Good Bye Skyler

Good bye Skyler. May you get all A's in dog college. We miss you already.

This morning Lucy turned Skyler over to kind CCI members who took Skyler to the graduation ceremony at Santa Rosa headquarters.

Lucy's 50th Birthday

After dinner with family, Lucy posed with her furry friends for her 50th birthday. Her presents included a tennis watch, a "footprint" necklace with her children's birth stones, new clothes, birthday balloon and of course chocolate. The flowers are not shown because the puppy loves to eat flowers (and most anything else).


Fifty candles generates a lot of light and heat. You could cook another cake with 50 candles.

Wayward Dump Run

Have you ever taken stuff to the dump and then brought it back? Jason and Curtis got a little too enthusiastic about filling up the van with "junk" that needed to go to the garbage dump. Half way to the dump Curtis had a scary thought. What if the mattress was not supposed to go? Jason called Lucy and learned the discouraging story that the mattress was not supposed to be thrown away. So we really looked like fools carrying our good, and now very dusty, stuff back to the home.

Nora Goes Home

Last night Nora went home to be with the Lord. Her suffering is finally over. I am sure she is enjoying a glorious garden made just for her.

Nora's funeral will be held Saturday, September 30th at 10am at St. Pius Catholic Church in Redwood City.

Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. II Corinthians 5:1

Happy Reunion with Zari

Zari meets Mike at the CCI headquarters in Santa Rosa. Mike and his wife, Becky, are Zari's new masters.

Zari with Lucy and Curtis. How sweet are reunions! O how blessed will be those reunions in heaven.

From left to right--Skyler, Zari, and Shasta.

Briana and Zari are finally together again.

Trisha's new position

Trisha is the new Director of Gymnastics at the Palomar Family YMCA. Check out their web page here.

An annoying toy

Skyler loves her toys. Sometimes too much. This particular toy plays music, don't ask me the tune because I don't know. Last night this toy played its tune All night non-stop in our backyard! Mine you it is only suppose to play once and stop until touched again. Neither one of us wanted to go out to stop it. Apparently Curtis went out in the morning and beat it until it stopped. Unfortunately it still works when touched. I wonder if we will be serenaded again tonight?

Curtis and Lucy in Carmel

Lucy, Skyler and Curtis enjoy an unusual afternoon in Carmel in April 2006.

Zardis Returns Home

Zardis (alias Zari) was our 1st CCI service dog. She graduated and lived as a deaf assist dog for Helen for about three years. We just learned that Helen tragically passed away due to cancer. We are very saddened by the loss of that very wonderful woman.

Zardis will be returning to our home. She will then be united with Lucy's brother and sister in law, Mike and Becky. They love dogs. I am sure Zardis will be very happy with them.

Skyler

Skyler CCI puppy # 3. Turn in September 30.

Briana's Invisible Hair Cut

Briana got her hair cut. Doesn't it look great? One note here: When she first arrived home after the hair cut Curtis did not notice the change. You see the problem was Briana had the bag with the dinner burritos and Curtis' mind was set on the burritos.

Trisha and Gustavo

Trisha and Gustavo will be married on November 18th in San Diego. Gustavo works with MiRaza Ministries at New Hope Community Church. Trisha is a gymnastics coach and tutor.

Darcy, our 4th CCI dog

Darcy is our 4th dog in training (through Canine Companions for Independence). She is doing fine, now that the diarrhea with as many as seven times in a night is over. To her credit she always let us know when she needed to go and never messed in her kennel.

Jason and Carolyn's wedding

Jason, our son, married Carolyn on June 24, 2006.