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Life is hard in the frontier. Hunger, wild animals, marauding bands of traveling salesmen....... Ah no wait that's just my "Walter Mitty" complex kicking in again. We really weren't pioneers, just a midwestern family, going through the various phases of a lifetime. This story actually picks up in the middle. Oh yes we do feature flashbacks in some files. But the main reason for this site, is to provide a touchstone for a geographically separated family. Yup there we all were, Ma and Pa in the middle, and the kids-from left to right Christopher, Pamela, Michael, Jennifer, and David.

Why now?

Good question. It should have started back some. But it is only now that we did. Chris and his wife relocated to a city in the east, and are expecting their first child. Dave joined the Army and is now attending the Fort Benning School for Boys. Pam's husband Pete a member of the Army National Guard has once again been activated, and is in the 'train up' phase of his movement to the Middle East.

So anyway, as you probably guessed by now all the stuff on this page is not yet functional. We will fix that as we go along. The important thing right now is to get it kicked off.

The short stories below, are a brief into to the 'gang'.

Ssgt Pete Ssgt Pete is currently undergoing training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi, with the Army National Guard. He is in a transportation assignment and his first stop should be in Kuwait. Pam and Julie and Repete are keeping the home fires burning and playing the role of cheerleaders while daddy is gone. Both Ma and Pa here and Pete's family are trying to fill in as troop supporters here on the home front too. Godspeed Ssgt Pete.	Dave Enlisted in the US Army last month (May 2006) currently undergoing basic training at the Benning School for Boys in GA. 1/50 C Company is his outfit. Dave signed up for a shot at Special Forces. That is a very long row to hoe. After basic he must successfully complete Advanced Infantry Training, and then Jump School. Upon the successful completion of that, he wins a slot in Special Forces Training. Godspeed Dave.
Chris and Beth Ensconced in their Castle in a city to the East, Chris works as a graphic artist with his lovely, recently graduated (yayyyyyyyy) teacher and expecting wife Beth. Funny how that sorta thing gives a couple this urge to go out and get a minivan. It will be their own version of 'the Cookie Crumb Express. You know a van isn't really a van until it has a sucker stuck to a seat somewhere, and cereal and cookie crumbs in and under the back seats.	Jim and Jenny This summer finds this charming couple and their three heirs (Emily, Noah, and Maisie) preparing for the normal rigors of summering in the sun. Thank God for those back yard wading pools and popcycles eh? This family, long time veterans of the minivan virus, work together to grow and learn. Some weekends you can find them camping. Some weekends on the sailboat (no Jim there are no pirates really here in the midwest). Living the good life.
Mike Mike the Mopar man. Trained and groomed to enjoy the feel of grease on the skin. A veteran of numerous encounters with hot things like exhaust systems and engine blocks with the scars to prove it. Mike is currently experiencing some automotive re-adjustment issues, and has acquired a Mustang convertible. So for now we will be gentle with him as he learn that new 'F' word. Ford.	Ma and Pa Both Ma and Pa are veterans of a fraternity called United States Marine Corps. One as a Marine the other as the more important part ... the wife and foundation. Ma is relearning the stress of waiting at home for loved ones. Pa is learning what it means to sit in the rear with the gear and watch as others serve their country. Pa is learning that it can be harder to do that than go out and do it yourself. These are their adventures.

Cookie Crumb Express

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