Karen De Bias:  

CLASS OF 1973
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Carpentersville, IL
Elgin, IL

Karen's Story

Life After graduating High School, I went on to the University of Illinois to study Animal Biology. Following college, I studied at Roosevelt University and received a Paralegal Certificate. A few years later, I obtained my real estate license, worked as a REALTOR and went on to become an Appraiser and a Certified Relocation Professional. Life is full of change! Recently, after being downsized twice within the past five years of corporate life, I took on the new challenge of starting my own business. I now own and operate a very successful Pet Sitting Business which covers the Fox Valley Area from Algonquin to St. Charles! I have a staff of 5 part-time pet sitters, and over 200+ clients! Look me up on the web at: From My House To Yours DOT net preceding with the usual - but there are no spaces in the title. Oh yeah, my personal background....I was married for seven years to 1972 Dundee High School Graduate Terry Becker, divorced in 1991. I have a son, Alexander, who graduated with a Teaching Degree from ISU, but couldn't find a teaching job for 18 mos. So, he applied and worked teaching ESL in South Korea for a year, and beginning in Nov. 2013 he will be teaching ESL in China! I'm dating in my 50's, it is sure "interesting" - and definitely "worthwhile". Would love to hear from any and all 1968-1976 Dundee High School Grads, renewing friendships, getting together. It's hard to believe that it's been over 30 years since our graduation - where did the time go? My ISP is gmailDOTcom, try writing that at the end of the e-mail using Petsitter711 in the beginning, you'll find me. School Ahhh, High School - what an awkward "age" for me! I didn't blossom until well into college - and unfortunately did not date very much in High School. I certainly made up for it in my 20's! I didn't get married until I was 29 yrs. old! Wow, that's a LOT of years of dating. And I am single again now - for the ...Expand for more
past 23 years. Are you coming back into the Dundee area....want to meet for coffee? College I attended college right after High School at the Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and lived one year in the dorms at Illinois Street Residence Halls, and 3 years at the sorority: Alpha Gamma Delta. I studied Animal Biology, and I am thrilled to say that "today" I am finally using my area of study from college. I own and operate a Pet Sitting Business, it has a website! Check it out. It is a dot net, but then proceed that with (no spaces) From My House To Yours - you'll find me! Workplace WOW - it seems that 30 years is a LONG time to write about what the heck I've been "doing" for a living! I did a short "stint" in my college major in Kansas as a Quality Control Manager in an Animal Feed Company - then went on to Roosevelt University in Chgo. for Paralegal Studies. I then worked as a Paralegal downtown for Sidley & Austin, went back to school & obtained my real estate license and went on to sell Real Estate in McHenry, Kane, Lake & Cook counties for the next 18 years. I retired from Real Estate in 2001, went back to school to gain entrance to the Nursing Program at Elgin Community College....sort of a second career. In the middle of that, my father broke his leg and become seriously ill, so I took on the responsibility of caring for him until he passed away in Feb. 2009. My only son, Alexander, graduated from Dundee-Crown High School in 2004 . I was married from 84-91 to Terry Becker (Class of 72). Currently I have my own business, I am a Professional Pet Sitter, licensed, bonded and insured. Don't ya just love it! What can be better than being greeted by happy dogs on a daily basis who WANT to see you because you are going to give them a treat, walk them or feed them! Check out my website, it ends in a dot net. The words proceeding that are (with no spaces) From My House To Yours
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Karen (age 53) with a client's cat, "Angelo"
The New Pup In The House!
For all the Moms out there that are Pet Parents!!!
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Every once in awhile you come across a "find" in the grocery store.....here's mine. When you are cooking for one this is such a Time saver! It's called ready pasta, it's fully cooked and can be warmed in the microwave in 60
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Merry Christmas Everyone!
My dog Lexie is ready for her one hour road trip to the Grand Mesa!
What was I thinking? On the Grand Mesa now, it is 18° F and the snow cover is above a regular stop sign, roads are clear but some are snow covered. Left the Grand Junction area it was 55°F! Thought I would encounter snow...
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OH LORD!
Happy Heavenly Birthday to my father, John DeBias, who would have been 100 years old today! Here he is pictured with my son Alexander at Alex's High School graduation at DCHS in 2004!
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