tribe. i am thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of a custom jewelry line- twine & twig STLYE created by two creative & sweet sisters in charlotte- elizabeth + jacquelyn. i have known jacquelyn since moving to charlotte (she’s an incredible hairstylist at t.reid in dilworth)…
in my heart.
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one september morning
wishing my- lover of life- cousin ryan a very happy 21st birthday!! love you very excited for autumn – by far my favorite!! … colorful leaves, wrapping up in a warm scarf, boots, football, and anything pumpkin. having the best time with my parents~ please…
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happy birthday, mom – here’s to uncle bo- and go buckeyes!
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…
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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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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…