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        The school year 2024-2025 will begin my twenty-eighth year of teaching. Twenty-seven of those years were in fourth grade!  I received my bachelor's and master's degrees from Gannon University.  I have been married to my husband, Lance, for 21 years.  He works for Erie's Public Schools as a case manager in the parenting program.  He is also the girls' basketball coach at Erie High School.  I have 1 daughter and 2 sons.  My daughter, Mela, is 19 years old and is studying Pre-Law at Pitt University.  My oldest son, Jordan, is 16 years old and will be a junior at McDowell Intermediate High School.  My youngest son, Grayson, is almost 9 years old and he is going into third grade.  My daughter is studying to become a lawyer.  My son, Jordan, plays football and basketball.  Grayson will play basketball in the winter.
         
         I enjoy baking cakes and cupcakes, as you can see from the photos below.  I also love doing crafts and making different projects that I find on my favorite place, Pinterest.  My family and I enjoy spending time together and we have family dinner every Sunday with my parents.  It is a tradition that I enjoyed when I was a child, and I am so glad that my own children get to enjoy it also!   
     
                                                                                           
     
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