tucker's world

needless to say, how does this happen?

2009-01-06T18:08:00.003-06:00

hollys take at CVS...not bad, eh

2008-11-28T00:29:00.000-06:00

Another October Bow Hunt

2008-11-03T07:51:00.001-06:00

I had to take the video while also trying to hunt, which is not the easiest thing to do while also staying undetected. I didn't get a shot off but the activity is certainly beginning to pick up.

another awesome weekend in the woods...

2008-10-27T22:59:00.001-05:00

this is how to keep your dog warm. thanks morgz

2008-10-26T19:55:00.000-05:00

only one word can describe this feeling...

2008-10-19T21:50:00.002-05:00

it was amazing how fast it happened. i know very few people have the opportunity to have a hunt on film, i just hope next time it will have a better ending. thanks brad for filming.

say hello to timewolf...the next great American rock band

2008-10-11T19:42:00.000-05:00

yeah, she's still got it!

2008-10-11T17:10:00.000-05:00

well, diddy...you scare us all

2008-10-05T21:54:00.001-05:00

this is what i'll be going after...

2008-09-13T23:11:00.002-05:00

i never really thought it would be that cool to see deer on a camera but after having this next to my stand for a week i have changed my mind.

you just never know what you're going to see at bass pro

2008-09-09T22:33:00.001-05:00

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wow...

2008-09-07T15:52:00.003-05:00

this is for all of you who have heard the story of this guy going absolutely crazy after shooting this big boy from 10 yards. to me, it was a little embarrassing for a grown man to be crying over shooting a deer when he is most likely just going to sell anyway. i wish i could've found the video so you could truly appreciate what i'm talking about, but if you would like to know just ask mandy or rachel, i heard they give a pretty good play by play.

bow season is just around the corner...and now i'm ready

2008-08-21T23:55:00.001-05:00

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human race...14 days...10k...who's with me?

2008-08-17T00:37:00.002-05:00

on august 31 nike is running the human race. i invite you to run with me at my house on august 31 at 2pm. this is 6.2 miles, i know anyone who wants to can do it. run, run/walk, or walk, i know you can train for this over the next 14 days.

mindy is in town!

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um...

2008-08-10T22:06:00.001-05:00

i love it when my wife gets creative!

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got some new kicks for running tonight...training resumes monday

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another favorite...

2008-08-07T23:41:00.000-05:00

good job ash...saturday should be no problem

2008-08-07T18:47:00.001-05:00

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lake time with the wessler's...

2008-08-06T23:11:00.000-05:00

our family from colorado came in town this week and we are all loving spending time in the water...even though it's just as hot in the water as it is out...

i love this pic...

2008-08-05T23:30:00.002-05:00

after going through pics to put up on the wall here at the house i've absolutely fallen in love with this one...it is up on the wall already...

canada fishing

2008-08-04T00:58:00.002-05:00

this is a great example of some of the fishing done north of the border...i can't believe it has been a year since we went...if you have never gone i certainly recommend it and recommend you take someone you love with you...believe me, you'll be glad you did.

one of my heroes...

2008-08-03T01:06:00.000-05:00

thanks ray and deana for the past 30 years...you are two of the greatest people we know

2008-08-03T00:30:00.001-05:00

the posts are set!

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all 9 holes are dug...in record time...thanks to the equipment in the picture

2008-07-29T21:03:00.001-05:00

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if your not here, you're missing the event of the summer

2008-07-28T21:30:00.001-05:00

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weird al is in the building

2008-07-28T16:41:00.001-05:00

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man, do I have a lot of work to do over the next week

2008-07-27T22:02:00.001-05:00

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don't you wish you could scratch your own back

2008-07-26T16:38:00.002-05:00

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church signs...

2008-07-25T13:48:00.003-05:00

on my way home from the fair today i saw these signs and couldn't help myself...

this speech scares me to death...here is the text

2008-07-24T21:21:00.001-05:00

Barack Obama’s speech Thursday in Germany may have grabbed the attention of the crowd of 200,000 with its outline of his world view, but his introduction was enough to catch attention back home.

“I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before, although tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for president, but as a citizen — a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world,” Obama said from his perch next to the Victory Column in Berlin, from which he could see throngs of spectators.

To several observers at home, that opening was the speech’s most noteworthy flourish.

“The opening line where he said he wasn’t speaking as a candidate but as a citizen of the world … it might have seemed appropriate for that audience, but you can’t remove the candidacy factor from it,” said Linda Hobgood, director of the Speech Center in the Department of Rhetoric and Communication Studies at the University of Richmond. “So it might have been more accurate to say, ‘While I am a candidate, I am also a citizen of the world.’”

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/24/obama-casts-self-as-world-citizen/

monday night at the pool...

2008-07-21T23:40:00.000-05:00

thank you burch's for inviting us to the pool to enjoy great friends, food, and kids.

life since the iPhone...

2008-07-21T23:14:00.003-05:00

winston...would you put that stupid thing down and play with me

me...no way, this thing is the most impressive piece of equipment ever

what a great evening...

2008-07-21T01:08:00.004-05:00

i haven't seen this many people in a room since my 16th birthday...lisa, what a party, you are such a great host...brad and mandy, i'm ready for the BIG day.

greasy claims another victim...

2008-07-18T14:52:00.000-05:00

this is one of the most inspiational stories i've ever seen...

2008-07-16T21:52:00.002-05:00

this is one of the most inspirational videos i've ever seen.

this article shows how crazy they really are...

2008-07-15T23:33:00.000-05:00

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/15/content_8550739.htm

Bryan

check out this guy

2008-07-14T22:34:00.001-05:00

my first energy drink

2008-07-14T22:22:00.001-05:00

should help out my 5 mile run tonight

can't wait till next june...

2008-07-14T11:53:00.001-05:00

we're planning to do some whitewater rafting in co next summer around winter park. let me know if any of you have gone out there. i'm pretty pumped to do it again.

winston

2008-07-13T23:44:00.000-05:00

our winston has not been himself since I got back home last night. he
did something to his foot and milks it like I would

this is what greasy's all about...

2008-07-10T17:06:00.001-05:00

today was the perfect day to fish on the river. cole and i caught 60-70 fish apiece while fishing all day. for several straight hours we were catching a fish on at least every other cast. that fish i caught was the biggest i've ever caught out of greasy weighing in at over 5 lbs. what a catch, what a day, can't wait to do it again!!! by the way, fishing out of a float tube is money and a great way to go.

late night wakeboarding and finding out winston loves to tube...

2008-07-06T21:21:00.000-05:00

they may not be big...but they still fight!

2008-07-06T21:16:00.000-05:00

what a fun night...

2008-07-06T14:28:00.000-05:00

more july 4th pics...

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the weekend so far...

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fly fishing...

2008-07-02T23:36:00.003-05:00

today i went fly fishing for the first time in my life. i have fished for trout before but never using an actual fly rod. i first have to thank my good friend cole for inviting me along and showing me the ropes with great patience. it was great learning something completely new. it was frustrating at first but got better as the day went on. i caught about 12 rainbow trout. i can't wait to go again...

this looks really painful...

2008-06-28T23:36:00.003-05:00

but don't worry because they are back to normal now, thank goodness!

you know you live in the ozarks when...

2008-06-25T12:12:00.001-05:00

your next door neighbors decide having a wild turkey is a great companion.

happy 50th...

2008-06-23T22:04:00.000-05:00

when i think about spending the next 48 years of my life with holly i get excited...i hope i'm as excited then as i am now b/c that is a long, long time. great party mom and dad, it was a real treat to see family members we don't often see. i hear there is going to be another big party next year...that should be fun!

brad & jenny's shower

2008-06-23T21:42:00.001-05:00

we had a great time...can't wait till the big event!

who is this...

2008-06-23T13:49:00.004-05:00

i can't believe how much you and your mom look alike. give me your best guess.

yeah, it was awesome...

2008-06-22T21:02:00.004-05:00

these pics will certainly be making it on my wall!

our week...

2008-06-20T23:08:00.000-05:00

kay and mindy made it to springfield this week and we had a great time and these were some pics of everyone and all the dogs...we had a great time

lamberts...

2008-06-20T22:54:00.000-05:00

papa's brother noel and his wife mildred along with their daughter and neice, carla and hannah, made it to town today and what better way to welcome them to the ozarks then take them out to lamberts. hannah will be working kannukuk all summer on tablerock.

my weekend

2008-06-15T23:27:00.003-05:00

i know it would be better if i had pictures...i will hopefully have them sometime in the near future...i still don't know how we did not have a single camera...anyway, here is the break down for the weekend.
friday:
1. country fever fest to see pat green
2. wound up getting backstage passes to actually meet pat green
3. and dirks bentley
4. pictures were taken and i hope i'm able to validate my story
saturday:
1. got to bed at 3am in an abandoned gas station sidewalk
2. hit the river and rolled the canoe in a such a way that i can't describe in a blog. i can tell you that everything in my canoe was soaked...not good
3. paddles 18 miles
4. cooked a great dinner...thanks doug and brad for preparing the meal
sunday:
1. hit the river early
2. saw a deer crossing the river...first time i've ever seen that
3. jumped off a 40 foot cliff that i had to scale just to jump...extremely exciting
4. got out of the river early
5. ate a great lunch...at McD's...and had a cold soft drink
6. got to eat dinner with my dad...very nice way to end a very awesome weekend!

what a fun night at the ballpark

2008-06-12T23:44:00.000-05:00

tonight was the annual realtor night at the springfield cardinals game. we brought quite a crew, including tim from our street reach class. we were asked to participate in musical chairs as you can see, which was quite fun. believe me, when they tell you it's totally safe they are lying. check out lucas's eye, which was from my elbow, sorry bro. also pay close attention to brad absolutely taking out one of blake's friends because he stole his chair, it was great. thanks mom and dad for the tickets and dinner.

wanted...

2008-06-10T09:57:00.001-05:00

current generation or 2nd generation ipod nano. i don't really care what color or size it is. call, text, email, or comment if you have one you are wanting to get rid of or you know of someone who is.

Goin' to the chapel and we're...

2008-06-07T23:12:00.002-05:00

Gonna Get Married!!!

Congratulations Mandy and Bradley! We love you!

this is what we went through

2008-06-05T22:26:00.001-05:00

the main video is actually only 4 minutes. holly and i are ready to go again so that's an open invitation to anyone.

this would be a great step to the half marathon for all those training...

2008-06-04T10:03:00.001-05:00

http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/humanrace/index.jsp

how has it already been 2 years?

2008-06-02T23:34:00.002-05:00

i'm thankful for so many things in my life, but the #1 thing is you. thanks baby!

i want to go back to river...

2008-06-01T22:25:00.001-05:00

our weekend getaway

2008-05-29T17:49:00.004-05:00

these are just a few of our pics from our weekend on the water...i don't have the ones actually taken on the water. i'll share those as soon as i get them. for any of you thinking about taking a white water rafting trip but aren't quite sure, do it!

well, since we couldn't make it down over the weekend...

2008-05-28T23:48:00.000-05:00

i really hated missing one of my favorite holidays of the year so i had make up for it on a wednesday evening...holly and i had a great time with our friends megan and cole...and of course winston made the trip for his very first boating experience.

before and after...

2008-05-22T18:07:00.001-05:00

thanks ron and kay for a great early anniversary present!

what a day...

2008-05-18T17:30:00.000-05:00

we stopped off at local burger, a burger joint that has everything on the menu made locally. i had the turkey burger, but you can have pork, deer, and elk. we then made our way to the KU campus to watch mindy walk down the "hill." appearantly this is big tradition, i'm sure steph could fill me in. thankfully she wanted to leave after the walk because it is finally feeling like summer time.

way to go mindy!!!

2008-05-17T15:38:00.001-05:00

today we went to see mindy graduate from the KU nursing school. just a side story: while we were there a man about 4 rows in front of us had a heart attack and i really thought i was watching someone die right in front of my eyes as a doctor was giving him cpr. after a few minutes he came out of it and began breathing and paramedics were there to take him away. as holly's grandpa said, it was unlucky to have that happen, but you could not have been any luckier to have it happen at a nursing school graduation.

i really do love holding babies...

2008-05-15T22:46:00.002-05:00

just not newborn babies. i'm so worried that i'll get them sick or drop them, they are just so tiny and that's what scares me.

nothing better than the ole neighborhood...

2008-05-15T22:43:00.003-05:00

well, there it is...i'm official

2008-05-14T22:39:00.001-05:00

mothers day lunch at riverside...

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food was good...happy mothers day mom

you can take this kid anywhere...

2008-05-10T23:32:00.000-05:00

Anybody want to work out?

2008-05-08T21:01:00.008-05:00

As you can see, I've developed a bit of a paunch...

Maggie took me for a walk around the house once, thanks Mags!

But mostly I do a lot of laying around.

The Wilson women got me this snazzy workout gear for Christmas.

It got me excited for a little while but I'm just so darn good at taking naps that it's hard to stay motivated. BUT, I've recently acquired a Speedo (don't worry about the details but here's a shout out to Baxter for the hook-up!) and lake season is just around the corner. Someone work out with me PLEASE!!!

Winston "Lil Simmons" Tucker

10th inning...

2008-05-06T20:34:00.002-05:00

i got back in from my first 10th inning practice, and it went very well. let me tell you that all the way up until my opening statement i was dreading it. after just a few minutes i could tell a serious attitude adjustment, and man was i thankful for that. all day i kept thinking about all the other things i would want to be doing on saturday instead of being on a baseball field with kids that aren't even mine. i thought about the lake, camping, fishing, being in kc with holly's folks, and the list goes on and on. but, when the rubber met the road i just decided that it wasn't about me or even the kids, but it was all about God and relationships that holly and i can develop over the summer. i know many of you that read this blog really do have a lot of stuff going on that would not allow you to be there on saturday's but contribute in other ways behind the scenes. on the other hand i also know many of you have your "reasons" for not participating. some of those "reasons" probably include: i'm so busy during the week i just want saturday to relax or if i had a kid that wanted to play i would coach or get involved, but the best reason is simply that it's just too hot. sorry if i urked any of you out there but i think we can all do better so serve the kingdom of God. on that note, GET INVOLVED...TODAY!

this pretty much sums up the morning...

2008-05-03T13:24:00.003-05:00

it was just too cold and too windy...but not for a good nap...

twitter...

2008-05-01T17:20:00.001-05:00

so, this twitter thing is pretty addicting...i think i may need to talk holly into an unlimited text messaging plan...but, for now i'll just stick to the im...

another beautiful morning...

2008-04-30T18:30:00.002-05:00

well, i've been on 3 turkey hunts this spring season and have come away successful on 2 of them. as you may recall from my previous post i told you about all the crawling i had to do. not the case this morning. this mornings hunt could not have been scripted any better. i got into the woods a little early, which is a great thing, because that gave me a little more time to get my decoys set up and my ground blind set. i got nestled well before daylight and as the sun started to kiss the sky i gave a few hoots with no response, i was kinda surprised. i later heard the real hooties belting a few notes and still heard no respose, and i was starting to get a little nervous thinking our gobblers had relocated somewhere else. by this time the sun was well on its way to lighting up the world and i decided to let out a few yelps to wake those birds off the roost. i really only heard a hen or 2 and maybe 1 gobbler a couple hundred yards to the south. after a few minutes i saw a hen fly the roost directly over my head, land in the field, and continue south right out of the field i was in. about 20 minutes later a saw what looked like a big dog, but turned out to be a doe getting her morning meal, it was a beautiful sight. i then got to see a hen make its way towards me to within about 20 yards, then turn south and exit the field. i later heard both those hens yelping and cuttin' back and forth so i decided to join the party and then the gobblers decided it was time to talk. i heard a gobbler about 200 yards directly in front of my but had no visual. i gave a few more calls and before i knew it i saw 4 tom's walking directly at my decoys, which were set up to the right of where i was sitting. i give another real soft yelp to make sure they know i mean business and they just keep right on tracking for my decoys. i let them get to about 30 yards and decided that was all my heart and nerves could take. i pulled the trigger and down he went, what a beautiful sight, and it was only 6:30. i really enjoy being able to get outdoors of a morning and see all of God's creation come alive and take it all in and then get to use my skills against that tom's and see if i can trick him into thinking i am a real turkey. well, today i won, but i know it won't always be that way so i will take 'em while i can get 'em.

bear grylls...

2008-04-29T20:17:00.003-05:00

no matter what you think of the guy, he is crazy. we've all seen the footage of him on the volcano and how close he was to a major highway. none the less, you still have to check his latest blog...

bears latest blog

gobble gobble...

2008-04-27T09:39:00.003-05:00

as you can see from the above picture, brad and i had a successful day one in the woods. we were about 60 yards from this bird and the trees you see in the picture were between the bird and us. after belly crawling down a small hill and back up 30 yards ahead of where we had originally set up i hid behind a tree. after a few minutes evaluating the situation from above the grass line i saw that he wasn't even 25 yards ahead of me and had no idea that i had moved closer. i got into position very closely and he turned around for just a minute to give me an opportunity to get my gun up. after bending down for one last bite of food he raised his head the rest is history. i was absolutely ecstatic to take this bird down by 7:40. thanks brad for being a great guide!

events...

2008-04-24T15:54:00.003-05:00

i just got home from a very exhausting day of corralling kids...well, not really...i spent the entire day driving to and from branson and enjoying a wonderful meal eaten with only my hands at dixie stampede...i know it doesn't sound like the best thing in the world but i had a great time and so did the kids...also, in a little more than 24 hours i will be perched up next to a tree waiting on a big tom to come into range...can't wait, even if i don't get anything it will be great time spent with brad...i have to get outside to mow the lawn because tonight is the big return of two great shows, grey's and lost...can't wait!!!

blake, great job...we really enjoyed...

2008-04-20T15:25:00.003-05:00

blake, we loved the play...it has been a long time since we attended a play, especially a high school play...and it certainly didn't seem like it was 2 1/2 hours long...we'd watch again anytime.

is this kobe bryant...in a word...yes

2008-04-18T14:38:00.001-05:00

the next time you think you are ballin' in your local pick up game...just think about trying to jump a moving car...or don't

what a week...can't wait till it's over

2008-04-17T18:15:00.003-05:00

this week has been great and i've spent most of my time reading MAP tests, today i read for 3 hours solid (forget about not being fair to me, i couldn't believe the kids, they were real troopers, i was very proud), scouting for the upcoming turkey season (thanks to an unnamed individual for hunting permission. i can't give away the source because i'm afraid everyone would show up opening morning because of how great this spot looks), picking ticks off myself and winston (just picked one off my head about 5 minutes ago, i thought a harsh winter was supposed to take care of all that), and digging pagers (singular) out of the toilet. yes, that last one is true but i can't take credit for actually digging it out. i will have to give credit on that one to holly and someone from her squad who took care of it this morning while i was at school.

anyway, i'm going out early (6am) tomorrow morning for one last scouting tour, just to make sure we will be set up properly opening morning. i have a track meet with some of my kids on saturday morning. they are participating with sporting chance at parkview at 10am, it should be great. not sure what else i have in store for saturday, maybe a little fishing at the river, maybe. not sure of holly's schedule yet.

and, the office is on tonight, this week really is winding down quite nicely!

wii olympics...a championship video

2008-04-13T15:41:00.002-05:00

i'm pretty sure everyone was totally exhausted, and still loved it. enjoy! to view all the videos from the wii olympics just click here

the 1st annual wii-olympics

2008-04-13T12:06:00.006-05:00

and the winners are...

and the losers are...

there was a lot of blood, sweat, and tears poured into representing our country, which certainly paid off...really, there were no losers...we had a ton of fun and are glad you all were able to make it...can't wait to do this again...

winston had a big day

2008-04-08T15:47:00.001-05:00

first, winston and I ran from our house to gary and lisas which is about 5 miles and then winston decided lisa had not had enough partying so he decided to put on the cap and party like it was 1999.

happy birthday lisa...from winston

2008-04-05T23:28:00.002-05:00

happy 39th...if it's not i'm going to cry...

sneak peak...let me know what you think

2008-04-04T00:46:00.001-05:00

this is a video i made that will be seen this coming sunday. i hope you enjoy, let me know what you think.

just not today...kenny chesney...

2008-04-02T21:36:00.002-05:00

i bought his album last year when it first came out and mostly just listened to a couple of songs and really didn't pay much attention to rest of them...mostly because he didn't write any of the songs on the album...i usually love the songs he writes himself...so, the other day while working on taxes (not mine, others) i decided to play my entire collection of chesney songs which is way to many...and as the songs played this one really caught my ear, so much i had to stop what i was doing and play it again, and again, and i just loved it...it has been on my mind ever since and i listen to it quite often...i know some of you don't like country music, why?, i don't know, but you can't say this song doesn't conger up some memories of your childhood, when life really was simple...somedays, i really miss those days...

crazy tornado pics...

2008-04-01T22:26:00.003-05:00

i know you're wondering if i took these, but i had just passed the camera to my partner prior to getting into the optimum picture taking angle. on a more serious note, i really can't believe a tornado touched down in buffalo and we had no idea at fg. i hope everyone there still has there belonging after hearing about the looters, and i hope all the fish at my fishing hole are safe and sound, seeing as my favorite fishing hole is about 2 minutes from where the twister was. anyway, hope you enjoy.

a great night at the burch's...

2008-03-29T12:37:00.004-05:00

last night we had a great meal and a great time at the burch's with daisy. i loved this picture, especially matt thinking are all these kids really mine...oh, yes they are and they are all so sweet! you're a lucky man!

more wii boxing...this time with some brotherly love

2008-03-28T01:10:00.001-05:00

it's a good thing they both took their centrum today...

2008-03-28T00:41:00.000-05:00

2008-03-22T23:34:00.001-05:00

days till the return of grey's. i expect the ole crew to get back together. i'm also pretty excited for the return of the office. i'm just wondering what they are going to do with lost seeing as it's in the traditional grey's timeslot.

thursday night at the fair...ostrich racing

2008-03-22T23:22:00.005-05:00

I saw this photo and immediately thought this would be a great idea for the fair. scotty, this one's in your court.

thanks for a great night!

2008-03-15T00:57:00.003-05:00

thank you cole, megan, matt, rachel, and mandy for making friday a wonderful beginning to a great weekend. for those of you who don't know, today was holly's test for something i don't think she would want me to broadcast on the web (hint: it was the title of a movie that came out a few years ago that starred ll cool j and colin ferrall). anyway, she passed, but i think she was relieved to just get friday morning behind her. we enjoyed the time we were with you guys and the food was a bonus. oh yeah, we went to kai.