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May 2007

Bon Voyage dad and mom..

leaving on a 5 day cruise from LA to Canada


Josh, Cristie and David.. head home for their 5 days of party time!

Our bags are packed and we are ready to go!



I called dad on my cell phone... to tell him we were watching one of his Catalina 30's sailing by

On the cruise we shared our dinner table with... Neil and Stacy from southwest Michigan

In the ships library...Den was planning the day's opportunities... so we had very little reading time

	Breakfast was always a different group

Barbara and Alberta learned how to play backgammon

Walking off all the calories each day...



Formal night dinner

	In our stateroom there were mints on the pillow and this elephant! How did they know we are republicans?

5:45 am we reached the... Golden Gate Bridge





Sunrise over Alcatraz and the bay area

Fisherman's wharf



Lombard Street	Grace Cathedral (Episcopal) on Knob Hill and... Den said he was taking me to a Catholic Church



	Looking down Lombard Street

Alcatraz Island

Mary, Barbara, Alberta

We are ok with the "rabbit" to go with our elephant

Mary, Shirley (at 70+ she went back to college became a published writer, now she's traveling at 85!) What a beautiful story she wrote... Just Google [Readers Digest story Angel on a door step]	Out comes the ski jacket as we get further north


Note: We didn't take pictures one rough day at sea (between the Washington / Oregon coast)... the motion sickness bags were left out...people we're very quiet, laying around on lounge chairs, the ship looked like a senior-citizen rest home!


We arrived in Victoria, B.C. Canada

Craigdarroch Castle [Interesting story to google]	Lunch in Victoria

Mary rock climbing

Dinner the last night of the cruise with Neil and Stacy (celebrating their 10th anniversary)

Ready to head home after a WONDERFUL time!

Itinery: Day 1 > Leave L.A. harbor Day 2 > At sea (just west of San Luis Obispo) Day 3 > San Francisco Day 4 > At sea (California / Oregon coast) Day 5 > Washington coast/Victoria BC port for the day Day 6 > Docked at Vancouver BC / Flew home	Cruise activities we chose...and we didn't miss any meals however, we always took the stairs and walked miles on the ship / Night club shows / shuffleboard / rock climbing / backgammon / karaoke (we only listened) / bingo / WINE tasting / at port stops (we walked everywhere including the hills of San Francisco) / we met the captain and his staff; many passangers representing 42 countries were on board!

Clyde Dog


Clyde's visit to the vet confirmed his pain was due to hip dysphasia...he came home and laid around drugged the rest of the day!


Turtles enjoying the warm spring day

5K RUN/WALK..."joining the fight against women's cancers"

"A life watered by the tears of tragedy and suffering often becomes the most fertile soil for spiritual growth."


Mary, Gina B., Gina R., Cristie and Garrett

I am walking in honor of...	The walk began on Figuerioa St. in LA...

Melissa lost her fight to ovarian cancer at 21...on October 30, 1999 "Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer rated death in women"

Melissa's parents walk every year in memory of their daughter

	...the walk ended at the LA coliseum

and we received finishing medal for our support!

Everyone should at least one time in their life...do a walk to help raise money in the of fight cancer!


	Nelda, Perry, Brandy

Madison

A swan returns to Westlake

Mother's Day 2007


Den and Perry make Quiche Lorraine and fresh fruit for breakfast

The geese came for breakfast this morning

Baby ducks back in April

Baby ducks now in May

Advocating for David to be "fully included" at the 7th grade "Olde World Faire" had its problems...but David did have the experience and pictures that are his memories. It is my hope that these pictures will show that in the future LCMS will welcome ALL students with "Special Needs" in whatever way then can.



David, Zack	David and his group setting up

Shaunna, David, Megan, Alyssa, Laura

David bartering with Jamie	Hannah bartering with Laura and David



Josh

There was a bartering frenzy when Josh joined in





Josh offers David's teacher Ms. Litt a fortune cookie