Exhibit 99.1 Promissory Note



                                                 Nonrecourse Dated: June 5, 2000
$30,000


PROMISSORY NOTE

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,  shopathomekids.com,  Inc., a Texas  Corporation  ("Maker"),
promises to pay to Carol Jean Gehlke,  a resident of California  ("Holder"),  or
order, Thirty Thousand Dollars (30,000).

1.   Payments.   The  principal  on  the  obligation   represented  hereby  (the
     "Principal")  shall be  repaid in one lump sum,  payable  on June 5,  2002,
     which date is two years from the date hereof (the "Maturity Date").

2.   Interest. This obligation shall bear simple interest, which shall be at the
     rate of 10% per annum, payable on the Maturity Date.

3.   Type and Place of  Payments.  Payments of principal  and interest  shall be
     made in lawful  money of the United  States of  America to the  above-named
     Holder or his order at Maker's principal place of business.

4.   Prepayment.  Advance  payment  or  payments  may be made on the  principal,
     without penalty of forfeiture. There shall be no penalty for prepayment.

5.   Default.  Upon the occurrence or during the  continuance of any one or more
     of the events hereinafter enumerated, Holder or the holder of this Note may
     forthwith  or at any time  thereafter  during the  continuance  of any such
     event, by notice in writing to the Maker, declare the unpaid balance of the
     principal and interest on the Note to be immediately  due and payable,  and
     the principal and interest  shall become and shall be  immediately  due and
     payable without presentation,  demand, protest, notice of protest, or other
     notice of dishonor, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Maker, such
     events being as follows:

(a)  Default in the payment of the  principal  and  interest of this Note or any
     portion  thereof  when the same shall  become due and  payable,  whether at
     maturity as herein expressed, by acceleration,  or otherwise,  unless cured
     within five (5) days after  notice  thereof by Holder or the holder of such
     Note to Maker.

(b)  Maker shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or a voluntary petition
     seeking reorganization,  or shall file an answer admitting the jurisdiction
     of the court and any material  allegations of an involuntary petition filed
     pursuant  to any  act of  Congress  relating  to  bankruptcy  or to any act
     purporting to be amendatory thereof, or shall be adjudicated  bankrupt,  or
     shall make an assignment  for the benefit of creditors,  or shall apply for
     or consent to the  appointment of any receiver or trustee for Maker,  or of
     all or any  substantial  portion of its  property,  or Maker  shall make an
     assignment to an agent  authorized to liquidate any substantial part of its
     assets; or

(c)  An order  shall be entered  pursuant  to any act of  Congress  relating  to
     bankruptcy or to any act purporting to be amendatory  thereof approving any
     involuntary  petition seeking  reorganization of the Maker, or any order of
     any court  shall be entered  appointing  any  receiver or trustee of or for
     Maker,  or any  receiver  of trustee of all or any  substantial  portion of
     property  of Maker,  or a writ or  warrant  of  attachment  or any  similar
     process shall be issued by any court against all or any substantial portion
     of the  property  of Maker,  and such order  approving  a petition  seeking
     reorganization  or  appointing  a receiver  or  trustee  is not  vacated or
     stayed,  or such writ,  warrant of  attachment,  or similar  process is not
     released or bonded within 60 days after its entry or levy.

6.   Attorney's  Fees. If this notice is placed with an attorney for collection,
     or if suit be instituted for collection,  or if any other remedy  permitted
     by law is  pursued  by  Holder,  because  of any  default  in the terms and
     conditions  herein,  then in such  event,  the  undersigned  agrees  to pay
     reasonable  attorney's fees, costs, or other expenses incurred by Holder in
     so doing.

7.   Construction.  This Note shall be governed by and  construed in  accordance
     with the laws of the State of Texas.

8.   Security.    This   Note   shall   be   a    nonrecourse    obligation   of
     shopathomekids.com, Inc.


                                                        Shopathomekids.com, Inc.

                                                         By:____________________
                                                       Romie Krickbaum, Pres/Dir