Goodbye Goodwins

Monday, January 12 – A sad day at the Shannon’s. Atlanta, Jordan and Marian had to go home. It had been a wonderful visit, and longer than we had hoped for, but we didn’t want it to end. … See more

Harvest Evening

Saturday, January 10 – The boys have been helping a friend of ours strip his cotton. They were working hard today trying to get finished up. I offered to pick up Courtney since Cim was busy. I brought her to … See more

Evening with Desarae

Thursday, January 8 – Tonight we all enjoyed getting to visit with Desarae, even though she particularly came over to see Atlanta again before she went back to Tennessee. … See more

Harvest Moon

Sunday, January 4 – Okay, so it’s not exactly traditional harvest time, but the cotton harvest is still going on, so I can call it a harvest moon if I want to. It has all the characteristics; big, yellow, round, … See more

The Little Desk

Carolina got this little desk for her American Girl doll for Christmas. Can you guess who had to try it out also?     … See more

Second Cousins

Aspen and Samantha got the have a two week visit. They didn’t do anything spectacular, but that’s the way they like it. … See more

Our December 28th

Nathan’s brother and his family came by for a visit. We ate some snacks, rode some horses and did a lot of visiting. The day ended with another gorgeous display of color.   … See more

Meeting My Cousins Halfway

Saturday, December 27 – We traveled to Halfway, Texas today to visit family and meet my cousin to pick up his daughter so she could come home with us for a few days. It’s so fun to catch up with … See more