to my TEN siblings, who are scattered from Rome, Italy, to California, to New York, to Massachusetts, to Rhode Island, to Texas and to New Jersey.
• Wife to my amazing husband Mark.
• Mother to SIX children - all successfully (hopefully) grown up. I just saw a cartoon that made me laugh. "Now that I've ruined their lives, my job is done!" Well, I hope I haven't ruined their lives (just when they were teenagers), and my job is never really done! 
• Grandmother to THREE beautiful grandsons. (3 years old, and 2 11 month olds). When they visit, the house is hopping.
• Aunt to THIRTY-EIGHT nieces and nephews. It's hard to keep up, but they're all great.
• Friend to many.
• Teacher to hundreds of kids over the past 18 years. I've taught English in 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades (never 8th) and tried my best to share my love of reading and writing with kids.