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My boys with my other boys...

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is a Maverick Heart! I love my school and my students and this year we made history. Our football team made Area Champs. Our school was established in 2006 and we have been waiting for a successful football season since then and this year our boys got what we have been waiting for since 2006!

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Because sometimes we need a date just the two of us!

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This is what I live for@

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Pumpkin carving at the Mercer Household is a yearly tradition.

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My sister and my daddy!

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This is a cause that was started by our school's Student Council to raise money and awareness for Cancer. It consisted of volunteers fundraising for a type of cancer that we wanted to represent. Depending on how much money was raised, we had to dye certain amount of hair the color of the cancer we had selected. I chose Pink for my sister because in 2009 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and as of today she is cancer free! And I chose blue because in 2011 my dad was diagnosed with bladder cancer and green because he is now fighting liver cancer. These are two of the most important people in my life and I love them dearly. I could not say no when I was approached about this because it cancer hits close to home. This is them and this was me up to yesterday...my hair is now normal again!

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He is my little ray of hope and most definitely the one that keeps me on my toes. He will be starting Kinder next year and I must confess that it makes me a bit nervous to think he might struggle the way his brother did but I'm prepared for any challenge. Every child is different but whatever may come, we will be ready to face it together. This little boy is terrible but so sweet! He is the one that as soon as he starts with his, "Mom, mom, mom," when we are out in public I know he's going to say something that he shouldn't say! He is my silly boogey and the best baby brother Nathan could have asked for.

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He is my little sunshine. I have faced a heartache with my sweet Nathan that I'm sure many other parents have faced. He is a very smart boy, yet he struggles in school. He failed second grade and that left me feeling devastated and like a failure. I felt as though I failed him as a mother and that his retention was my fault. Well this hurt me more than it hurt him. I soon realized that him failing second grade is what he needed and I can say now that he is doing so much better. He is currently in third grade and ready to kick STAAR in the butt.

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I suppose my family is as dysfunctional, within the normal range of dysfunctionality, that is, as it comes and yet it is the biggest blessing in my life. My parents are selfless, loving, and nurturing. My siblings are overprotective, supportive, and caring. We have faced our share of struggles in our lives but it doesn't matter how harsh the trial, our unity gets us through. I love them all to death and there is absolutely nothing that I would not do for them.

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We came to the United States from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México in 1988. I was eight years old and spoke absolutely no English. I cried every night because I felt like a failure. My first school experience in the United States was a nightmare but my pride did not allow me to quit. I realized that my dad's sacrifice of leaving his teaching profession in México behind to give us a shot of the American Dream had to be given its worth so I persevered and I conquered.

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Lifting weights is not for girls! It's for boys! That's what I used to think but one day I let my friend drag me to a Crossfit Box just so that she would leave me alone because she kept insisting I try it. Well, this was almost five years ago and I hardly miss a day! It's my metal therapy and I can't live without it. I love the feeling of accomplishment it gives me to see how far I have come. When I started I could barely lift an empty bar and now, well now, I'm way stronger than that!

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Maybe I shouldn't say I'm a runner...it's more like a jogger! I'm not the fastest but I figure that whether I put in a seven minute mile or a 12 minute mile, a mile is a mile. It's my kinda thing to run to burn off the crazy! I ran my first official Half Marathon in San Antonio this past December and the feeling of accomplishment was great!

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I teach Senior English at C.C. Winn High School in Eagle Pass, Texas. I am currently on my fifteenth year of teaching and in my years of experience I have taught every grade level from Freshmen English to Senior English, from regular to Pre-Ap, to AP. I have sponsored classes, coached UIL Ready Writing, and coached track. I am currently Spanish Club Sponsor. I acquired my Bachelor's Degree at Sul Ross Rio Grande College in 2002 and my Master's of Education with a specialization in English in 2011. I love my profession because even though it is extremely challenging, I find it to be very rewarding.

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I am the blessed mother of two wonderful boys. My Nathan just turned ten and he is my little sunshine and my Logan is five and he's my little ray of hope. I am because of them and they make my world a better place. I am definitely not the best mother, but I am the best mother that they need and every day I strive to make their world a better place. These two hold my heart in the palm of their hand. They are the loves of my life. #myboys #mylife

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I have been married for thirteen years to a great man. He is undoubtedly my tower of strength and my knight in shining armor...although our marriage is not perfect, we are imperfect together!

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"If you want to be happy, be."  Leo Tolstoy

Wife to Jonathan...
Mommy of Boys...
Daughter to the Best Parents...
Sister to three, overprotective, caring brothers and two loving, nurturing sisters....
Teacher of the best student body...Maverick Nation!
Runner with heart and passion...
Crossfitter with battle wounds that I wear with pride...