Happy Birthday, Merrick!

We've managed to keep busy this week...exploring the Abilene area and running various errands.  We are about 14 miles from Ann's house - about a 20 minute easy drive.  We have attended softball games and the open house at Merrick's school.  We're learning our way around town and relearning how to drive on the crazy Texas road system which we first experienced years ago visiting Mary's parents in the Rio Grande Valley.  Today was Merrick's 11th birthday and we enjoyed sharing dinner with the family at CiCi's Pizza Buffet.  Matt will be coming from Pennsylvania for several days and there are lots of opportunities for fun over the weekend.