First post of the new year

Hello all,

I want to start by saying thank you to everyone that has emailed and called recently. Your thoughts and prayers are especially welcome. A special thank you goes out to Mary Brown. I'm doing ok. Life is rough, but each day I know that my walk will get easier in time.

I talked to my mom and dad yesterday. Dad was having a good day. He was looking forward to watching the Chiefs game with my sister Nicole and my mom. Too bad the Chiefs could not win. Oh well... I guess there is always next year.

I guess I haven't written in a while so I should let you all know that my family rang in the new year in style. We went over to Trey and Jen Payton's house for a get together with some friends from college. Our kids played with everyone else's kids while the adults played cards and told stories of what we did when we were younger. At midnight a few kids and a few adults went outside and banged on pots and pans. I'm sure the neighbors appreciated the fine harmony coming from the makeshift band.

We returned home and were in bed by 1:00. Both Ali and Zac were asleep in the car before we left the subdivision. Everyone slept in a little bit and then it was time for breakfast. Saturday was filled with football and an occasional game of Tiger Woods golf with Jen. I'll wait to tell you about that little game. It is a blog entry by itself. :)

OK. I better get something to eat.

-Andy