An Angel has her wings today

My dear niece, Xiomara, died this morning of a brain tumor.
My brother called me early this morning to pass the news, she had had an operation about 48 hours ago and had gone well, but her heart was not able to support the strain.



Life continues for the living. It is hard to understand how I went through three wars unscratched!!! My brother had two open heart surgeries, my sister had aneurysm and we are still here. She was 21 years old and will live in my memory until I join her.

Just a sad reality about life, sooner or later all comes to an end. Better make the best of it while we can.

Have a great weekend.

Bunch of Pics from the week

A great and relaxing weekend

Not Really....
My two teenage girls went to their first concert last night. My brother in law came from out of town and took them to their first outing of significance at night without their parents.
For the four hours they were gone, I was trying to stay calmed, relaxed and doing other things to keep my mind from telling me I am NOT READY for this.
My brother in law is a body builder covered in tattoos and was able to scare off ANY young man brave enough to get near my girls.
So, of course being a very southern boy, a few beers and another few beers.... my teenage girls had to take care of him for a little while until my wife went to get them.
It was a funny scene, according to my daughters, because my Brother in Law would stare down or intimidate by approching the poor defensless creature and in a wisper ask him if wanted to make it to be 18 yaers old without any major surgery.

Once the were all home, everybody just went to sleep and now I am here typing this to the sound of the Sunday morning silence.

Have a great week!!!