byMandi Rhodes was torn between two emotions as she entered the home of her recently deceased grandmother. On the one hand, she was sad over the loss of her beloved Granny Della; on the other, she felt happy to once again celebrate a ritual that she had so enjoyed as long as she could remember.
Mandi found her mother in the kitchen, where she was whipping up “Della’s Cherry Delight,” the drink always served right before Mandi and her two sisters attempted to solve the puzzle their grandmother had carefully prepared for them and win their coveted gifts.
“Your grandmother would be so happy to know that the `Games g**g’ was gathering one last time on her birthday,” said Ruth Rhodes as she scooped vanilla ice cream into a large crystal container. “Six scoops,” she said, looking down at the w
