Our Weekend

Shawna had her "wish" day. She got to ride a pony! We took her to Irvine Regional Park on Saturday (13th) courtesy of some generous loving friends of ours. She rode on a smaller pony, a girl, named Corkey; these were the walking ponies. Then, Shawna rode on a taller trotting pony. We have pictures. She loved every minute of it. All of the kids rode the mini train to see Irvine Regional Park, and then got to go see the animals at the Orange County Zoo. If you have never been all the "rides" are fairly inexpensive. Admission to the zoo was only $2.00 each. Shawna enjoyed a special snowcone and was blessed with her very own train whistle. The highlight of the zoo was seeing the new mountain lion, which has only been in training for 3 months. We were able to see them training her and feeding her meatballs for rewards. A nice day all in all. Shawna loved every minute of it, and riding the ponies was clearly her favorite.

On Sunday (14th), all the kids were blessed to participate in a special event by invitation only to at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier. We enjoyed a free lunch with hamburgers, hotdogs, and chicken and drinks. Michael, Gabriela, Joseph and Joshua were able to do some really high trampoline jumping attached to a harness and bungy cords. Scott, Michael, Shawna, Joseph and Josh enjoyed a Submarine ride which basically takes you up in the air in circular motions; it was a mild ride but fun. Joseph, Josh, Gabi and Shawna tried darts and most of them were able to pop some of the balloons. They were all blessed with a very soft stuffed Winnie the Pooh and Minnie Mouse.

Sunday (14th) and Monday (15th) we were blessed by more friends with nice packing boxes, which we are working on filling.

Tuesday (16th), we were grateful to hear Medi-Cal has switched Michael and Joseph over to the program they need to be in to receive better medical care effective tomorrow. We expected this to take weeks longer; thanks to a very nice worker in one of the offices, it did not. Michael will be able to see the allergist / immunologist for his Eosinophilic Esophagitis and possible food allergies and the epileptologist for his seizures. Joseph will be able to see neurology for his headaches. Gabriela has been flying through the 4th grade material quite literally.

We are re-doing are online store (www.shop.richardsonstudios.com). It is down for now. It will have a new look and new merchandise. We will keep you posted, so please check back for updates.

God Bless Your Journey,
Jennifer Richardson
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Serenity Prayer

Lord,

"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;

Courage to change the things I can;

And wisdom to know the difference."

Reinhold Niebuhr, theologian