Mule Dog recording artist Thomas Leary wed

A Cinderella story

I am very happy to announce that I am now married for the first time in my life and have never been happier.  It is truly a Cinderella story as I married my prom date.  We were just kids when we dated and went to the prom (as the picture shows).  We were very compatible and would have probably been married and lived happily ever after but because of parental intervention we went our separate ways until many years later.  We both left the area, me to tour in my bands and she to work for AT&T and Avaya as an executive and trainer.  We met at the Rockford Chamber and started dating immediately.  We were wed by Gloria Cudia at Rockford College in the Fisher Chapel where I played piano and sang two songs to my bride during the wedding (“You Made Me So Very Happy” and “A Song For You”).  As soon as I moved in a strange thing happened.  I woke up and she cooked me bacon eggs and toast.  I was delighted because I normally just have an Optimum Nutrition protein shake for breakfast and this was a real treat.  It got even stranger when a few hours later she fixed me sandwiches for lunch!  I couldn’t believe this and asked “Is this normal?”  She said she would be fixing me 3 meals a day from now on!  She wasn’t exaggerating because around 6 or so there was a full dinner on the table.  I was in Heaven because I love to eat but have been doing my own cooking for most of my life.

 We spent the whole summer together because she was between jobs and my IT business is new and while still bringing in some income has never threatened to work me to death. We walked, hot tubbed, played and sang and I gained 30 pounds.  I don’t know what she gained because women seem to think if the weight number is not spoken aloud it doesn’t count.  We both had some health issues and agreed that we had to change our ways or we wouldn’t be around to enjoy our grandchildren.  I have also become an instant grandfather of two beautiful girls, one two and the other three years old. We started dieting and it was hard until I found a really exciting brand of supplements.  It started with a scientist named Dr. Myron Wentz Ph.D in immunology and microbiology.  He had been doing research in his Gull laboratories for twenty years on human cells culminating in the first commercial test for the Epstein-Barr virus the cause of infections mononucleosis.  The stress of managing the multimillion dollar company began to take its toll on the scientist and his health began to fail.  To correct this problem he turned to vitamins and since he had a laboratory at his disposal he first tested them to see which would be most effective for his health.  He was astounded to find that they all fell short of what he had been using to keep human cells healthy in the laboratory.  He found they were made of cheap ingredients, not formulated to be absorbed by the body and in the wrong ratios to be of any adequate nutritional value to promote good health.  At that point  Dr Wentz made a commitment to provide himself and his family with the highest level of nutrition possible by taking the research he had done on human cells and building on it to develop a line of dietary supplements.  In 1992 he founded USANA and began offering these supplements to the public through a network of representatives that use the products themselves instead of relying on the traditional advertising and distribution chains that would add to the cost of producing the product.  With quality control a top priority the products are manufactured to pharmaceutical standards.  Sharon and I are now taking the supplements and have noticed an amazing change in our health and energy levels.  We are losing weight, building muscle and feeling younger thanks to USANA and a healthy sensible diet.  I recommend everyone at least take the USANA Essentials vitamins.  I believe in them and think once you start taking them you’ll see the difference in your life and want to continue to take them.  For more information and a way I can provide you wholesale pricing as a preferred customer please contact me at usana@muledog.com for more information.

Sharon and I are now ready to live happily ever after.  She is also a photographer so I will be sharing some of her photos from time to time in the magazine.  To all our family and friends thank you for your well wishes.

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