Wow, it has been a long time since my last post. I just read the wonderful post my daughter recently did and she inspired me to write again. Let me start by saying look at the picture i have here. That is a picture of the pool in my backyard. I'm not sure if you can tell but that is a layer of ice on top. Excuse me but this is Florida. If I wanted to see ice on my pool I would have stayed up north. Global Warming is hard at work keeping the entire country covered in snow and ice including Florida. There should be a law against that. Alright enough whining. As Michele said in her blog, a new year and a new decade. It seems like it wasn't that long ago we were saying "welcome to the year 2000"; a new year, a new decade, a new century and here we are a decade from there. Alot has changed in the last decade.

You'll have to read earlier blogs and read history books to see many of the changes over the past decade, but as for this blog just read on. If you are following this blog at all you will remember that my last riting was about our trip to Calloway Gardens for our 42nd anniversary. In Sept. Kim's sister Kathy had heart surgery at UAB and wound up having a stroke. She is home now but the effects are still there. Our great grandson Jayden turned three in Oct. but he definitely looks like he is six. Kim had surgery [they call it female surgery] in Oct. and thankfully had a really good recovery. I got to be caregiver [which I don't do well] for a while and learned how to work the stove and washing machine and all kind of neat new things. November marked one year that we have had Fozzy living with us. He has been such a joy! He cheers us when we are sad, makes us laugh all the time and everyone absolutely adores him. Just look at that face; need I say more. We also had the opportunity in November to see our very dear friends Ray and Grace who live in North Carolina. We had a really great visit. It was so nice to be able to reconnect with such good friends. What a great time we had.

The holidays came and went so fast I barely remember what happened. We didn't go anywhere but had a great time with family right here in sunny Florida [see picture at beginning of this blog]. As usual we had to much food, but a really good time being with the family. At Christmas time Sandie came down from Georgia and stayed with us for awhile. I don't think she was prepared for the cold but then neither was I. The first few days of this new year and new decade have been very busy. Last week I was not feeling well but there was so much that had to be done it all seemed like a blur. This week the temps are supposed to get back up in the fifties like they should be, it is going to be another very busy week and I am just looking forward to our vacation/cruise in February.

I have so much to be thankful for. I have been married to the most wonderful wife for 42+ years, I have two beautiful daughters and two great sons in law, nine awesome grandchildren and one bigger than life great grandson. I have a good job in these difficult economic times, a home, food, clothing, friends and my cancer is in remission. Whether I have all of these things or not God is still awesome and in control.