Today we head back to portland.. we spent an hour or so taking down the decorations and packign them, cleanign the hose and packing. It has been a great stay !
We took the tree outside and decorated it with one bagel.. kind of like we’ve always done at home..
time for pcis !
once we were out of the house we headed to Castle Canyon trail for a short hike
We stopped at chapes again .. for papussas on the way home
a great coda to this trip @
nite all, nite sam
-me
Diane made fresh orange juice to start the day..
We all bundled up and got in gabes car to head up to Timberline lodge.. by the time we went a couple of mikes, the rain turned to snow.. and there were cars spinning out all over the place.. we had no problem. We headed to timberline to see it for ourselves.. its a bit of a pilgrimage.. its where both Sam and Gabe came for snowboard camp in the summer..
We got up there,. baught a red bull and went out and poured one out for Sam
Max had smuggeld in a throwign axe in order to recreate the scence in teh Shining where jack nicholson is comign for his family.. Timberlien kdoge is the exterior thay used in that movie.
we headed inside.. it was an amazing art deco meets log cabin from the 1930s.. so cool !
we were not surprised to learn that nearly everyone else whants to to do the “Here’s Johnny’ scenefrom the Shining. The nice peopel at the desk even will lend you there axe !
what a setting.. Nova couldnt come in.. so gabe and mya took turns playing with her outside
then back to rhododendron to eat thai at a very cool local resturaunt
then home for game playign adnd candy
it was a game like teplephoe though you had to alternate drawign and guessing as the the secret went aroudn the playes..
here’s ugly duckling and gravy train
I stayed up late working on my playa lights..
Another great day..
note all. nite sam
-me
I went to bed super late last night .. maybe 2 am. Here’s the view down tot he living room. I love seeing our kids having fun together.
today we started a new puzzle. it’s a map of europe… with Gabe moving to germany we hope to be over there more.. so need to bone up !
THsi mornign we headed out in the persistant drizzle in search of old growth trees.. we headed to Mt Hood state park.. the road had been destroyed only 2 weeks ago by heavy rain.. pretty intense !
check out the size of these trees !
Big news today is that the puzzle is finished.. or almost finished.. we saved the very last eiece for Mya to put in when she shows up later today.
Mya showed up mid day (shes an emeergency room nurse.. she works nights mostly).. in honor of her showing up.. we went out for antoerh hike just up the street
then back to the house for a group cooked dinner.. centerpiece is general tsao’s dinner
Super great day !
nite all , nite sam
-me
Today was a nice slow day of hanging out and playign.. really wonderful..
the ‘kids’ .. (can you still call them kids whe they are in their 30’s and 40s ??)
We woke up slowly .. including soem walks around the beautiful forest aroudn the house
Seems like we were cookign all through the day. Becky made this beutiful cinnamon sweet bread
Nova was sniffign around for her stocking.. just like chai and satori used to do .
eventually we sat don to open presents .. we took it very slowly.. lots of love.. many hoem made things
maxs freind knitted (yes knitted) a geode for diane !
max made me a soldering jig for my led strips !
and a couple of mid morning walks tpo enjoy the rainforest
then back to the presents
heres an amazing one.. max processed the soloar eclipse pics I got through my telescope into a movie !
Nova gets wrapped !
It was way after sinset when we finally unwrapped the last present.. not that there were so many presensts.. just took a long enjoyable time
we all then began cooking dinner.. .. YUM !
Beutiful day.. lots of thoughts of Sam
Love you my fam !
nite all. nite sam
-me