Family Facts

• Burke Family, established 1989 when Tim and Shelly, high school sweethearts (awwwww) were married
• Shelly, RN, graduated from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, NE 1989; author of several books (see bottom of this page) and many magazine articles
• Tim, owner of Burke Show Cattle, Genoa Nebraska (http://www.burkecattle.com/). Attended Colorado State University and The University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• Cody, born 1991; intersts include cattle, 4-wheeling, FFA, friends
• Morgan, born 1993; interests include any and all animals (past and present pets include hamsters, guinea pigs, ducks, cats, dogs, hermit crabs, cockatiels); showing cattle and sheep, reading, friends
• Current family pets; Cadbury (chocolate lab), Jenny (Beagle); Lucky, Tiger, Sunshine (annoying cats); Shakespeare and Romeo (cockatiels {for sale!})
• Family activities; going to cattle shows in Nebraska and throughout the Midwest
• Favorite family meals; spaghetti, marinated pork chops on the grill
• Things NOT served in the Burke home . . . mushrooms, chicken, tofu, coffee
• Things only Shelly is able to do; clean up animal throw up (all other family members claim it would make THEM throw up if they had to do it), document ALL events through photographs (therefore I'm in very few photos!)
• Greatest wish--cleaning elves who would come into our home daily to pick up the dishes, silverware, magazines, etc., etc., etc., that "not me!" leaves all over the house