Celebrating 80 years of Fun, Style and General Awesomeness! This was the back of the T-shirts we made for my Mom’s 80th birthday and the front said, “Gerry’s Gang”.

My family, Gerry’s Gang, was in Amelia Island celebrating my Mom’s 80th birthday. She is a true Yankee Doodle Dandy, born on the 4th of July. Most 80 year olds with a husband, 5 children, and 12 grandchildren would be considered the family matron, but not my Mom, she is the leader of Gerry’s Gang. Adding to Gerry’s gangs are my sibling’s spouses, who have been labeled the out-laws rather than the in-laws.

Our 4th of July celebration included all of the above family members except for one grandson who was on a submarine, (We can’t say where, because it’s a secret.) plus my Mom’s older sister and 2 of her nieces and one nephew. Whew! That was a lot of people, with a lot of cell phones using different types of phones and service providers.

Thank goodness my sister and brother in law have a zBoost dual band installed in their home. With over 25 people in their home for most of the weekend, good cell service was a necessity. We had family members at the beach, on the golf cart, at the beach club and at the house. Without cell phones and a good cell phone signal it would have been impossible to keep track of everyone’s comings and goings.

We spent many hours in and around the pool enjoying each other’s company and celebrating Gerry, the leader of our Gang.