today daddy had his initial abbreviated dialysis treatment. mama was where she always is...there. mama has always said that the best gift a man can give his children is to love their mother, it goes both ways. so blessed to be their daughter. dad is doing well, he will have another treatment tomorrow and thursday. thanks for the prayers, keep them coming.
july 10 we enjoyed a birthday lunch at the steak house in decherd. good food & family, doesn't get much better. michelle (shell) and madison came to celebrate too and then headed to the house for a hand or two of continental. :)
yankee doodle daddy. visiting...
ok, you had to be there. but for the ones that were...this was so funny. steven had been sittin' in the recliner & he got up with an attached tail that he was oblivious to. we laughed and upon discovery, so did he...priceless. 
daddy's bbq, mama's potato salad +. so good.
comic relief+story tellin'...vicki style.
vicki & fred. groundhog watchin'...mr. groundhog climbed the wire troy installed for the cucumbers to climb and...so much for the cucumbers!
gail & jerry even managed to get the yard mowed+trimmed for daddy. it was a good weekend.
"Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a Dad" and this is a fantastic Dad.
the rose...mama & daddy's room. 
gail & i shared the camilla.supper at macaroni grill celebrating haley's bday...
jerry & gail's son adam, & haley, barrett & baby jace (coming tomorrow).
jerry & gail's son heath, & andrea. we had a full, big table with jerry & gail, boys & families, gail, me, daddy & mama. barrett was the entertainment for the evening and gladly serenaded us with the birthday song and the abc song...more than once, so funny & sweet. he was very well behaved, by the way.
waiting to see jace & mommy with gee (granny gail)...
first look...
hmmmmm...this is alot to take in.
taking a break from big brothering to play with "great".
thursday evening...captain d's with aunt virginia, jon & bethany (tipps) bingham and their beautiful family, morgan, ethan, reagan and little autumn and #5 due in august. i am in awe of this family...bethany home schools all four and jon is so awesome! WOW! these are the most amazing kids! we enjoyed them so much!
friday morning...seeing uncle roland.
brother to brother...
sweethearts. alzheimers may creep in but the heart KNOWS.
no words needed...
bethany came with kids in tow...
all of us (gail took over camera duty)...left to right; aunt virginia, bethany, mama, uncle lanson, daddy, me, sue, morgan holding autumn, curly headed reagen and ethan.
saturday morning...leaving kentucky, headed to springfield, tennessee for a wedding shower cookout for will & casey.
uncle lanson and sue's little slice of heaven...built by their own hands, it is amazing! a sweet refuge where the pace is slow and peaceful...BEAUTIFUL!
will belongs to ronnie (aunt christine (mama's sister) and uncle merky's son) and gail. a great party!
congratulations will and casey...see ya'll in july!
A GREAT WEEKEND...full of family...tipps/rogers and crabtree.
-holly
the griller of the hamburgers...
