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Monday, August 20, 2012

When in Portland...

Saturday started off to be a can-do type of weekend with a seemingly weekly trip to Mr. Plywood. The kid fell asleep for her nap and we were ready to start working on the house. But I'm suffering from being a big baby about my annual summer cold, and Deadwood was calling. We answered the call, and several profanities later we realized we didn't have the energy to do anything other than watch tv.

So, in fine parenting form, we took the kid to her first movie theater movie. Next stop on the lazy train: the playground. Although I try to avoid Portland's Derby Day, it didn't occur to me that the playground we frequent was right in the middle of all the hoopla. Luckily the event was dying down and we weren't stampeded by hipsters. Though there were some, ahem, impeccably styled parents (and their children) at the playground who were ironically talking about how many hipsters were present at the soapbox derby that day. Gah.

Tied fabric banner at the Portland Flea.

I still was not feeling energetic on Sunday. So, just for fun, we went to the Portland Flea. I saw Chris and Heather, but luckily they were both engaged in conversation with other folks. Turns out I was too shy to introduce myself. While at The Flea, the kid enjoyed some ice cream at (10:45am-more fine parenting), and then we went to OMSI. On the ride home from the science museum the kid fell asleep. Obviously we had no choice other than to watch more Deadwood.


At around 3:30pm we finally took a look at the exterior of the back hall. We have all the material for siding, trim, water table and drip cap; but figuring out all the pieces turns out to be a bit of a brain teaser. Before making any cuts we've decided to sketch out our overall idea rather than just winging it. After all, we don't want to mess this up any more than it may or may not already be messed up.


8 comments:

  1. It's good to enjoy a lazy weekend when you need to. You can't work on the house every weekend! That's no fun.

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  2. I LOVE weekends were I only watch old tv shows! They're so deliciously lazy and indulgent :). We all need them. How was Portland Flea? I still haven't been!

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    1. The Portland Flea was fun! It was much smaller and friendlier than I'd imagined, with a variety of booths. The prices were pretty good, too.

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  3. Looks like you had a fun and relaxing weekend! We are planning to visit Portland in October! I am very excited!

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    1. It was both fun and relaxing! Where are you visiting from? Portland has lots of kid-friendly activities - I'm sure you'll have lots of fun. Let me know if you need any suggestions.

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  4. We are visiting from North Carolina. I would love a few suggestions for hotels (I am guessing we will stay downtown) and ideas for kid activities. We will only be there for three days the last weekend of October. If there is anything else you can think of feel free to throw it in. Thanks so much!

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    1. I will get some ideas together and get back to you. I've never stayed in any of the downtown hotels, so I'm not too sure about those...

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