Visit with Greg, Janelle and Jackson in Magnolia, TX

A lot has happened since I posted last. We have explored the nearby area a bit more, including walking around our very own town, Livingston. Notice the pictures I posted; it is a small but friendly eastern Texas town. The weather has improved, at least as far as the temperature goes. It was almost 80* today! We have seen a lot of clouds, some sprinkles, and severe rise in the humidity, but 80 degrees with 98% humidity isn't really all that bad. I am sure a rise in temperature of a few degrees might very well change our perspective! On the other hand, we had better get used to it. Summer in Illinois here we come!

Today we went southeast about 1 1/2 hours to visit some friends, Greg and Janelle Bright, and their 2 year old son, Jackson. We have known them for a very long time -- we attended First Baptist Church in Modesto for years where Janelle's father, Wade Estes, is the pastor. Greg and Janelle are good friends with our youngest son, Joe and his wife Daunielle.

We had a wonderful time visiting with them, and I have to say, their little guy Jackson is very well behaved and absolutely adorable. He speaks more clearly than the vast majority of 2 1/2 year olds. As an example, I was in the hall and Jackson was in his room sitting on his "big boy bed". He called at me and very clearly said, "Would you come here, please?" Is that not just the cutest thing? Of course I had to comply and went into his room to view his toys, and more specifically, his toy helicopter (like his daddy flies). It was hard to leave ... Greg and Janelle were most patient with us "old folks" taking up their time.