Happy 4th Birthday, Mercedes!

My granddaughter is four years old today. She is so beautiful... and I'm not saying that just because she's MY granddaughter, She really is beautiful, as you can see for yourself! I pray that God will bless her as she grows and that she'll love him with all her heart and grow more lovely with each year and have a compassionate heart. Happy birthday, Sweetie!!!!

I guess I should update my last post. Although I hate to say it, I lost the Lasso Football League championship for the second year in a row. This was a repeat of Lasso Bowl I, as far as the teams go. This time the results were reversed. I don't remember the final score (how convenient), but I got whipped pretty good by my brother, Jeff.

Speaking of brothers (and sisters), all of my siblings (all seven) were in town this past week. It was the first time we have all been together in about eight years. And it was te first time we've had our picture taken together since 1980. The 1980 picture is already on my website and I'll post the new one for comparison as soon as I get a chance. My parents were here, too. I think everyone had a good time, at least I know that I had a great time and I'm glad they were all here.

Oh, I lost 6 more pounds last week, bringing my total since 11/15/2004 to 46 pounds. I would lie to thank my wife, Judy for all of her help. Without her meal preparation and encouragement, I probably wouldn't have made it this far.