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 Hello, My name is Amanda Martin-Shaver and welcome to Birddogs Profits. James and I were internet penpals for approx 3 years. I am a New Zealander and James is an American, from Charlotte, North Carolina, where he grew up. I traveled over to the USA back in 1999 to visit many of my penpals as possible in person. I had a wonderful trip traveling 11 States and a one day trip into Canada while I was here. I met James in person when he was living in Redding CA, and helped him to move up to Springfield, Oregon. I went back home to New Zealand for a year and was a student graduating as Level 3 (LPN) Care Giver. James and I became engaged and I flew back to the States where we soon got married. James and I have many similar interests and definately similar in our humour and slant on life! We both love the Lord Jesus Christ and have our own relationship with Him which is a little different as we are in different developments of our growth. We are not affiliated with any church denomination as we are spiritual and not religious, and not comfortable with Church Denomination Doctrine which has many man-made attributes added to the mix. We believe in God Almighty, The Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit - 3 distinct personalities in One.  I have two adult children a daughter Kerie, 27 and son Daryl, 25, from my previous 20 year marriage. Kerie has worked in the States and working in Colorado (Nov 06 - Apr 07) and will be expected back out this Nov. Her 4th year of coming out to the States. Daryl has not been to the States yet as he is still completing his apprenticeship and will be finished 2007. In August 07 he was hit by a van while he was riding his motorbike and sustained leg injuries that will leave him with permanant limitations to walking and many of his sporting interests. He was going to be coming over with Kerie but could not as he is injuries and he still needs medical attention. Kerie came out and worked at Keystone this season and flew back home on 30 April 2008 Nov 2008, Daryl has flown out to the States and is working in Vail, Colorado on his first trip. Dec 4 2008, Kerie was delayed by several weeks as she has had some issues with her working visa this year, but she is here in the States now On 3 February 2007 we relocated to Nebraska where we have bought our first home a American Foursquare farm house which it needs restoration work and sits on 4 acres. The first winter we did not do anything to the house, during summer screen doors were sanded down and painted, screens in the windows and doors were replaced as needed as it was a learn as I go project it took me several weeks to get finished We refinanced this year and was able to have all the windows replaced with double glazed. We put down new carpet in the lounge. James did a ceiling in the lounge, we put a free standing wood fireplace. We have lots of wood so will not run out for some time. The electrical fuse box was replaced with updated new as the old had antique glass fuses and blew out from overloading during the winter. The Power Board changed all the outside wiring, new power poll and their fuse box as these were old and shorting out. Electricity has been good since. 
Our house before we started working on her We have 1 hen left (Henny Penny) from 12 chicks we raised which have died from various incidences. Our recent Llama additions of male (Cuzcoe) and female (Shadoe) and baby (Rockie) More photos as I upload them Here Amanda Martin-Shaver 
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