In the spring of 1997, when I began thinking about retirement from teaching, I began to seek Guidance on "what to do next" in my life. I received a very special message "Put a Puppet in a Basket!" I certainly did not understand that message but I was assured that in time it's meaning would be revealed to me. So I kept "the faith"! The following Christmas, Jim and I went to Branson, Missouri to see the Christmas shows. I went into a gift shop that had "cute little stuffed animals". I picked up one and lady asked, "Do you know what that is?" I answered, "Of course, it is a Penguin!" She replied to me, "No, it is Waddle, a Beanie Baby!" At that time, I had never heard of Beanie Babies as they were not yet in South Texas, but I thought they were cute so I started a collection that grew quite large in a short time. (over 1000 when Jim quit counting). I asked God, if that was the puppet part and he replied, "YES". So then I began to search for the meaning of "in a Basket" part. In the following summer of 1998, I visited my cousin, Bekah Westover in Amarillo, TX. I had not visited in her home for many years. When I went into her home, she had Mary Kay baskets full of Mary Kay products all over her house. Thus the Lord connected the pieces of the puzzle for me. She told me about the Company and gave us some several tapes to listen to as we were on our way to Arizona for a vacation. Needless to say by the time that we got back from Arizona, Jim and I were very excited about the prospects of a Mary Kay business. YES, I joined the company and what a Blessing it has been for my life. I finally retired from teaching in December, 2000 after 32 years. By the way, Waddle's (my first Beanie Baby) birthday is December 19th - the very same day that I retired and started my full-time Mary Kay career. I take the Beanie Babies to all of my Events in my Mary Kay Gift Baskets. They are everywhere in my office! In August, 2001, I debuted as a Director after seven months of full-time Mary Kay activities. I was a member of the Mary Kay Honor Society and was in the National Queen's Court of Sales for the Ruby Division in 2002. In 2003, I was in the Circle of Achievement with over $370,000 of retail sales and my team had 40 Star Consultants. I have been a Star Consultant for 26 quarters and have been privileged to have earned the Grand Am, Grand Prix, and the Pink Cadillac. There have been so many Mary Kay blessings, it would take too many pages to share all of that. However, it all started when the Lord sent me into Mary Kay with His words, "Put a Puppet in a Basket"! My husband, Jim, and I live in Corpus Christi, TX. He has two grown sons, Jeff and Jason. Jeff and his wife, Dawn, live
in Spring Hill, FL with two daughters, Chloe and Kayleigh, and two sons, Alex and Mikey. Jason and his wife, Jamie, live in South Lebanon, OH with their son, Ryan. 
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current family includes two Dachshunds, a toy Poodle,
and an one-eyed Pomeranian. Our English Bulldog,
Maxwell, died in October, 2006. Of course, none of
these dogs are spoiled, but they rule the house!
Jim and I love golf, when he can drag me away from my Mary Kay
business. We have played in many different states and
Western Canada. Our latest month-long golfing vacation to
Australia and
New Zealand this past November and December, 2006
was really the trip of our lifetime! We are now planning
our next golfing vacation to Scotland and Ireland during the
summer of 2008.
We had planned on retiring to a golf community before Mary Kay came along, but ol' well!! I am having FUN Putting Puppets in the Baskets!! |
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The bird on the right is
Billie obviously!! |
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