Six minus Four plus Two

Find us on Facebook

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Have been using Facebook the last few months. You can find us there. Will still use this periodically but Facebook keeps us and the kids in touch

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It looks to be a long long winter

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Merry Christmas to all

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Christmas Breakfast

Justin takes on the Wii

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Matching Christmas presents for Jeana, Jacie, Moxie and Doc

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Lets go for a walk!

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The Maple off the back deck was beautiful this fall

Doc is ready for winter

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Game 2 at Miller Park

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On Sunday, Jacie, James, Justin and Dustin all went to the 2nd game in Milwaukee. They sat on the lower level third base side. The brewers season ended that day but it still was an event that they were happy to be a part of. Can't wait until next year. GO BREWERS!!!

Once in a life time opportunity

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Justin figured that the Brewers may not make the playoffs for another 25 years and wasn't going to miss this event. He said that for the last 20 years he has talked with James about the Brewers and really wanted the two of them to attend the first game together. They had a great time.

Brewer Fever

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When Justin found out that the Crew had made the playoffs, he booked a flight and bought tickets for James and him to go to the game on Saturday. He organized a gathering for tailgating and saw the Brewers beat the Phillies.

Justin came home for the Brewer Playoffs

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James and Justin went to the Saturday Game

Mox and Doc playing around

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Even at a young age, he's not much for sweaters

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And we thought that Moxie was tiny!! Doc weighs 1.2 pounds. He should get up to about 5 pounds fully grown

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His name is Dr Jones, we call him Doc.

Jeannie's Birthday Present

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The kids suprised Jeannie with a new little pup for her birthday

All Together!!!

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We traveled out to California to see the other half of our family. It was so good to get us all together. I think we all cherish these times together. We got to check out downtown L.A., go to a Brewer game at Dodger stadium, visit the Farmers Market, The Grove, Venice Beach and spent an afternoon at John's house. We also checked out 3rd street promenade, Santa Monica Pier and Beach. we traveled out to a few suburban areas and really liked the city of Santa Clarita, a pretty town with great looking parks, shopping and surrounded by three diferent mountain ranges.

Paige and Justin had to go home first and we stayed on a couple more days. It's always hard to say good bye. We miss all three of those California Kids.

Buddy comes to visit Moxie and Jeannie

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We all finally were together at the hotel

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Out to eat downtown L.A.

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Checking out the pool down on the third floor

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Our hotel downtown The Westin

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Hanging out at................

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Venice Beach

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Before the game

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Dodgers versus Brewers

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We Win!!!

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People sat in the outfield to watch the fireworks

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Watching for stars

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At The Grove in Hollywood

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Around the yard

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At John's House

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Having some fun

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Playing catch at John's

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We spent an afternoon at John's house talking and relaxing

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On our last night, we ate a Dominics

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John and his mom

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Jeana and I can't wait to see John, Paige and Justin in August

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Wedding weekend

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We spent our weekending attending two weddings. A very fun but busy
weekend.
Sent from my iPhone

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Sent from my iPhone

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We lost our "Champ" this Spring. He was a great dog, a very big part of our family and it was very hard for all of us to say goodbye. "Sir Champion of The Prairie" was 14 years old and just couldn't keep on going. We all will miss the big guy.

Justin nominated for IRS advisory committee

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North Highlands, CA (PRWEB) May 20, 2008 -- Nationally recognized tax attorney Roni Deutch nominated her law firm's Managing Attorney, Justin Hein, to be on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC).

"It is a such an honor to be nominated by Roni and considered for the IRS's advisory council," notes Hein. "While working at the law firm, I have seen countless opportunities for the IRS to improve the way they conduct business with the American taxpayer. If selected, I look forward to working with the entire panel, to identify these current weaknesses and suggest changes that will benefit both taxpayers and the IRS."

While working at the law firm, I have seen countless opportunities for the IRS to improve the way they conduct business with the American taxpayer. If selected, I look forward to working with the entire panel, to identify these current weaknesses and suggest changes that will benefit both taxpayers and the IRS.
Mr. Hein has long been interested in taxes and tax law, even before becoming a part of Ms. Deutch's law firm. In his educational career, Hein obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin, before earning his Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He moved to California in 2005, when he joined Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation. In the relatively short time he has been with the firm, he has represented thousands of clients and overseen dozens of improvements to how the firm handles case management and client service.

"I am excited to nominate Mr. Hein for a seat on this prestigious panel," claimed Deutch, founder. "Justin is always seeking new ways to improve everything our firm does, be it efficiency, communication, or just completely new systems for handling our cases and clients. Justin also makes for a good candidate because of his extensive knowledge of and experience in the tax resolution industry."

The IRSAC is composed of a 30-person featuring diverse members of the tax community including tax attorneys, certified public accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents, enrolled actuaries, appraisers, tax practitioners, and other business representatives. It provides a forum for IRS officials and these representatives of the tax industry to discuss relevant tax administration issues. Ultimately, the Council advises the IRS on issues that have a substantive effect on federal tax administration. It does this by reviewing existing tax policy, offering constructive criticism of current or proposed policies and procedures, and suggests operational improvements on particular issues having substantive effect on federal tax administration. The IRS began accepting applications on May 1, and will stop on June 16. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman will appoint the new members to three-year terms in January 2009.

"The IRSAC plays a vital role by ensuring that executives at the IRS have feedback about how our policies and actions affect the private sector," claimed Shulman.

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A fun Weekend in Green Bay - but a sad ride home

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For the NFC Championship, James, Jacie, Dustin, Jeannie, Justin and I all came to Title Town for the championship weekend festivities. It was VERY VERY cold. Justin flew in on Friday night. Paige and Johnnie were the smart ones, they stayed home where it was warm. The rest of us took off to Green Bay Saturday afternoon. Dustin was coaching the Mukwonago High School wrestling team in Appleton, so he met up with us in Green Bay. We went to the Hall of Fame on Saturday night, hung out in the atrium, ate at the Boston Crab Shack and stayed at the new Holiday Inn. For the game, some went and others watched on TV. We all had a great time.......except for the sad, quite, long ride home, Oh well, maybe next year.

Justin, James and I took Monday off. Justin was to fly home, but one of our "almost daily" snowstorms closed the airport and I had to drop him off Tuesday morning at Mitchell Field. He had some delays but got home and back to work in Sacramento before noon on Tuesday.

Our Green Bay Weekend - NFC Championship

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Our "Justin" - Now a Managing Attorney !

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Roni Deutch and the Nation's Largest Tax Resolution Law Firm Announce New Managing Attorneys Matthew Ritchie And Justin Hein

Tax Lady Roni Deutch has named Matthew Ritchie and Justin Hein as the new Managing Attorneys of her law firm, Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation. The move recognizes Matthew and Justin's outstanding leadership in 2007 that resulted in unprecedented levels of success and client service.

North Highlands, CA (PRWEB) February 9, 2008 -- Roni Deutch (see Roni's Avvo.com profile (http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/95660-ca-roni-deutch-244870.html)) is taking further steps to improve the service her law firm provides to customers by promoting two new Managing Attorneys.

As of February 1, 2008, Matthew Ritchie and Justin Hein were officially promoted to Managing Attorneys of Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation. This move comes less than one year after the two gentlemen were promoted to Assistant Managing Attorneys. Former Managing Attorney Shawn Ervin will now have the title of Senior Managing Attorney and will henceforth act as an advisor to Mr. Ritchie and Mr. Hein. Together, Matt and Justin will actively run the law firm's daily operations.

"It is an honor," notes Hein. "I believe in Roni's vision of helping the American taxpayers. Over the past year, Matt and I have dedicated ourselves to improving the performance of her firm, and I believe we did. However, we are just getting started. With our new positions, we can direct our time, ideas, and efforts to other aspects of the law firm."

"Justin and Matthew are two of the smartest and hardworking men I have ever met," claims Tax Lady Roni Deutch. "I know that my law firm is in the right hands with the two of them running the show. Over the past year, they have accomplished so much for my law firm that now is the right time to recognize them with this promotion."

Matthew Ritchie's focus was improving the performance of the firm's client intake department. As such, he oversaw the training of new employees and continued training of existing tax directors. He also ensures that potential clients receive excellent client service and an accurate analysis of their financial situation. Consequently, the client intake department had an excellent 2007, with over 6,000 new client enrollments and recently broke the record for the most new client enrollments in January (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/2/prweb672864.htm).

Justin Hein's (see Justin's Avvo.com profile (http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/95660-ca-justin-hein-1216313.html)) focused on improving the firm's legal department. In the past year, the law firm underwent major changes including a merge of the legal and client service departments. The drastic changes helped improve the access clients have with the attorneys and legal assistants working. The smart telephone system (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb552686.htm) actually sends incoming calls from a client directly to those individuals working on the client's case. This innovation and training resulted in shorter turnarounds for completing work, quicker wait times on incoming calls, and a record number of successful resolutions.

"I am amazed," notes Ms. Deutch. "We are enrolling more clients, answering more client calls, and successfully resolving more cases than ever before. And all with a smaller staff than we had years ago. It is truly a remarkable accomplishment. It makes coming to work much more enjoyable for everyone, including me. And, if you think about it, the people who truly benefit the most from Matt and Justin's leadership are our clients. That is really all that matters."

Christmas at the Hein House

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Our John Taylor - One of the "Dream Dozen"

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TLC Names ‘Dream Dozen’ Primetime Programming Team
Management Shakeup Follows Relocation from Maryland to Los Angeles
By Steve Donohue -- Multichannel News, 10/18/2007 10:05:00 AM
Following its recent move to Los Angeles, TLC said it hired 12 programming executives who will report to senior vice president of programming Brant Pinvidic.

The network, which had been based at the Silver Spring, Md., headquarters of parent Discovery Communications, called the team the “dream dozen.”

It named Brent Zacky vice president of programming. Zacky was previously vice president at E! Entertainment television, where he launched The Girls Next Door, Dr. 90210, Fashion Police and Chelsea Lately.

Former GSN director of original programming Tracey Lentz was named executive director of programming at TLC.

The network named former Asylym Entertainment vice president of development Christy Dees executive director of programming, and former 3Ball Productions executive Angela Molly was named director of programming.

Thee additional executives were also given director of programming titles: former Style director Stephanie Bianco, former NBC Entertainment executive Mariana Manela and former GRB Entertainment executive Holly Hines.

TLC named two managers of programming – former Madison Road Entertainment director Chris Ceccarelli and former FtvS manager Jennifer McGovern.

And it hired two executives with coordinator of programming titles – former Fox Broadcasting executive John Hein and former NBC Universal executive Brian Robles.

Our trip to see Paige, Justin and John

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We left on Saturday, Nov 3rd. James, Jeannie and I flew to Sacramento. We saw Justin and Paige's new home. We did some wine tasting and other site seeing. We watched the Packer game at Justin's and Paige's and got to get to know their two special pugs. On Monday, James Jeannie and I traveled down the coast from Monterey to The Big Sur to San Luis Obispo. From there we continued on to Santa Barbara and Malibu. We met up with John on Tuesday evening. We stayed at a hotel on the Sunset Strip. John took us to Cha Cha Chas for dinner one night and downtown LA a second night. We had some great times with John and enjoyed our time in L.A. It was a fun vacation. We missed our "Jacie" who had to stay in Wisconsin to teach. It was nice to get back home to see Jacie, Dustin, Mox and Champ.

Our trip to see Paige, Justin and John.

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A Fall Afternoon

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Fall of 2007

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Jeana's Birthday - At Miller Park

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Our Trip to Denver for our nephew's wedding

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Our Trip to see Paige and Justin (Click to open)

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John and Carrie Underwood

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Post Parties meeting the Idols

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The Big show and the Red Carpet

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Shopping at "The Grove"

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The Back Lot at Fox

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The Simpsons At Fox Studios

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Well Johnnie, What do you think? LA or the NP?

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I think it's getting to be the right time for a vacation

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The back deck waits for a better day

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The snow is still coming down but it's warmer today, great snowman weather, Where's Paige and Justin When you need a good snowman.

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We've gotten about a foot of snow. The winds are calming down

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The Blizzard of 2007

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Oh Yes, Moxie says Merry Christmas too!

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Having all of us together in one place was the best Christmas present I could ever asked for. Merry Christmas to all !!!!

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When James arrived we were all excited to meet Mayra. James wanted her to meet his family and felt that this was a good time for us all to say hello.

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We got together and waited for James to bring someone for us all to meet

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We wrapped up the holiday weekend getting together at Champps

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Dustin and Johnnie try out Johnnie's new chess game

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Mom makes a haul

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Justin checks out his new book

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Johnnie, Nice shoes

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Jacie, you need to share some of those presents with your dad.

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James, Pretty sweet!

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Everyone gets a gift