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Meitzi

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Jul 27, 2006 3:06 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Thank you so much for the encouraging words!! Your message put a big smile on my face!! You are right about the franchising.  A lady from the Phillippines already asked me to let her be the one to open the very first KidzOnly in Manila.  I went home and jumped up and down for about a minute!

My biggest trophy would be to hear children say, "but mommy, I don`t want to go yet."



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SolidGrnd

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Jul 27, 2006 3:12 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Well rest assured...you will get that response from my kid...not to mention the constant nagging for weeks...months...years afterwards about wanting to go back!!!! (we have this issue with Chuck E Cheese and we went there once like 6 months ago...still haven`t heard the last of it)

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Leah Tucker
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Jul 27, 2006 3:12 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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It sounds wonderful Meitzi! I wish we had something like that here (I`m in NH an hour N of Boston).

You are more than welcome to message me. :)

RSchlieper

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Jul 31, 2006 8:48 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hi meitzi,

    I had thought about starting my "dream business" several years ago.  I no longer wanted to work for somebody nor "punch" a clock every day.

    I stared one Home Based Business which, although made me enough money to help me retire (quit my job after 24 years), it became too expensive to maintain so I moved on to yet another Home Based Business and now doing two Home Businesses with success.  I get up when I want and work on my `puter in my jammies and "bed hair" and guess what?  I don`t have to punch a clock anymore.

    I`ve been doing my Home Business now for 1.5 years, had a new home built in Oregon, moved out of CA (way too crowded) and brought my family with me.  Bottom line, I work when I want but make money while I sleep.  Wow, who`d of thought.

    Good luck to you in your business.

Ron



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Meitzi

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Aug 01, 2006 1:26 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Ron,

Thank you for sharing. I actually read one of your other posts yesterday and thought, man, he`s retired, how wonderful that is!

Once I have mine going, my next dream is to provide my son a small ranch where he can ride horses after school, grow our own produce in the back garden and I can start painting again!



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RSchlieper

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Aug 01, 2006 1:35 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Thank you Meitzi,

   Yes, I`ve been retired now for more than 3 years.  I just turned 60 this past July and I`m loving working from my Home Office.  I started one Home Business while I was still working for Chevron in Richmond, CA and it was this Home Business and Chevron Stock, that allowed me to retire early as I had the necessary "points" - age and Time in Service.

    Two years ago I left my original Home Business company (Herbalife) and signed on with Melaleuca and last year April I also signed on with XanGo and the two have allowed me, as mentioned above, having a home built in Oregon and moving to get out of CA.

    I guess I`ll ad a couple of photo`s while I`m here.

Take care.

Ron

   



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Meitzi

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Aug 01, 2006 4:57 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Ron, your home is BEAUTIFUL!!  Please do upload more photos!!

 



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SolidGrnd

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Aug 01, 2006 5:10 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Wow Ron....GORGEOUS HOME!!!! I was just in Prinevlle this weekend at the resevoir...thought about going over to Bend and just never made it...burnt to a crisp tubing instead!!!  Beautiful home though...you must be very proud!

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Leah Tucker
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Aug 01, 2006 5:19 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Thank you so much for the compliments.  I have uploaded a few more pictures of my home as requested, thank you Meitzi.

My Garden is beautiful too with a 3-tier pond/fountain that me and my best friend of over 25 years, Paul, created.  He and I did all the landscape work.

Enjoy?

Ron



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RSchlieper

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Aug 01, 2006 5:23 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Thank you Leah,

    I am proud.  NEVER thought it possible that, at my age, would have a new home built with 3000 sqft, two story, 5 bedrooms, Media room, Den (my Home Office), 3 full baths, Living, Family and Formal Dining rooms and 3 car garage (Tandem) on a little over a 1/4 acre overlooking the Deschutes river.  Please, I`m not bragging just so proud to have been able to have this and I give credit to me and starting a Home Based Business.

Thank you again Leah.

Ron



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