A COUPLE OF STEPS DOWN MEMORY LANE

Isaac and Joy (she broke her leg at Obaa and Ojii's house climbing a Japanese lantern).

Isaac, Joy, and Brandon Summer of 1983.

Isaac and Lagaytha at their apartment at OHSU.

BIRTHDAY

Bob and Norma sent a Thera Cane and rocks from Lake Mead.

BIRTHDAY FOR JOYCE

On Sunday the 13th, Isaac, Lagaytha, and Joy came with food and gifts for Joyce's birthday.

COINCIDENCE

Norm's brother Joe in Texas has a Toyota that is the same model, year, and color. After the tree limb incident in Eugene, Norm talked with Joe and Joe told him that he also had a limb fall. He had just brought home a new Adirondack chair for their deck, drove the car to the back of the house and stopped under a big oak tree. He took out the chair and left the BIG box by the open trunk of the car. While he went to the front of the house to talk with a neighbor, his wife put the box back in the trunk and left the lid open. The box protruded quite a bit. He and the neighbor heard a limb break and fall and a scream. They ran to the back and Joe's wife was standing about thirty feet from the car and a large limb had crushed the box. The only damage to the car was a small dent in the bottom of the trunk lid.
The same week, we read of two other limbs that fell. One person was killed and the other was in a coma. We count ourselves lucky and blessed.

TREE FROM ABOVE

Both of us went to the ophthalmologist on Monday. Thanks to Lagaytha for driving us. We were sitting in a room with eyes still under the influence when a lady came and asked, "Does anyone in here drive a gold Toyota Avalon?" Norm said, "We have one parked in the handicap parking out front." She said, "I hate to tell you this, but a tree limb has fallen on your car. I will ask maintenance to remove it, take pictures for you, and give you our liability insurance information." She did. Joyce was waiting to see the doctor, so Norm donned glasses provided

and looked at the car as if "through a glass darkly." It put $897.23 worth of dent above the right front door. Two ladies who were sitting on a bench closeby stated that the limb seemed to fall from near the top of the tree. They were frightened but not struck.

JUNE 06, 2009

NICK AND JOY'S WEDDING

SHERRY'S QUILT

Sherry and Norma

"Auntie" Sherry made a special quilt for Joy and Nick.

TED (CHOSEN SON) AND PAM (CHOSEN DAUGHTER-IN-LAW)

Ted and Norma

Nick and Pam

Ted and Joy

Isaac, Pam, and Brandon

Ted, Grace, and Jerry

PREPARATION FOR THE WEDDING

We are all dressed up for the wonderful day.

OVERLEAF LODGE IN YACHATS

Our patio bench, driftwood, and spring flowers.

SUNSHINE AND THE OREGON COAST IN APRIL

The coast trail is a few steps from our patio.

Our patio and the trail. One mile north is 6 miles of sandy beach.

Birds, rocks, cold wind, and fog.

Can you see the barge on the horizon?

A FAVORITE ACTIVITY ON THE OREGON COAST IN APRIL

Tuckered out.

THE PICKUP

Two thousand miles in three days.

TIRED TRAVELERS AND A SUNNY DAY

Who says Eugene can't be sunny in April?

A trip to Minneasota in a pickup and return by

plane can be tiring.

SPEAKING OF JUNE 6TH

Not only is June 6th special for two weddings, it is also the birthday of our chosen son, Ted. Norm stood with Ted at his wedding (Joy, the three year old joined them for a brief time). Ted and Norm took a flight that morning from Bend over the mountains in Central Oregon (Ted was the pilot Norm was the one with white knuckles). By the way, Ted was not flying with the da Vinci wings at the Worlds Fair in Vancouver, BC in 1986.

ONE DAY; TWO WEDDINGS

Joy and Jason will both be married on June 6th. Joy and Nick will be married in Oregon; Jason and Maya will be married in Texas. Joy is our granddaughter and Jason is brother Joe's youngest son. His twin brothers have been married for several years. James to Alyssa and Joe to Lisa. Joe and his wife Gloria attended Brandon and Kristen's wedding in Oregon. Norm attended Joe and Lisa's in Texas. This time, each will be busy at home.

WOODWORKING SHOP

We began woodworking projects by making toys. The first larger project was a cradle for our grandchild Joy. The final project was twenty-five jewelry cases for family and friends.

JAN AND RON'S WEDDING

Jan's son sang.

Ron's son played the piano and sang.

Jan and "Twin"

The reception was downstairs for Joyce's benefit.

Many people attended the happy event.

On February 14th Jan and Ron got married in the church where we met Jan. She and Joyce call each other "twin" because they share a birthday.