The past year!

I am going to give a quick run down of the past year and then hopefully put some pictures on later. Right after Christmas my dad got real sick. He was in the hospital the last three weeks of January. My brother and I spent the last three days of my dads life right by his side. One of us was always with him. I was holding his hand when he took his last breath and met Jesus. Those days following are a blur. So much was going on. My friends and family really took care of me and I appreciate them more than they will ever know. Mom was so sick during that time with her pneumonia. She could hardly make it through the service. Daddy was burried at the Veterans Memorial Cemetary in Montevallo. It was an awesome service. I have the flag they gave mom in a glass box to one day give to Adam. Anytime we see the sun rays shinning down from the sky Katie tells me that it is Jesus and Grandaddy look down on us. Wow!


Soon after daddy died Shannon moved to Georgia. We are still married but his job took him there. He is STILL there. We see him on most weekends and have taken many trips over to see him. Katie refers to it as daddys house. Makes people wonder :). Our summer was awesome with two trips to the beach. One was a family trip and one was a trip with friends. The first trip was to Panama City. It was a busy trip with Adam, Rachel, and Katie. Luckily no one ended up sick this time. The second trip was with four other families. We went to Navarre and it was beautiful! Nothing to do there but to relax. We made many trips to library programs and lunch with friends.


School started back and it was very tough on Katie. She cried everyday for about a month and a half. She has now gotten adjusted. We watched a lot of football this fall, went to Disney on Ice, and the pumpkin patch. Thanksgiving and Christmas were tough without dad but we did survive. We had tears and lots of laughter remembering our times with him. Katie loved Santa this year. We got to see him on the Polar Express and he came to see her at school. My brother, his girlfriend, and my niece came for New Years. We had a gathering and had a great time. Learned a few new games from Michelle! School has started back and we are trying to get into the routine again. I hope everyone has a blessed New Year!