BITS AND PIECES
WHAT WE'VE DONE
WHAT WE MAY DO
SOME PHILOSOPHIES

UPDATED JANUARY 4th, 2006



(THE LINKS ARE IN RED!!!)

OUR CHILDREN


BEN
09/18/1971
IS THE OLDEST OF OUR CHILDREN AND LIVES WITH HIS WIFE, WANDA, IN DALLAS TEXAS. HE GRADUATED FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN MANHATTAN KANSAS IN 1996 WITH A DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND CURRENTLY IS EMPLOYED BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS.
BEN AND WANDA RECENTLY JUST PURCHASED A VERY NICE
HOME IN DALLAS
BECKY
06/22/1981
IS THE OLDEST DAUGHTER AND IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN DENVER. WE HEAR FROM HER REGULARILY NOW AND SHE IS DOING FINE. OUR FIRST GRANDSON, "NATHAN LEE" WAS BORN ON OCT. 8, 2000. BECKY IS A GOOD MOM.
EVA
05/12/1982
IS OUR SECOND DAUGHTER AND IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN LOVELAND. SHE WILL BE WORKING TO EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO BE ON HER OWN. SHE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL MAY 27th 2000
CONGRATULATIONS EVA!!

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FOR GRADUAUTION PICTURES
AMANDA
01/02/1985
IS OUR NEXT YOUNGEST DAUGHTER. SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL EARLY IN NOV. 2002. TURNED 18 IN JANUARY 2003 AND MOVED OUT ON HER OWN. SHE WENT TO SCHOOL TO BECOME A CNA & IS DOING VERY WELL. SHE IS NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF A 2001 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE (HER DREAM CAR) & HER FREEDOM & MOST RECENTLY A HOMEOWNER. HER MOM & DAD ARE SURE SHE WILL DO WELL ON HER OWN!
TERESA
08/06/1987
IS OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER & HAS JUST MOVED OUT ON HER OWN (AUGUST 2004). SHE IS NOW IN THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS AND SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL. SHE IS QUITE ACTIVE AND REALLY ENJOYS RIDING THE FOUR WHEELERS.
TERESA MOST RECENTLY HAS ATTENDED EMT CLASSES & WILL SOMEDAY WORK FOR A FIRE DEPT. AS A "FIREWOMAN"
TERESA VERY GOOD VOICE. SHE WILL SING TO US ALL ONE DAY! CLICK HERE TO SEE WHY!

THE WYOMING RANCH
RAWLINS WYOMING


IS LOCATED 17 MILES WEST OF RAWLINS & 11 MILES NORTH. 160 ACRES OF SEMI-DESERT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PEOPLE AROUND. WE'VE SPENT SEVERAL WEEKENDS CAMPING THERE AND HAVE YET TO SEE A SOUL. A GREAT PLACE TO RELAX AND GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! WE HOPE TO PUT A TRAILER THERE THIS SUMMER SO WE CAN SPEND SEVERAL WEEKENDS THERE THIS SUMMER! WE WELCOME ANY FREINDS AND RELATIVES TO JOIN US AND PARTAKE IN THIS WONDERFUL WILDERNESS AREA WITH THE COYOTES, ANTELOPES, GROUSE AND WHATEVER OTHER CREATURE MIGHT SHOW IT'S FACE.
VIEW IT HERE! 		LAKE NEHAI TONKENYEA
MARCELINE MISSOURI



LOCATED 50 MILES FROM THE FARM & IS ABOUT TWO ACRES, 200 YARDS FROM A NICE PRIVATE LAKE WHERE A PERSON CAN LAUNCH A MOTORBOAT AND FISH ANY TIME. THERE ARE CAMPGOUNDS, A GOLF COURSE, A CLUBHOUSE WITH A SWIMMING POOL, AND OTHER AMENITIES. WE TRAVELED IN THE SUMMER OF 2000 AND THE PROPERTY IS NICER THAN EXPECTED! THE LAND WAS PURCHASED FROM A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF LEE'S! THE LAND IS LOCATED JUST ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF I-70 ABOUT IN THE CENTER OF THE STATE IN CHARITON COUNTY.
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 THE FARM
CARROLLTON MISSOURI

IS LOCATED JUST 70 MILES NORTH EAST OF KANSAS CITY IN CARROLL COUNTY. THERE IS A 2,700 SQ. FT. TWO STORY FOUR BEDROOM HOUSE WITH A GARDEN, 23 ACRES OF PASTURE, OUT BUILDINGS, CORRALS, AND A LARGE DECK WITH A NICE HOT TUB. THE HOME IS IMMACULATE INSIDE. WE HAVE THE PLACE RENTED OUT NOW ALONG WITH THE PASTURE. HOPE TO MOVE THERE IN 4 OR 5 YEARS AND SEMI RETIRE. MARY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COUPLE COWS, PIGS, SHEEP, HORSE, DUCKS AND CHICKENS. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS!!
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HIGHLIGHTS


MARCH 2000

" AIR COMBAT U.S.A."

ON MARCH 17, 2000 LEE AND MARY HEADED TO
LAS VEGAS NEVADA SO LEE COULD PARTICIPATE IN
" AIR COMBAT U.S.A."
IT'S A FIGHTER PILOT FOR A DAY PROGRAM WHERE HE GOT THE CHANCE TO SHOOT DOWN "ENEMY AIRCRAFT" WITH A LASER. THESE ARE REAL FIGHTER PLANES WITH LASERS INSTEAD OF REAL AMMO. IT WAS AN ALL DAY ORDEAL AND HE HAD A GREAT TIME! THE TRIP WAS A VALENTINES DAY GIFT FROM MARY!! IT WAS NOT A VIRTUAL COMPUTER THING! THE PLANES AND THE FLYING IS REAL.

CLICK PICTURE TO CHECK IT OUT!!

      
JUNE 2000

"TATE-STRICKLER REUNION"

WE DROVE TO THE TATE-STRICKLER REUNION IN VALENTINE NEBRASKA ON THE 23rd OF JUNE. WE HAD A GREAT TIME THERE AND SAW LEE'S GRANDPARENTS RANCH AND THE COUSINS RANCHES. IT WAS A WONDERFUL VISIT WITH ONLY ONE MAJOR CATASTROPHY. CLICK       HERE       TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT WAS AND CLICK       HERE
      TO SEE ALL THE PICTURES WE TOOK WHILE THERE!
AUGUST 2000

MISSOURI PROPERTY TRIP

WE LOADED UP THE CAMPER AND HEADED OUT TO MISSOURI THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PART OF NEBRASKA. WE REALLY LIKE THAT PART OF THE COUNTRY. WE STOPPED AT PIONEER VILLAGE ON THE WAY. TO SE THE PICTURES WE TOOK ON THE TRIP GO     HERE   WE HAD A GREAT TIME!
APRIL 2001

"BEN & WANDA'S HOME IN DALLAS

Hopped in the 56 Parklane and headed to Texas. Mary & Amanda couldn't get the time off work so Lee, Becky & Teresa went. We got the grand tour of Ben and Wanda's new home and they were wonderful Hosts! We Visited
The FORT WORTH ZOO
The CLASSIC THUNDERBIRD SHOWROOM
& ended up on Saturday at the NASCAR Busch race at TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Click     HERE     to view all the pictures.
NORTH CAROLINA
("THE BEACH")
AUGUST 2001
WE MADE IT TO NORTH CARO0LINA AND HAD A GREAT TIME. CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE FUN
RAWLINS WYOMING
("THE RANCH")
LABOR DAY 2001
WE LOADED UP THE CAMPER AGAIN AND HEADED OUT. CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE FUN
BOGARD MISSOURI
("THE FARM")
FEBRUARY 2002
WENT TO MISSOURI TO CHECK OUT THE FARM AND DECIDED WE HAD TO BUY IT! CLICK HERE TO SEE IT 		PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY 2002
LEE & MARY WENT TO ONTARIO CALIFORNIA SO LEE COULD ATTEND MITSUBISHI SCHOOL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND SAW LEE'S DAD DON IN PALM SPRINGS AND HIS SISTER DIANE AND OF COURSE JASON & KIM'S NEW BABY LUKE AND FINALLY GOT SOME PICTURES OF THE BABY. CLICK HERE TO SEE HIM.
WE PICKED UP DAD IN PALM SPRINGS ON THE WAY BACK AND BROUGHT HIM HOME WITH US. WE WENT THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON AND DAD HAD NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE. WE HAD A GREAT TIME ON THE TRIP.
VIEW PICTURES HERE!
BOGARD MISSOURI
MAY 2002
WE HOOKED UP OUR CAMPER TO THE PICK-UP AND LOADED A 4 WHEELER IN AMANDA'S PICK-UP AND HEADED OUT THROUGH A TORRENTIAL DOWN POUR. IT TOOK US 18 HOURS TO GET THERE. AMANDA AND TERESA EACH TOOK A FRIEND AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICTURES.
BOGARD MISSOURI
JULY 2002
WE HOOKED UP OUR NEW MERCURY TO THE LITTLE TRAILER. LOADED UP & HEADED OUT FOR A WORKING VACATION. IT WAS HOT BUT IT WAS "COOL". WE TOOK TERESA & OUR NEPHEW JIMMY FROM CHARLOTTE. WE HAD A GREAT TIME OVER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICTURES.
"THE RANCH" RAWLINS WYOMING
JUNE 2003
WE LOADED UP THE MOTORHOME, 4 WHEELERS, MOTORCYCLE & THE DOG AND HEADED TO "THE RANCH". WE MET PHILIP, SUZANNE & THE KIDS AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICTURES.
NORTH CAROLINA, INDIANA, MISSOURI
JULY 2003
WE LOADED UP THE MERCURY AGAIN AND HEADED OUT. WE STOPPED AT THE FARM IN MISSOURI AND ON TO ATLANTA TO MARY'S GRANDMOTHERS HOME AND THEN TO WILMINGTON TO MARY'S PARENT'S AND ON TO DANIEL AND LAUREL'S NEW HOME IN BLOOMONGTOM INDIANA. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICTURES.
NASCAR IN DALLAS TEXAS
APRIL 2004
WE LOADED UP THE MOTORHOME AND HEADED OUT. WE DROVE TO DALLAS & PICKED UP BEN & WANDA AND HEADED TO THE NASCAR RACE AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. WE STAYED IN THE MH ALL WEEKEND AT THE TRACK AND HEADED BACK ON MONDAY. IT WAS COOL! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICTURES.
IOWA, MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, ONTARIO, NY, PENNSYLVANIA, N.C.
JULY 2005
WE TOOK OFF IN MARY'S NEW BIRD TO ALL POINTS NORTH & EAST & SOUTH FOR A TOP DOWN VACATION & HAD WAAAAY TOOOOO MUCH FUN.CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICTURES.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS
DECEMBER 2005
WE HOPPED ON THE TRAIN IN DENVER ON THE 24TH & HEADED TO GLENWOOD SPRINGS BY RAIL. IT'S A 5 HOUR TRIP BUT REALLY COOL. 28 TUNNELS IN 30 MINUTES PLUS THE FAME MOFFAT TUNNEL UNDER THE DIVIDE. WE FORGOT THE CAMERA. WE STAYED AT THE HISTORIC HOTEL DENVER & HAD OUR OWN HOT TUB. WE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS SOAKING IN THE MINERAL SPRINGS THEN BACK TO REALITY BY TRAIN ON THE 26th. WE HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!

FAR FUTURE PLANS
MARY AND LEE WOULD REALLY LIKE, TO RETIRE AT THE FARM IN MISSOURI AND HAVE A COUPLE COWS, PIGS, CHICKENS, SHEEP, DUCKS, DOGS, CATS, A HORSE FOR THE KIDS, FROGS, TOADS AND OTHER THINGS. MAYBE SOME DAY!

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