Charlie & Melissa in the Morning

Losing a family member has to be one of the hardest things to go through. A loved one is gone. It has got to be even harder when you have no idea you lost someone close to you. You have to find out a month later. So Amarillo did have a small memorial for Lloyd but without any family there.

This past weekend it finally happened. My little granddaughter, Laila, got sick. Nothing is worse than when a child is sick. Especially when they can't tell you what is wrong. Her fever started off at 102.5 on Saturday evening.

Fall is here, and that means pumpkin farms, corn mazes, and hayrides.

Here are five places in the Texas panhandle sure to terrorize, thrill, and entertain you this Halloween season.

This breath-taking home is a Grecian masterpiece found in the Texas Panhandle of all places.

One of the great things about our area is we don't hurt for places to eat. We can choose to grab fast food. We can sit down in a nice restaurant. Over the past few years, food trucks have become a way of life.

Moving to the Texas Panhandle back in the late eighties has given me the advantage of knowing a lot of stories about the area. I had really thought I had heard them all. Or at least bits and pieces of most of them.

In case you haven't heard yet, the newest haunted attraction in town is located on West Sundown Lane, which is eerily appropriate.

This incredible corn maze is a lot closer than you'd think. It's just 6 miles west of Canyon.

I posed the question a while ago about Gem Lake Road. Yes, it is called Gem Lake. Did that lake ever really exist? Even if it didn't there is definitely something that did leave it's memories on the area.

Amarillo is pretty much known for one thing. We have some great food. It amazes me how difficult it can be to pick a place to eat because we have a lot of choices. There is absolutely nothing wrong with choices at all.

What are your thoughts? Do you think we need something like this?