BACK IN THE U.S.A.

TIME TO BUILD A HOME AND HAVE OUR LAST CHILD (MARY)

IN 1973 JACQUE AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE 140 ACRES OF PROPERTY NEAR OUR HOME TOWN.  FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS WE LIVED AND WORKED FOR THE DAY WHEN WE COULD COME HOME AND BUILD A HOUSE.  IN 1980 IT WAS TIME.

WE PURCHASED A USED MOBILE TO LIVE IN WHILE I BUILT THE HOUSE

A SLAB WAS POURED FOR A SHOP (24 X 48) FIRST. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ALL I'D EVER WANT. YOU'LL SEE IN THAT IN 2002, I'M STILL ADDING ON TO IT.

FINALLY IN JUNE OF 1980 WE POURED CEMENT FOR THE HOUSE.

FRONT VIEW OF SLAB AND SHOP IN BACKGROUND

REAR VIEW OF HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

WE MOVED IN 13 MONTHS LATER.

MANY GREAT TIMES HAVE BEEN SPENT IN THIS DEN.

IN LATE 1979 MARY SHUFORD WAS BORN.  NOW WE HAD A NEW BABY FOR A NEW HOME