2007 District Fair at Hope, AR

Sheyanne and Madasan at the District Fair in Hope. They won the following: Grand Champion Maintainer Bull, Grand Champion Maine Anjou Heifer, Reserve Grand Champion Maintainer Heifer and Madasan won Jr. Showmanship.

REMEMBERING B.J.'S BIRTHDAY

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Billy J. would have been 73 years old today. He was born September 27, 1934 and passed from this life on August 13, 1992.

We were married June 5, 1954 shortly after I graduated from high school. He had gone directly into the Army after he graduated in 1953.

We attended college at Henderson State Teachers College (Henderson State University now) and returned to our hometown to live and work. He started working for the Dierks Forrestry, Inc. and later for the Weyerhaeuser Co. and I started teaching school.

We adopted our daughter in 1969. She was the greatest thing that ever happened in our lives. She became our sunshine and brightened our lives so much. I wanted to adopt another child when she was two but Billy said we could never be so lucky to find another and love it like we did her.

When Billy got sick our wonderful lives changed drastically. From the time we found that he had a brain tumor until the end it took just about a year. This was the darkest time in my life. You don't get over losing someone you love, you just go on. It is part of life. Life goes on.

So today I remember him and how he hated to have birthdays. He never wanted me to tell others how old he was or how many years we had been married. I hope he doesn't mind this little tribute to him.

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B.J. BIRTHDAY

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Billy J. would have been 73 years old today.

BIRTHDAY MEMORIES

Billy J. would have been 73 years old today. He was born September 27, 1934 to Mattie and Clyde Walters. He passed from this life on August 13, 1992.

You don't get over losing someone you love, you just go on. It is part of life. Life goes on.

TUFF

This is my dog Tuff. He is a Welch Corgi. He is a sweet lovable dog but definitely has a hair problem. Besides shedding too much he has another major problem. He thinks he is the boss. That is the reason I have him. He was with a family that had Jack Russell Terriers and he was constantly fighting with them. When I got him his neck and ears were all chewed up. Because of that I can’t let him run free on the farm because he goes down to the barn and gets into it with Brett’s dogs. Suzanne worries that they will kill him so he has to either be on a chain or in the house.

This is my beautiful daughter and her family. They had Carmen, the local photographer, come out to the farm and take pictures. She does an outstanding job. If you visit Suzanne's house you will find the walls covered with her work.

Madasan

Madasan is my second granddaughter. She is eleven years old and in the sixth grade. She plays basketball and softball in the peewee program at the elementary school.

Madasan loves the farm and doing farm things with her dad. She had much rather be washing her livestock than sitting in class at school. Getting ready to show her cattle takes quite a bit of time. She feeds, walks, and grooms her livestock every day. After she and Sheyanne attended a grooming school they now clip thier livestock.

She entered a steer and two heifers in the Howard County Fair this year. Since Sheyanne was out with a hurt ankle she also had to show her cattle. When her livestock and Sheyanne's were both in the same division she had a friend help with the showing. Her steer and heifer won Supreme in the fair.

*This picture is of Madasan and her parents with her Purple Circle Awards. Her bull, Oscar, won Grand Champion Bull at the AR State Fair in 2006.

Sheyanne

Sheyanne is my 17 year old granddaughter. She is a senior this year. She is a cheerleader, plays basketball, softball and runs track.

Right now she is nursing a bad ankle. She had an accident in basketball practice and tore the ligaments in her right ankle. We took her to a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock and he put her in a boot for a week. We returned the following week and he put a smaller ankle brace on her. She was so proud to get rid of her crutches. He wanted to do surgery but she promised to follow his instructions and let her ankle heal before she starts playing ball or cheering. We return for a doctor's visit on October 4 to see how she is progressing.

The accident happened the week before the Howard County Fair. She had a bull and a heifer to show in the fair but was unable to show. Her sister and a friend showed her animals for her while she sat on the sideline. Her bull won Superior Bull and made her so happy.

Sheyanne