Kayak Trip

Lucy and Curtis went with a church group to Del Valle Lake for kayaking. It was great fun and an excellent workout. They were paddling for about 2 1/2 hours. It is surprising how the stomach muscles are involved in paddling. The weather was perfect and the surroundings were beautiful.

Curtis paddled from the kayak center (see map below) to the dam at the north end. Incidentally last week at the same time Curtis (and Jason) were sick aboard the sea fishing boat. I'll take the kayak any day.

Isn't our Creator God awesome?!

The Story of the Birthday Present that was Sent to the Toilet

Lucy and Curtis decided to give Jason a special early birthday present so they signed him (and Curtis) up for deep sea fishing in Half Moon Bay with Half Moon Bay Sportfishing. Curtis and Jason were at the church at 4am today and drove to the dock. It was not long after leaving the dock that the depth of the mistake became fully apparent. Both Jason and Curtis (and most of the other fellows) became very sea sick. They spent about eight hours very nauseated and very cold (Jason was not as cold). Curtis was somewhat helped by the dramamine but Jason visited the toilet several times to releave the contents of his stomach (hence, the birthday that was sent to the toilet title). Curtis also visited this special place many times to releave the contents of the ailimentary canal from the other end.

No one on the boat caught any fish!

Kitchen work so far

Before and after

Happy early Birthday to Briana since we won't see her on her birthday.

San Francisco Trip

Here are pictures of our San Franisco trip while Briana was home for Spring Break. We took Bart to the City and started out by walking through China Town. After lunch in China Town we walked up, way up, to Coit Tower. There were lots of steep steps. After reaching Coit Tower we walked to Pier 39 and then back to Bart and home. The day was a typical Curtis killer exercise day.When will I learn my lesson with him and his "little walks"?


Darcy did not like the statue. It was scary. There were some beautiful flowers on our way down from Coit Tower.and of course the view was amazing from the top. Naturally Curtis had to have a picture of the waterfalls which were very pretty.

Kitchen after about 4 weeks

It has been awhile since we posted. The work has slowed down so there just wasn't much to post. The floor is now in and just needs to be grouted in the computer room area. The walls are done. The kitchen still waits for the rest of the appliances and then we will have a completely working kitchen. I am so ready! The bedroom doors will be replaced with nice panneled white doors. We are still considering having two sky lights put in the living room. This picture makes it look like the tile in the kitchen is a different color but it is all the same.