Our 36th Wedding Anniversary

On Monday, June 9, Kathy and I celebrated thirty-six years of wedding bliss. Thirty-six years sounds like a long time, but, as I told one of the ladies in the EFM office, it doesn't really seem like that long.

She understood. "It feels like you've been married your whole life," she commented, "yet seems like just yesterday when you had the wedding."

That's about right. And living in two other countries besides the good ol' USA and traveling to various places has helped fill our lives and make the time seem shorter.

Kathy likes lavender and purple, so these are the flowers I got her. Would you say that the florist managed to get the hues right?

That same evening we went to Lafayette to see
our grandson, Steven, play ball. He's on a church team that plays against other teams from his same church and from another congregation in the same city.

Steven plays the catcher's position, one which I wouldn't envy, especially with my old knees! Can you imagine crouching behind the plate for an entire game like this?

I wanted to get several shots of him, but my camera batteries died before I got very many. I'd have liked taking a picture when he slid into home plate, beating the opposing catcher by a smidgen and scoring a run.

Unfortunately, I only got one offensive pose. Next time I'll charge my batteries before I go to the game.

They won this one, and then won again the next night, a game we couldn't attend. Their record is now 7-2, the same as the team they beat last night, so the two are tied for first place.

Makes Grandpa feel like smiling a little!