It was to be a special evening where Curtis would present Lucy with her wedding rings. The rings had to be repaired so Curtis wanted to make it a special romantic presentation for his beloved Lucy. Curtis made a card with the standard wedding vows and was set to take Lucy to a nice restaurant. But it was not to be.
On the way to the restaurant Curtis got a call from the rest home of his mom. His mom was sent to the emergency for choking problems. Lucy and Curtis quickly changed plans and ate a quick bite before going to the hospital. At the hospital they found mom just fine. They sat with her for the next two hours while they answered the same questions over and over and over. It was quite terrible.
Finally they left the hospital, got mom something to eat, took mom to her home, got her settled down for the night and finally sat alone in the car at the rest home parking lot.
Here Curtis gave Lucy the rings and card. They celebrated in the parking lot with some terrible cookies from Jamba Juice. Never eat the Jamba Juice brownies. It was not the totally romantic evening.
The hands have grown old together. They are now laced with wrinkles and signs of wear. But they understand each other and love each other much more than thirty years ago when they first held. Only God knows how much longer blood will flow through these veins but as long as there is life they will hold each other steadfast--yes, even in hospital emergency rooms.
Lucy + Curtis = Everlasting Love
(signed Curtis)
For Lucy's birthday, we (Jason, Carolyn, Isaac and us) went to the Renaissance Fair. It was awesome (Curtis' opinion, others were not as thrilled).
The horses were friendly.
The jousting was the real thing. It looked like it was painful.
At the fair Curtis bought a scabbord holder.
Trisha, Gustavo and Tavo toured the WWII Midway battleship. It looks like they had lots of fun. Maybe someday Tavo will fly a plane. Oh how wonderful to consider the awesome opportunities God has ahead for little Tavo.
It was to be a special evening where Curtis would present Lucy with her wedding rings. The rings had to be repaired so Curtis wanted to make it a special romantic presentation for his beloved Lucy. Curtis made a card with the standard wedding vows and was set to take Lucy to a nice restaurant. But it was not to be.
This beats the stairmaster at the 24 Hour Fitness Gym any day. What fun! We love Isaac.
Isaac is wearing his new "Getting Dedicated" clothes.
This is the infamous GreatGrandma 3-generation picture.
Here Isaac is being dedicated, soon after a major spit-up on Carolyn. Children are such masters of timing.
Here are Isaac, Carolyn and Jason with their pastor and pastor's wife. They are really nice people. 
It has been a while since a blog of Refuge Pond so here is an update.
Can you see the mosquito eating fish (below)?
We went with Isaac, Carolyn, Jason and their church to a picnic at a park in Livermore. It was Isaac's first picnic. He was very upset that he did not get any of the ribs. At least that is what I thought he told me.
This was a fun game. A string has a golf ball attached at each end. Then you try to throw it and have it land on a ladder like stand as shown above. The top rung is 3 points, the next is 2 points and the lowest is 1 point. If you land on the rung with your opponents string you cancel their points. The ladies won.
There is nothing like being a grandparent. It is the best.
The best sound on planet earth is the laugh of a baby.
Well, this was not at the park; but I had to fit it in somewhere.
