Gosh, it's been a long time since I've wrote.  I haven't had much time for my family history searching.  Now that things are slowing down and I'm on a break from work I find myself wanting to dive back in.  I've done some more hard drive organization this month.  I've searched on and off for my great grandfather William Frederick McKee aka Fred McKee. I sent for his death certificate and found out his parents are Peter McKee and Emma Perkins McKee.  On my list for 2012 is to find out his story, order my grandpa's (John Clifton McKee) death certificate and birth certificate and maybe order Peter's death certificate. 
I order the research calendar from Family Tree Magazine.  It's really cool and I'm hoping it will keep me motivated.  I'm also going to set up a craft, scrap book, genealogy research place in the basement bedroom.  I want a place that I can lay out stuff I'm working on and know it won't get mess with.
One of my genealogy resolutions is to write more on this blog and document the stories I find.
Picture below is my dad.  He was named after his Grandpa Fred (William Frederick McKee), the one I'm looking for more information.  Dad is still working hard in Illinois.  I'm hoping to make a trip back this spring to search through Dad's house to maybe find a picture of Fred McKee.

William Frederick McKee 1939