April, 1999
Roz Charney Kaye
 
 So what am I doing? Living in Evanston with my husband, Ken, and three children: Nick (16 in 4 days, and then he can have the car keys... permanently, as far as I'm concerned!), Michelle (14), and Hope (12). I love them as teenagers--much more fun and interesting than as children. The only thing I find painful is having to relearn enough algebra and Latin to help them when needed.  Luckily, Ken is much better in both topics.  

As for my career, I was a psychologist and therapist until Hope was born. After years of submersion in total parenthood, I am now a children's book illustrator (and occasional author). The pay is dreadful (works out to about 10 cents per hour, at the speed I work) but I love it. Check out my 3 books on Amazon.com! I can't help recalling that I'm basically doing now what I did in high school (as general illustrator for various class publications), and all that college and grad school was just a diversion.  

After 25 years in Chicago, I still miss the east coast. And people (including my children--ESPECIALLY my children) continue to make fun of the way I say "orange."  
 

 
 
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