Carla Pennington Kirby grew up in California and received a Teaching Credential, Reading Specialist Credential and master’s degree from San Diego State University in the 1970’s. She worked 10 years teaching Remedial Reading, wrote and made Personalized Children’s books, published free “Kidz Reading Tips” newsletters and was Director of Fan Mail for the San Diego Chargers. Today, she lives in the quaint mountain town of Sandpoint, Idaho on Lake Pend o’ reille with her husband, Steve, co-founder of TidyTop.