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Dad-Joe,
Teriis a "town girl" who likesbeing
thoughwe wereopposites-Joeis a farm boy at heartandloveshorsesand
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closeto everyoneand not gettingdirty-we complimenteachother.
with lots of smallchildren.Teri'sparentslive a few blocksawayso Shallyn
SouthDakotain a neighborhood
ridesher bikethereoftento visit with GrandmaandGrandpa!
softball,golf,and dance' she lovesschoolandalso
swimming,iceskating,basketball,
shallynis in gymnastics,
is alwayswantingto be out ridingher
lovesbeingwith her friends. she is an "outdoor"girl. In the summershe
and bakewith her Dad. Theyalways
bikeor playingwith the neighborhoodchildren.shealsolovesto read
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havea Christmas
Hewas born at 38 weeksandwasso
we losta little boythis springwhichwasvery hardfor our wholefamily.
and he kept me from
perfect.We foundout in surgerythat he had savedmy life. I hada rupturein my uterus
thankfulfor that. Hewill alwaysbe a
bleedingout. we were ableto spendsometime with him and I am very
part of our familY.
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our homeandheartsare so readyto welcomea childto shareour lives
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dgfit t He and Shallyt hart a gfsat rclaflonshlp' the can't
ualt for hlm to get home at nlght. They do a lot of thln$s
together. foo ls a middle child. He has one sister and onG
bruiftGF. He,has tlro nleces and 5 nephe*t. He ls aGtlYeln
his Gommunlty. He belongs to ffre Ghanrberof CommGnG{G
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and helps out wtth many fundralserc. foe is a
husballd and father.
aontractorandstaysvery busy. He lovesworkingoutside
Joeis a self-employed
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to helphimwhenshecanbecause
and shallyntakeseveryopporh.rnrty
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the outdoors.Joeis ableto attendall of shallyn'sactivitiesbecause
morning.Joeand
own hoursandit alsoallowshim to takeherto schoolin the
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shallynridehorseseverychancetheyget. Joehasa horseat his
andShallyncannot wait for himto
NorthDakota.Theyhavea goodrelationship
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a brother who is a Phplclan,cllcslstantufro is very handy
to haveIn the family. Shespendsa lot of frmewith her
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meetEthere a lot to have meal$and let the kids spend time
to$ether. Teri's best attributes are her abilities to be a
lovin$ and carinB mother. She likes to watch moyiesand
spcnd time with shallyn and l. she also cnioys getting
to$ether with her friends to have lunch and celebratc their
birthdays. she is the mainstayof our family.
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on our toes.It may be Joetaking her fishing,Terirunning her to gymnastics.ortogetherrvatchingher play
softball:butwith our familv and friends bv our side we cherisheachmoment life handsus.
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