Tag: Libby

  • Fog and rain and the Golden Gate Bridge…

    Fog and rain and the Golden Gate Bridge…

    The day began with a great deal of discussion about what we would do because rain was in the forecast. It was finally decided that we would drive into San Francisco to see Lands End, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Marin Headlands. Mooney and Lexi joined us for the day.

    Posing with the dogs at Sutro Baths Look at that sunshine, it didn’t last.

    Point Lobos and the Sutro Baths at Lands End in San Fransisco was our first stop. The sun might come out?!? The ocean was rough with high waves.

    As we continued we finally caught site of the Golden Gate Bridge. The first pictures are taken from Lands End and then we drove across the bridge to the Marin Headlands, where the last few pictures were taken. We managed to snap a few pics and then the fog rolled in, within minutes we could hardly see the bridge. Because of the shutdown of the US government many national sites are not accessible, including the Marin Headlands.

    Second day in California and second slug sighting!

    Chilly, rainy day and there were still people surfing. Brrrrrrrrr. Pictured are some California surfer dudes who had just finished for the day. They were covered head to toe. Our walk on the beach was short but Lloyd insisted on getting his feet wet (zoom in for his reaction to the cold water).

    Final stop of the day was a quick visit to Stanford, Lloyd’s alma mater. Libby and I are posing in front of Palm Drive and then in front of Memorial court, with the Main Quad and Memorial Church in the background. Canga the Goose was right at home in the rainy weather.

  • Braces are off!!!!

    Braces are off!!!!

    There were a few things that had to happen before Libby leaves the country for six months.  Removing braces was one of them.

    When Libby was very young we knew that there would be challenges with her teeth. And even though we were made aware of this we had no idea what she would have to endure.

    The journey began in preschool with a surgery perform root canals and to remove some teeth. The trips to the orthodontist started in grade school when she was eight years old. There were years of being monitored before the procedures began.

    Spacers and wideners and chains, to adjust the jaw size and to encourage the teeth to emerge. The first set of braces, during middle school, straightened the teeth. And then there was a glorious few months in grade nine with no braces (only a retainer).

    The braces went back on in grade ten and she was told she would need surgery to enlarge the lower jaw. But before that she would need to stop growing and the teeth would have to be moved and straitened. After five more years with braces that surgery finally happened. Double jaw surgery on July 9, 2018.

    And then a summer of recovery!

    Today that journey is almost complete and finally, the final set of braces are off.

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