Rosalie Hirano:  

In the nearly 30 years since high school, I've worked for a U.S. Senator (in Phoenix and in Washington, D.C.), I've been a lobbyist, run the state tobacco control program, got married, bought a house, had two kids, started writing and got a dog. I live in South Tempe with my husband, Doug, and our two kids, Noah (8) and Olivia (6). We have a basset hound named Lili, who is quite possibly the stupidest animal on the planet, but we still love her. I work part-time from home directing a non-profit organization that promotes adolescent health. I have become a cliche in that I do all the traditional "mom" stuff--serve on the PTO Board at the kids' school, teach religious education at church, volunteer in the community. When I'm not catering to them, I am a freelance writer for a parenting magazine, an Asian newspaper and a contributing columnist for the Arizona Republic--Tempe Community Edition (I have a website, email me and I'll send you the address). Most everything we do revolves around the kids, including shuttling Noah around to swim practice and bas...Expand for more