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1 lb ground beef

3/4 tsp pepper

1 cup diced sausage and cubed ham

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4 TBS ketchup 3 TBS mustard

2 cups corn, fresh or canned

1/2 - 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 to 1 cup diced green bell pepper

4 TBS worchestire sauce

1/2 lb crisp bacon (optional)

1 tsp salt

Cook bacon to a crisp, dice up and set aside. Brown the ground beef, then add the ham and sausage. Brown until done. Add your onion, green pepper, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Cook about 2 to 3 minutes more.

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WHY AM I SO ASTONISHED? Why am I so astonished? What was I thinking When violence came to call?

Star Light Star Bright I want to move to Venice, or maybe even Rome I want to find a special place where quiet is my home As moonlight dances in my heart

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Classes for newborns to age 7 Prep piano for 4.5 - 7 Why is music such a great teaching tool?

Music stimulates the brain, forging neural pathways in all domains of learning: cognitive, emotional, social, and physical. Your child’s entire brain in involved when he or she participates in music and movement activities.

Music is obviously a passion of yours. At what age did you take interest in the piano? Yes, working with children and music while raising my own children is my passion. I was about 6 years of age when I learned to play the organ, which was my first instrument. Soon after, I picked up a song book and started to play songs!

What are your some of your music experiences over the years? I sang in many Choirs and earned a Gold Music Award in 1988.

How long have you been teaching young children? I have been working with small children since 1988 in a preschool setting, as well as during summer school with special needs children. I discovered Kindermusik, which I found to be an incredible music program, in my search of activities for young children. I wanted to start my own business and reach out to families to share my love of music with them, I felt it was the perfect opportunity. After much training, I became a Licensed Kindermusik Educator in 2008.

Do any of your children play the piano or another kind of instrument? In 1991 I had my first born child Quinn. I would sing and dance with him all the time and shared many story hours with him as well. Quinn is now 23 years old and plays numerous instruments. He absolutely loves music. In 2004, Dave and I (my husband of 25 years), decided it was time to expand our family, so we decided to be Foster parents. We were fortunate to be able to bring our daughter Brandi home that year, and one year later, Chyanne came into our lives. We adopted both of them! Both of our daughters love piano and many other instruments as well. They both love to dance and sing there hearts out!

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I bet they were ďŹ rst introduced to the piano in utero! I heard that when you play music to your baby in utero, the baby actually recognizes the tune when they are born. Yes, children can feel musical rhythms while in the womb. They hear your voice when you sing to them too!

There are massage exercises that I can show expecting moms to be.

I know you have a few locations you teach from, where are they each located?

Mondays in Anchorage: Fred Astaire Dance Studio 1300 East 68th Avenue off of Homer Drive Classes starting Sept 8th thru May Tuesdays in Eagle River: The Alaska Moving Arts Center 10401 Mausel Street Classes starting Sept 2nd thru May Thursdays in Wasilla: Valley School of Music Classes starting Sept 4th thru May Fridays in Palmer: Mountain Magic Therapy for Kids Classes starting Sept 5th thru May

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