Alan relaxes with a popsicle. The bandaid
covers scratches from a fall on the stairs.
The scratches weren't bad, but when he tried to
scrape them off, we were afraid it would
scar, so Lisa put the bandaid on. Then it
became a project to convince him to let us
soak it off later. Lisa finally succeeded.
The bump on his forehead, though, scared us all.
It swelled quickly, but ice controlled it and
since he kept screaming at us, we figured he
wasn't slipping into a coma.
The backing of the fabric covering the van's ceiling
started to disintegrate, allowing the fabric to
sag. It was beginning to hit Glen's head as he
drove, so before we went on vacation, Glen read the
service manual and took down the ceiling panel.
We all helped to remove the old fabric, vacuum up the
remnants of the old backing, and then glue on new
fabric. The result is quite functional.
Alan is 'Purple Guy'. For the last month, purple
has been his favorite color, so Lisa, Sarah and I
have all taken turns buying him purple shirts and
other purple objects, such as pacifiers, a cup, and
a necklace. He has declared other favorites, too:
the number 6, the letter A, the dinosaur Stegasaurus.
This is Alan's drawing of a purple car with trailer.
Lisa and her friend Jenn, went to the zoo to sketch.
One of Lisa's primary objectives at the zoo was
to sketch the Channel Island Foxes for an animation
project.
Lisa worked hard making a costume to wear at
Anime Expo in Anaheim. A friend of hers, Eric,
drove down from Oakland and then the two of them
commuted to the Convention Center every day
for the 4-day event. We barely saw them over the
July 4th weekend.
Sarah left for Florida on July 2nd to visit with Uncle Roger and Aunt Carol,
Sam, Tom, and Kelsey. Then she traveled with them to the reunion. On the way,
they did a day trip up Kings Canyon.
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This is one of the waterfalls near Cedar Grove.
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Lisa dressed as Mary, Queen of Schnapps for an Elizabethan-flavor murder
mystery party at Ginny's house.
Jason Sweitzer stopped by briefly to visit before heading back to the UC Davis area.
Roger had a great time rough-housing with Jason.
 Grader |
 Wrecking Ball demolishing an old building |
 Dumptruck | |
 Frontloader |
Lisa took the boys on a hike to Rite-Aid for ice cream.
Here they are enjoying it on the sidewalk outside the store.
Happy 20th, Lisa! A few of her friends were still in town to help celebrate:
Ginnie, Justin, and Natalie.
Lisa is still unwrapping her sewing machine, intended for the construction of
anime costumes.
