sending birthday wishes to my loving mom today- love you to the moon and back. so glad you here this weekend … we are blessed to be able to share your day with you! thank you for always being my biggest cheerleader in life and for always loving others with your whole heart. with love, your sunshine girl we had such a great time last night at thomas street tavern-…
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welcome home, pierre!!
today is the day that tim and i have waited for for two months now… our beloved son, pierre, who we adore- so much- is coming back to charlotte!!!!! *he’s been staying with his grandparents in ohio since the wedding- due to our traveling schedule~ …
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any given sunday
tuesday night was our annual girls fantasy football draft at a bar in uptown charlotte- i’ve been participating in fantasy since i moved to charlotte and LOVE it every year… i am a college football girl, but have grown to love a day of sunday…
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wellness wednesday ~ the paleo “game plan”
… it’s the third day of school – and i am so tired. like record breaking TIRED. i have a very demanding/energetic schedule this year- but like my mom has always said, ‘i’ve always loved a challenge!’ … so this is a dream come true 🙂…
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new school year love
*hoping all students and teachers had a great first day yesterday… *my day went really well and was full of unexpected gifts of love to brighten day one even more … *while i was teaching my third block class, two BEAUTIFUL floral arrangments were delievered…
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happy first day ~ managing your classroom with heart
i spent a good portion of this weekend re-reading the book, managing your classroom with heart, by katy ridnouer, a parent at the school where i teach. drawing on her own experience as a teacher, she shares an approach to classroom management that helps you…
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with a splash of coffee…
yesterday~ i woke up early and realized that it felt like autumn outside (LOVE) so i made a cup of blueberry coffee and headed out to our deck – for some lesson planning, reading, blogging, etc. followed by errands and lots of housework~ = one…
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in a world of good is…
your own reflection … what do you see when you look in the mirrordoes your reflection match how you feeldo you ever gaze into a face that couldn’t be your ownthat’s not meyou peer ahead expecting to see yourself in a younger light or perhaps at…
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welcome to mrs. monaco’s classroom
a look into my second home ~ my classroom for 2013-2014 … today at open house, some of my very favorite previous students came back to visit- loved seeing them- and i am so proud of all of them! *never thought i would be a “wildcat” growing…