Updated List 8-19-08

It's hard to believe that we have a senior this year! Just took her today to get some of her senior pictures made! Doesn't that make me feel old! We'll have one going into high school next year and the youngest going into middle school next year! School hasn't even started yet (next week) and already, I'm going and blowing with them trying to get ready to start back! We've got some great kids!!!!


The list has been updated today. There are some great carts this time; just a little worn. Let's just say they were well loved!!! Be sure to check out the new list at:
Kate's Track Shack!

Thanks and have a great week!

Kathy & Dan

Vacation 08 for the Gibson's

We had a great vacation but it's good to be home!!! We traveled about 4000 miles round trip. Dan's family had a family reunion up in PA and since it was going to be such a short weekend we decided to do some stuff before we got there.

We got a little bit of a late start on Friday and stopped for the night in Olathe, KS.

On Saturday we head up to Wisconsin Dells. We've been there before and it was lot of fun. We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge which we'd never stayed at before. We have one locally, but haven't been to it either!

The only bad thing was they had had a lot of heavy rains and in some places we saw water covering front yards still. One place we were near - Lake Delton, had a breach in the lake and all of the water drained out!

Wisconsin Dells is a very touristy place. One of it's big draws is the hotels with indoor and outdoor water parks. We didn't take the camera with us into the water park portion of the hotel so I don't have any pictures to show you. We did however go to a really fun place that we'd gone to the last time we were there. It's the Tommy Bartlett Exploratory Museum. If you ever get a chance to go, you should!

It can be a hair raising experience!

We kind of lost our heads at this place.

Does it look like I'm terrified - I am!!!!!!

We also went to a really cool place about an hour away. If you've ever seen those huge fiberglass statues or "Muffler Men" that Roadside America talks about, we found the place that makes them. It's called the F.A.S.T. Corp. and to most folks this would be boring, but it was a lot of fun; even the kids enjoyed it!

These were just a few of the molds. There were acres of them.

Next, on our journey was to Indiana. We stopped by one of the houses Dan lived in before coming to TX with his family. Then it was on to Auburn, IN. We forgot about the time change and missed getting to see one of the car museums there, but that was okay since it wasn't the main car museum we went there for. If you're into cars, and even it you're not, this is a really cool car museum. It's the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. I couldn't tell you how many millions of dollars worth of cars are housed there!!! Here are some pictures of just a very few number of cars there are to see here.

What beauties!

Next we headed up to Niagara Falls, NY to stay for a couple of days before the reunion. The last time we saw the falls, we stayed on the Canadian side. It was amazing how much there was to do on the Canadian side, but nothing really on the American side. We talked to several people and they said it's been very sad to see so much closed up on the American side. It only cost us $.50 ea. to cross the border into Canada. Our daughter Mary and her dad took some really cool pictures. I just don't have enough room to post them all! The garbage barge you see in one of the pictures has been there since 1918. Dan said his grandfather remembers seeing it.

About to enter Canada!

Half of us are in the US and half in Canada! Dan is in both countries!

This is the garbage barge that his been here since 1918.

American Falls taken from the Canadian side.


Our last leg of the journey was to Dan's family reunion in PA. We stayed at a Salvation Army Retreat. Mainly older folks there, but it was nestled in 1400 acres of beauty! We saw deer, groundhogs and, the girls even saw a bald eagle (the camps mascot). It was good to see family that we hadn't seen in a long time. We spent one afternoon at a school where we met more of Dan's family. The only surviving sibling of Dan's grandfather was there and had just celebrated his 95th birthday! Go Mitch 95!




We didn't really stop for much on the way home. We were tired and ready to get back home to our pooches and fish (and you guys of course!!!!).

This was a good vacation but it's good to be back. I just need another vacation to catch up on all of the things I didn't get done while we were gone!

School will start in a few weeks and maybe I'll get a little bit more done that I need to, but probably not!

Enjoy!

Happy 4th!

Hope you are having a great 4th of July!!

We spent ours at Dan's sister's swimming and eating hamburgers/hot dogs and all the fixin's.

The folks at the lake and the yacht club put on their second annual Light The Lake event last night. This is becoming a big precursor to the 4th. There were probably close to 10,000 people at both boat ramps. They had music, and vendors setup at one end of the lake. We got there to late to do that stuff, but drove the Amphicar across the lake from the other end of the lake and watched the fireworks from the water. There were some pretty spectacular fireworks! It wasn't so bad driving in since most of the boats were already on the water, but coming out there were a lot of them lined up waiting for their trailers. We were lucky to find an open lane and just drove right out! There is something to be said for having a boat that is also a car and not have to deal with a trailer!

Wishing you a fun and safe 4th!!!!!

Dan/Kathy

Updated List 6-24-08

Just letting you know that a new list has finally been put up!!!!!!

Also, here is an updated picture of LuLu that cute little puppy that we put a picture up of last time. She's grown just a little bit (see picture below) don't you think!

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer and not having to work to hard. Vacation is coming up next month. We'll be doing a lot of driving on the way up to a family reunion in PA. We plan to do a lot before we get there and probably not so much on the way home. We'll keep you posted on the trip and what we'll be doing and post lots of pictures.

For those of you who may remember "Otto" our Messchersmitt, we no longer have him. After we sold Otto, he was resold at Kruse auctions in AZ for some big bucks! Dan did a great job on the restoration and someone else must have thought so too! Well... we have another project going. This one is called Frankenschmitt. To see more about this little beauty check it out here. Some of the die hard purist think Dan should put it back to an orig. Messerschmitt, but Dan's thinking of doing something funky with it like the guy modifying it tried to do. What do you think? Let us know if he should go back to an orig. schmitt or go with the modification.

Dan/Kathy

Updated List and Extended Memorial Day Sale

Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!! We began a MD sale, but I forgot to email everyone and put up a post here, so we've extended the sale until this Saturday, May 31st. Pick any one item from the website and get 10% off. Just let us know which item it will be.

The list is also updated. Hopefully with the kids getting out of school in a little more than a week, I can get it updated a little more often! Take a look at the list and see if you see anything you'd like.

LuLu is getting so big! I'll have to post a new picture of her so you can see how big she has gotten!!!

Take care and have a great week!

Kathy

Updated List 05-07-08 & Newest Addition

Sorry for taking so long in getting the list updated! With the end of school coming up, it's been very very busy around here! We also added an addition to the family this weekend. Yes, I am crazy, but this little one was so cute I couldn't resist! Her name is LuLu! The other two are brother and sister (same mom diff. dad and litters) The bigger one laying down is Snickers (almost 5) and the cowering one is Daisy (2 years old). She's afraid of cameras. I think she's in the shower hiding right now.

It may be hard to tell (pun intended), but LuLu has a tail and the others two don't! That's hard for my kids to deal with since all they've ever had are dogs without tails! Yes, check out her paws! She will probably tower the other two!! We'll post pictures when that happens!!!!

Be sure to check out the list when you get a chance! www.katestrackshack.com.

Thanks!!!!

Kathy

Website Back Up

Kate's Track Shack is back up and running again!!!!!!

I'm working on testing more tapes for the list so you should be seeing a new updated list early next week if not sooner.

Thanks again and have a continued beautiful weekend!

Kathy/Dan

Website Down Temporarily

Kate's Track Shack is currently down due to problems with the server. We are working hard to get it back up. Hopefully, by this evening.

Thanks for your understanding!!!!!!!

Dan/Kathy

Updated List and Spring/Anniv. Sale 04-04-08

Hope everyone had a great week and is looking forward to a relaxing weekend!!!!!

We just put up an updated list today. To help celebrate 10 years in business we're having a sale that we had back in 1998 - buy 10 tapes get 1 free. Check out the list and let us know if you see anything you like!

Thanks!

Dan/Kathy

Updated List 3-28-08

Hey everyone!

Hope you had a great St. Patrick's Day and a Happy Easter!!!!

Just put up a new list today. Be sure to check out our website - www. katestrackshack.com and let us know if you see anything you can't live without!!!

Enjoy a wonderful weekend!!!!

Dan/Kathy

New Updated List - 3-15-08

Thanks for your understanding while we were down. I had to have some surgery and am starting to get back on my feet. We appreciate your patience!!!!!

We have just updated the list tonight. You can check it out at www.katestrackshack.com.

Happy St. Patrick's Day and Happy Easter to everyone!!!

Kathy & Dan

Looking For Don Ho!

You didn't leave any way to contact you. Email me at dkgibson3@tx.rr.com.

Kathy

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day to you!!!!!

Just letting you know that a new updated list went up today. Please check it out at www.katestrackshack.com. We've also got a Valentine Special going. If you buy tapes from the list from now until the end of Feb. and have them tuned-up before they ship, the cost of tune-up's will be $1.50 instead of $2 per tape. Just mention the Valentine special when you place your order if you want them tuned-up.

We love our customers - Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!

Kathy & Dan

Updated List! 02-05-08

Just letting you know that a new updated list has just been put up. Hope you are staying warm and having a good week!!! The flu hit here last week with two of our girls getting sick. We've had a couple of high 70's days the last few days but it looks like we may get some rain (much needed) and some colder weather coming our way. I guess that's to be expected in February!

We haven't had any good memories for our memory page in a while. If you've got a good 8-track related story to tell, let us know and we'll put it up on the website.

Take care!!!!!!!

Kathy

Updated List 01-22-08

Sorry for the delay in letting you know the list was updated. I had to have some minor surgery and forgot to make a post and send out emails before I left.


You can check out the updated list at www.katestrackshack.com.

Dan/Kathy Gibson

Happy New Year!!! - Updated List 01/03/08

We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays!

The kids are back in school today and it's time to get back to business!

This year marks our 10th year at Kate's Track Shack!!!! We're looking forward to a great year with some new things on the horizon. We are working on some updates to the website that we think we be more beneficial to our customers. We'll also be having sales and promotions throughout the year to help celebrate 10 years at KTS.

The list has been updated and we have an after Christmas special on Christmas tapes. Buy 10 and get 1 free.

You can check out the updated list and sale at www.katestrackshack.com.

Thanks to all of you, our friends and loyal customers, who have helped to make this business a sucess!!!!!!!!

Dan/Kathy Gibson

Updated List 12-3-07

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We did! Ate to much, but I think that's the way it should be! We were able to enjoy visiting with family and the huge snowflakes that came our way. They didn't last, but that's okay!!!!

We just updated the list today with lots of tapes. You'll especially want to order up those Christmas tapes! We also are offering Gift Certificates again this year. These make great gifts for family and friends not only for Christmas but all year round. They can be for any amount and can be used for anything at the Track Shack. You can check it all out at www.katestrackshack.com.

Enjoy your holidays and stay warm and safe!!!!!

Kathy, Dan & Girls

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!

We wish everyone from our family to yours a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Make sure that you check out our website tomorrow so that you can start ordering up those Christmas tapes! And don't forget to order up gift certificates for all of those hard to find friends and family who you want to get hooked on 8-tracks!!!!!

www.katestrackshack.com


Dan, Kathy, our girls & the dogs (Snickers & Daisy)

Updated List 11-07-07

Greetings to all!

Our weather has turned a little cooler down here in Texas! Of course it's November and it should be getting cooler, but when you live in Texas, you never know what the weather will bring! I think the temps today were in the high 60's with a low expected tonight around 40.

I really enjoed the picture Larry sent a few weeks ago. If you have one to send, let me know. Thanks again, Larry!!!!

The list has been updated so take a look and let us know if you see anything you want to order - www.katestrackshack.com. We've added the Christmas tapes again this year. I've been seeing Christmas stuff out for several months now. I think I saw Christmas stuff out before I saw Halloween stuff!

Also, again this year, we will be doing gift certificates. These are great especially if you know what type of music that someone special would like.

Take care!

Kathy

Check out this photo!!!!!

Thank you to Larry Parker who sent us this photo today! The picture is from Letchworth State park also know as the "Grand Canyon" of the east!!

We lived in Rhode Island for about a year and being able to see the seasons change was so nice! That would have to be one of the things I miss most about being up North.

Thanks again Larry!!!!

Kathy