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About me in a Nutshell.
 Ann At a very young age, "adventurous me" left Norway and traveled all the way to the U.S.A. I have always been adventurous, sometimes to my parents' dismay. About 8 years old, I ventured on my first flight - mom's navy blue, silk umbrella was the wings of choice for my flying excursion, Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies, but it has not always been successful. Read about me making my OPS potato dumplings. I got married and thought it would last forever, and we were blessed with two beautiful children.  My Precious children But after a few years, I ended up raising our children alone since my husband found "Greener Pastures" and took off. I tried to figure out how to make money so I could provide for my children and pay the bills. Obviously, it was extremely important to feed my children - starving was not an acceptable option. More about me and some creative ideas on ways to make $$ money... So...I kept praying and believing that God would help us. We kept going to church, and I was working hard - who says God doesn't answer prayers??? Many opportunities came my way, and I was up and running. Financial Solutions... I started my own business, worked hard day and night - and saved money... After a while, I had saved enough money for a down payment on a house. I bought "THIS OLD HOUSE" - the ugliest and stinkiest one on the block. Needless to say, the house was in enormous need of repairs, cleaning, painting, and just about everything else you can think of - I found 30 bags of trash in the garage, it was definitely a fixer-upper. Now, 'twas the time to learn how to remodel a house from bottom to top. WOW - I was all excited because - FINALLY - I was able to "pursue my dream of investing in Real Estate", hahaha B U T. . . About me being pretty stubborn After many months of hard work, with the help of some good and some horrible contractors, and with many  Part of my remodeled house. I was still a busy beaver raising my children, helping with homework, learning computers, running to martial arts training, & shows & tournaments, beauty contests, runway modeling, cheerleading, singing lessons, flute lessons, opera, piano lessons, sports training, sports events, church, concerts, traveling, buddies and girlfriends, outdoor movie viewing from our van on blankets, pillows, popcorn and pizza boxes everywhere, and Coca-Cola and fun. Many years prior, God had given me a dream that he would give me a Grand Piano, and I never forgot the dream, and God didn't either. One day, I decided to stop at a garage sale, and on my way to their porch, I saw this great big grand piano. And, of course, I had to ask, "How much do you want for your piano"? The fellow answered, "If you promise that you will get it repaired and tuned, I will give you the piano". WOW, Guess WHO got all excited and said: Yes, I will. So, now was the time for piano lessons and piano recitals. We had lots of fun with group pizza baking, for friends and neighbors...flour, pizza dough, Italian sausage, pepperoni, cheese, pizza sauce, and laughter all around our kitchen. I held a huge party for over 120 of my children's friends with a live DJ, chaperoned by myself and a friend of the family, and many of the parents. Couldn't have done that alone. Delicious Nachos, cookies, and treats for the event were made by Mamma. Everybody packed into our house after the party was over at 1:00 am to chat and laugh some more and to snack on all the leftovers - not much sleep that night. My life was full of lots of everything that we parents do. We traveled to Norway and spent one year with my family. My children went to a Norwegian school and learned to speak Norwegian. That is a gift that keeps on giving. We had a wonderful life together. The children received their education and grew up to become responsible adults. They met their future spouses and dated for a few years. Before I knew it, we had 2 weddings within 3 months.  My precisous kids and I After the two weddings, I ended up with "Empty Nest Syndrome", no kidding. I found myself rushing home to an empty house, and our German Shepherd, Bobo. The house was too quiet. I began wearing out the floor between the refrigerator and the television...Thank God, I didn't gain an ounce, but I am sure if I had kept that up, I would have gained a ton. My sweet cousin, Kari, that's Kari, the Pearl Lady, from Karipearls.com) must have figured out that I was "down in the tubes," not being used to not having my little family to care for - she must have known I was lonely and bored. So one day she came to visit me. Wonderful Kari jumped into her car and drove all the way from Iowa to Michigan to share with me about building a website and to cheer me up. She told me about the S.B.I. (Site Build It) opportunity. What a sweet cousin she is. :-) And...cheer me up, she did. Guess what? With Kari's great help and guidance, I had my own website, www.norway-hei.com, up and running the day after she arrived. I was all exited. WOW! Click on the S.B.I. link below, where you will find all the information you need on how to build a website. You might think, too difficult. We do know that anything worthwhile takes time. You have to possess the desire, take action, then you can achieve amazing things. Hey, as you read about me and some of my wild adventures, you might even have yourself a good laugh, for example, when I had piloted my first flight on my mom's navy blue silk umbrella.
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