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At the Shannon ranch
At the Shannon ranch

At the Shannon ranch

My first home. "Leaving doesn't mean you're gone from it. Leaving doesn't mean it's gone from you."

My first home. "Leaving doesn't mean you're gone from it. Leaving doesn't mean it's gone from you."

"My great-grandparents left Kansas for the west three days after they married. . . . They had eight children, including my grandfather and my great Aunt Lena."

"My great-grandparents left Kansas for the west three days after they married. . . . They had eight children, including my grandfather and my great Aunt Lena."

Dad & Mom out on the town

Dad & Mom out on the town

Pat & Brad & Leanne welcoming me home

Pat & Brad & Leanne welcoming me home

That cat was almost as big as me

That cat was almost as big as me

Me & Dad

Me & Dad

Hairdo by Mom

Hairdo by Mom

Pretending my sister was my own baby

Pretending my sister was my own baby

Pat, me, Cris, Leanne, Brad

Pat, me, Cris, Leanne, Brad

Cris & Mom

Cris & Mom

The calves came every year

The calves came every year

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Us kids on the front porch.

Us kids on the front porch.

We were teenagers and sullen, or the sun was in our eyes. And Cris was happy because we were all there, and we had kittens.

Age 18, holding my first niece, Tawna

Age 18, holding my first niece, Tawna

Leanne's wedding day

Leanne's wedding day

Nana holding her first grandchild, Tawna

Nana holding her first grandchild, Tawna

Mom and I on the day of my first wedding

Mom and I on the day of my first wedding

Dad and I just before we enter the chapel

Dad and I just before we enter the chapel

My brothers Brad & Pat with Mom

My brothers Brad & Pat with Mom

Playing horse with Tawna

Playing horse with Tawna

Falling in love with Annilee

Falling in love with Annilee

Aunt Lena with J.D.

Aunt Lena with J.D.

Leanne and her girls

Leanne and her girls

Leanne and her family

Leanne and her family

With Annilee at the Oregon coast

With Annilee at the Oregon coast

With Shannon & Annilee

With Shannon & Annilee

Home for harvest, and to deliver news to Dad

Home for harvest, and to deliver news to Dad

With my friend, Amy. "This was the terrain under us. I'd seen her at her best and her worst. I thought she'd seen me at mine."

With my friend, Amy. "This was the terrain under us. I'd seen her at her best and her worst. I thought she'd seen me at mine."

Bill with his little brother. "I look for what's missing, what a staying father could have given. What I see are the features of the man Bill will be."

Bill with his little brother. "I look for what's missing, what a staying father could have given. What I see are the features of the man Bill will be."

Bill, on a vacation with his dad

Bill, on a vacation with his dad

Bill & his brother, Clint

Bill & his brother, Clint

Falling in love with Bill

Falling in love with Bill

Amy and me on day I married Bill

Amy and me on day I married Bill

A cake with real flowers

A cake with real flowers

Holding my niece Alyson for the first time

Holding my niece Alyson for the first time

At our wedding, the nieces and nephews gathered around

At our wedding, the nieces and nephews gathered around

Honeymoon in Mexico

Honeymoon in Mexico

His place of big sunsets (Bryce Canyon)

His place of big sunsets (Bryce Canyon)

Hiking the Virgin river, Zion national park

Hiking the Virgin river, Zion national park

Getting groceries in Greece

Getting groceries in Greece

Waiting for sunset in Greece

Waiting for sunset in Greece

That first trip to Switzerland

That first trip to Switzerland

Where we became the American in Switzerland

Where we became the American in Switzerland

Bill and his mom

Bill and his mom

With Alyson

With Alyson

Shannon & Annilee come for a visit

Shannon & Annilee come for a visit

Holding Amy's son

Holding Amy's son

I was the cheering on the sidelines (with Jared)

I was the cheering on the sidelines (with Jared)

Making each other smile

Making each other smile

Holding M'ari

Holding M'ari

Me with M'ari

Me with M'ari

Patti & Jeff & Amber

Patti & Jeff & Amber

Devin

Devin

Yoga pose in the desert

Yoga pose in the desert

Heavy lifting

Heavy lifting

Dad & Mom at their 50th anniversary

Dad & Mom at their 50th anniversary

I loved the wheat before it was cut

I loved the wheat before it was cut

Mom preferred the stubble

Mom preferred the stubble

The "American parents" at a Swiss wedding

The "American parents" at a Swiss wedding

Jan & Alan with their babies

Jan & Alan with their babies

Bill and I with Dylan

Bill and I with Dylan

Bill with Poppy

Bill with Poppy

Bill & I holding Dylan & Poppy

Bill & I holding Dylan & Poppy

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At the Shannon ranch
My first home. "Leaving doesn't mean you're gone from it. Leaving doesn't mean it's gone from you."
"My great-grandparents left Kansas for the west three days after they married. . . . They had eight children, including my grandfather and my great Aunt Lena."
Dad & Mom out on the town
Pat & Brad & Leanne welcoming me home
That cat was almost as big as me
Me & Dad
Hairdo by Mom
Pretending my sister was my own baby
Pat, me, Cris, Leanne, Brad
Cris & Mom
The calves came every year
C7F92CC8-B1E7-4CEA-ACC5-38D51ACAA771_1_105_c.jpeg
Us kids on the front porch.
Age 18, holding my first niece, Tawna
Leanne's wedding day
Nana holding her first grandchild, Tawna
Mom and I on the day of my first wedding
Dad and I just before we enter the chapel
My brothers Brad & Pat with Mom
Playing horse with Tawna
Falling in love with Annilee
Aunt Lena with J.D.
Leanne and her girls
Leanne and her family
With Annilee at the Oregon coast
With Shannon & Annilee
Home for harvest, and to deliver news to Dad
With my friend, Amy. "This was the terrain under us. I'd seen her at her best and her worst. I thought she'd seen me at mine."
Bill with his little brother. "I look for what's missing, what a staying father could have given. What I see are the features of the man Bill will be."
Bill, on a vacation with his dad
Bill & his brother, Clint
Falling in love with Bill
Amy and me on day I married Bill
A cake with real flowers
Holding my niece Alyson for the first time
At our wedding, the nieces and nephews gathered around
Honeymoon in Mexico
His place of big sunsets (Bryce Canyon)
Hiking the Virgin river, Zion national park
Getting groceries in Greece
Waiting for sunset in Greece
That first trip to Switzerland
Where we became the American in Switzerland
Bill and his mom
With Alyson
Shannon & Annilee come for a visit
Holding Amy's son
I was the cheering on the sidelines (with Jared)
Making each other smile
Holding M'ari
Me with M'ari
Patti & Jeff & Amber
Devin
Yoga pose in the desert
Heavy lifting
Dad & Mom at their 50th anniversary
I loved the wheat before it was cut
Mom preferred the stubble
The "American parents" at a Swiss wedding
Jan & Alan with their babies
Bill and I with Dylan
Bill with Poppy
Bill & I holding Dylan & Poppy
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