About Ann

As an author, entrepeneur, and mother, Ann Butenas stays pretty busy. In 1998, after giving birth to her third child, she came up with an idea for The Medical And Dental Records Binder.

"In one year, I was at the doctor's office 65 times," Butenas said. "Between wellness checks and sickness appointments, I felt like I spent my entire life there."

The end result was a publishing company called ANZ Publications, an acronmym referring to her three boys Alec, Noah, and Zachary. She dedicated The Medical & Dental Records Binder to her deceased father, a Kansas City pulmonary physician.

"I created this to keep track of all medical and dental information, basically, from the birth of the child to age 18, then, when a child turns 18, their parent can slip a $20 bill in it, slide it across the kitchen table and say, 'There, have a nice life, there's all your medical information'." (Grin!)

In addition to The Medical And Dental Records Binder, Ann has been a nationally and professionaly published writer since the age of 12. She does freelance writing for a host of publications, including The Sun Publications, TheBabyCorner.com, and ThePartyWorks.com.

Her upcoming projects include a series of childrens' books entitled "In My Dreams." The first book, "Grasshoppers And Elephants," will be released soon as a book and CD ROM. Another project, The Bread Monkeys, is a book depicitng her day-to-day life as the mother of three boys, written with a humorous slant to which many parents can relate.

Keep coming back to this site in the coming weeks for updates on all ANZ Publications!

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