Sheila, Dan, Steven and Hannah's Blog

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These pictures were taken at Texas Children's Hospital in the Train Exhibit. It's a two story atrium that has been filled floor to ceiling with a train diorama! It's amazing! There is a mock up of the Dallas skyline, and trains running EVERYWHERE! The kids absolutely loved it!

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Duck!

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Meerkat!
So... just who is the monkey in this picture? I think it's on this side of the glass!

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What cute kids!!!!

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Hannah loves Barney!!

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Sheila *Redpepper*

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This article appears in the Pampered Chef Consultant News that all consultants get! A few of the details got messed up, but its AWESOME all the same!

2006-07-23T10:08:00.001-08:00

The New Directors in the lobby of the hotel (Sheraton Towers).

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Dawn, Jean Jonas (Senior Vice President of Sales), Becky, and Sheila. Jean is so cute and funny! Everyone just loves her!

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Dawn, Becky, and Sheila pose in front of the sign at the New Director Breakfast. The food was fantastic!

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New Directors onstage!

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Marla (CEO) and Doris (founder) onstage in the closing general session of National Conference 2006

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Debbie, Sheila, Becky, Dawn, Jana, and Carlene

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Jana, Dawn, Doris Christopher (founder of The Pampered Chef), Sheila, and Becky... right after this picture we got to hug and meet Doris, and I cried like a baby!

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This is the sign out in front of the Field Museum in Chicago where the Director's Special Event was

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We ate dinner right under the watchful eye of Sue the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

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The exquisite dessert at the Director's Event held at the Field Museum in Chicago. This was "An Egyptian Pyramid of Milk Chocolate Mousse on Devil's Food Cake with Golden Chocolate King Tut garnish, Mango Sauce and mascerated Fresh Mango" catered by Wolfgang Puck!

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Sheila, Becky, and Dawn at the Executive Director Banquet

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Steven waits impatiently for our luggage in Chicago O'Hare

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Right before me and the kids left for Chicago, I looked out the window and there was a Mama Moose and her two Baby Moose having breakfast in our side yard! These pics were taken out of the windows in the dining room!

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Mama Moose looks at me and says, "I know you are there."

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Baby Moose play in my side yard

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Mama Moose snacks on my birch trees through the chicken wire

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Some of my wild violets

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Steven looks around under the alders on the Knoll

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Steven pops balloons with darts at the Gypsy Street Fair

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Hannah hams it up at the Gypsy Street Fair on 4th of July weekend in Homer

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View of the house from the Knoll

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Hannah prepares to throw the ball at me

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Steven coming up the hill

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The kids play with Hannah's new ball. No I didn't pose them! He really came up and hugged her like that!

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Hannah looking for something to terrorize

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This is our Grassy Knoll... when the land was cleared for the house to be built, they pushed all the alders that were cleared into this big mound, then covered it with dirt. Over the last 30 years, it has turned into a rich garden space with several paths up to the grassy patch at the top. It's a great spot for a picnic!

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Hannah and Daddy throw rocks into the gravel part of the driveway

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Daddy launches the Hannah Rocket! She was squealing with glee the whole time!!!

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The stunted "bonsai" trees on top of the brooder house (chicken house). No we don't have chickens... The trees are awesome here because they look old, but because of the limited root space they have only grown to about 4 feet tall. If we ever tear down the brooder houses, I will keep the roof!

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Cheese in my garden!a

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An Oriental Poppy in my garden

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Tulips in my garden

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Our Garden Gnomes, Whistle and Thistle.

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Our New House! The ground is all torn up where the new septic went in. Nice to be able to flush!

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Dan signs the paperwork for the new house. The big wrapped up thing behind him is our TV. The movers were very close to being finished when this pic was taken.

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Fun at the park today

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Steven has an announcement: He lost his first tooth today! (Well, technically Hannah hit his head on the train table and the already loose tooth popped out!)

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The Hole...

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GRRRR!!!

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Here's another update for everyone! Steven graduated Kindergarten, and is now a first grader! I can't believe how old he's getting! He also had a birthday so he's 6 now too! I need to go get the pics from the party from one of our friends, who was snapping during the party. Hannah went exploring the front yard, and FINALLY sat still long enough to let me put pigtails in her hair. She looked SO cute! We went to see Gallagher last night (he actually came to Valdez!). The show was really funny and the Sledge-O-Matic was CRAZY. They had the whole auditorium covered in black plastic floor to ceiling. They said it took 5 days to get it all up! Good thing they did though, cause there was food ALL over!! Before the show he was throwing candy to the audience and he threw one right at me! I didn't catch it and it hit me in the stomach LOL. Then at the very beginning of the show, he was throwing waters balloons and one landed near me and got me wet. So much for not sitting in the "Splash Zone!" LOL Also, I finally started using MySpace, so check us out at www.myspace.com/alaskawaters. I really like the background I have on there.

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Gallagher makes quite an entrance!

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Gallagher tells us about his family

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Sledge-O-Matic!

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Happy Birthday! Gallagher shares cake with the lucky birthday people!

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Gallagher Sledge-O-Matics a chocolate cake!

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Hannah at Steven's graduation wearing her beautiful new purple dress. (Thanks, Beth K.!)

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Steven recieves his diploma and a handshake from his teacher, Mrs. Walker. He also shook hands with the Valdez City Schools Superintendent, Mr. Lance Bowie, also seen here.

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The Graduate

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Our intrepid explorer...

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Sweet girl!

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I am the Queen of the Rock!

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Pigtailed big girl!

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Awwww!!! Hannah snoozes on Zorro in Daddy's chair

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I put a blanket on Hannah because it was chilly in the living room

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WOW! I can't believe I just posted over 50 pics of the new house! We are getting all the paperwork done and our movers are scheduled to move us from Valdez June 19-20. Who knows how long it will take them to get there! It will only be a two day drive for us... much shorter than the two week trip from Galveston! Enjoy the pics!

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Steven's birthday party invitation that I made and then decided that it would take WAY too much ink to print out!!! I think it came out great, though!!

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Our new house! Hang a left on Up Here St., then another left on Somewhere St.!

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Garden outside the sunroom

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Garden outside the sunroom

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Window in our bedroom

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The loft in our bedroom

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Mudroom storage area... yay! organization at last!!!

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Laundry area... picture new LG washer and dryer on pedestals here!

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The detail on the steps is sooo cute!

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Going up the stairs to the main floor

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A side door in the dining room

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What will be the dining room next to the kitchen

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The woodstove will be left as a decorative element only... it is not up to code where it is now, and this will be easier for the seller to remove the piping. No hot stove to keep little fingers away from too!

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Standing in the dining room

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Standing in the dining room looking at the first two staircases... note the hardwood flooring!

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Our Real Estate Agent, Angie, goes over some details with Dan and Hannah in the sunroom

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Looking into the dining room from the sunroom

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The sunroom

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Awesome round window in the sunroom

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Side door to the yard

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The mysterious cabinet. No one knows what is inside or why it is there... can't wait to investigate!!!