Welcome to Twenty Eleven. Yes that is the way to say it correctly and so let's start off the new year correctly. I hope to have better health this year. Hope all my problems will subside and that Donna and I can have another great year of marriage. This year will be our 39th in September so we have a while to wait but things are going well for us and we really enjoy our new location and friends. May the year be good to you as well and may our service to God be in keeping with his Word and Love.

Snow day of the 26th is already going away. The roads were all clear by yesterday only one day after the snow. The snow is either blowing or melting off the roofs that face south. Aaron left this morning for Florida after going to breakfast with his friends the Halbrooks. They live a few miles from us here in N.C.

We have enjoyed the snow, Aaron enjoyed it and even the kitties enjoyed it (for a minute or two.) The house is nice and warm, the pipes are secure under the house in insulation and the showers are nice and hot.

This greeted us this morning out our dining room window. We got 5-6 inches of snow overnight. So much that the roads are still covered. The issue here is that it rains first so the streets can get icy. So services were cancelled for today to protect the brethren from any auto mishaps. The snow will be all gone by Tuesday they say so Aaron will be going home then. Even the after Christmas sales were cancelled at the malls.

Our youngest son, Aaron, surprised us tonight at about 11:30PM by walking in the house. (Gotta change the code). We were not expecting him until the 24th evening. He worked half a day then got in his Honda Civic and got here in about 9 1/2 hours. We are all going to Christmas Dinner at our friends the Shoemakers, from church, for Prime Rib about 5 PM and then Sunday Aaron will be leading singing at the Walnut Street church of Christ in Cary, N.C.

The weather people are saying it might snow on the 25th but every time they have said we would get snow it has passed over us. We shall see if we have a "white Christmas." At least our car is All Wheel Drive so driving on wet roads is not an issue. The city has already "brined" the roads so the snow won't stick if it does snow.

Boy the economy is terrible. Spent the day at the mall in Raleigh today. I had to take my Mac in for help from the Genius Joey Brown. He fixed it but while doing so we shopped in the mall. It was packed. And I do mean PACKED. We went to a store named Belk which is like Nordstrom only with better sales and selection. It was crazy. People spending hundreds of dollars buying things for themselves as well as gifts. I got an Overcoat I needed for the local weather which is colder than normal this year. Hear that Al Gore? The locals say it is normally 20 degrees higher than this winter. Donna was lucky to find her favorite jeans and on sale so she got a couple of pairs. Tried to get her to get some "Berry" = Purple cords but she didn't go for it. We hope all of you have a great holiday and I'll close with my saying for the year. BUY!