Three days after Christmas Cindy slipped on the ice and broke her ankle in three places. She had surgery to fix it. It took a metal plate along with several screws to put her back together again. It has been a chalange for her not to be mobile. She cannot put any weight on it yet so she has to "hop" around or sit on the walker and use her good leg to push herself along. She is way to independent for this. She is strong and we expect her to recover fully. It will be a chalange for us to fly with both of us setting off all the metal detectors.
The Sandaval's and Purcell's sent Cindy a great fruit arrangement that we all got to share.

Did I say that it don't snow in Georgia?
Christmas day it snowed to give Atlanta it's first white Christmas in over a hundred years. It was nice to see. Neo thought it was pretty neat.

We spent Christmas day with our Georgia Family. Perry & Patty, Tim & Kelly, Mark & Carla.
Patty always decorates her house so nice. She even hung lights in the living room (because Perry said no to hanging lights outside). They realy made a nice dinner with Prime Rib, Ham, and all the fixins. After dinner we all sat around and exchanged gifts. It was so much fun.

We were so happy when Dad's grave marker arrived.
After Thanksgiving Cindy made a grave blanket for dad's grave. It realy stood out in a good way. Not one person in Georgia that we talked to knew what a grave blanket was. Maybe it will catch on.

As I was preparing to do a catch up post with what is happening in Georgia I realized that we have not posted anything since losing our patriarch father, grandfather,and great-grandfather in May so this may be a little out of order but I will try. This is also my first attempt at blogging so I may have to do more than one.

I went through a ton of pictures to find one that expressed the grief and sorrow that we all felt during that time only to realize that not one photo could define those feelings. We all have our own feelings and memories of the person I am proud to call my father. During this time it was with great pride that we were able to witness the strengh and wisdom that all of our children along with thier spouses and children brought to Georgia when we needed them. I don't know how to thank Dannny, Marcus and Stacie enough for the things they did for us. I was amazed to see the "boys" turn into the men that would make any father proud and the girl's showed everyone why they are the foundation of the family. As thier father I cannot think of a word good enough that expresses the love and respect I have for each one. All Five of our children were able to make the trip. It was such a great sign of respect. I thank them all and love them very much.

I was also able to spend some time with my brother Mike. No matter how long it has been since you last saw each other it only takes a moment to feel like it was yesterday.

One thing that was very evident was our love of eating. I'm not sure if it was the "all you can eat" crab legs or the enjoyment of just getting together. I'm sure that Redds BBQ house will remember us for some time. Marcus showed us all how it is done.