tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229405952024-03-07T18:24:32.259-06:00Bug's LifeThe adventures of a girl called Bug.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22940595.post-45864948025671206042015-05-30T16:03:00.001-06:002015-05-30T16:03:54.381-06:00Fun in Portland OR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
With Bug's birthday coming up, I packed 3 new t-shirts (wrapped) and handed them to her on our first morning in Portland. I told her that she could open one, but that she would have to wear whatever it was. </div>
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The first one was pretty cool!<br />
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We hopped onto the streetcar and headed to OMSI.<br />
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They had an exhibit about mazes and illusions. Bug had fun with this balance board maze. She ALMOST got the ball into the center.<br />
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This was a giant model of a human ear. The curved red line to the left of Bug (in the ear canal) moved across, demonstrating how sound waves move through our ears. The parts to the right also moved. It was pretty cool.<br />
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This had various organs that would light up when you pushed the button next to their name...except, apparently, the stomach.<br />
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Shark tooth bracelet.<br />
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One of many bridges in Portland.<br />
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On our way to OMSI, Bug spotted this shop. We stopped on our way back. </div>
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Finally, somewhere that I wanted to visit. ;) YARNIA!</div>
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Bug picked out some red and yellow bamboo yarn. I'm going to make a hat similar to the gray one she's wearing in some of the other photos. Here you can see the yarn on the holder, attached to the winding machine.<br />
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The 2 cones of yarn are what I bought at Yarnia. The purple/orange/green is for me (bamboo and wool) and the red & yellow bamboo is for Bug.<br />
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<br />Bug's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808844923582698952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22940595.post-12071108917333313822015-05-19T11:39:00.000-06:002015-05-19T11:39:12.130-06:00Vacation - part 1: train ride to PortandBug & I just got back after being gone for 16 days. She turned 13 while we were gone. Unbelievable. Of course, we took the train.<br />
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Hobbes, the one-eyed lion, was ready to go with his official Amtrak scarf wrapped securely around his shoulders. </div>
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Looking over the Amtrak timetable with Dad.</div>
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Bug is READY!<br />
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Here it is, the Empire Builder.<br />
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Settled in and on our way.<br />
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We stepped out to stretch in Minot, ND.<br />
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A very friendly man from India took our picture next to our sleeper car.<br />
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Drawing, knitting...</div>
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Pokemon.<br />
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This is Jean. She worked in the dining car and was great.<br />
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Almost there.<br />
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In Spokane, part of the train (including the dining car) went on to Seattle. Our section had the observation/snack car. Sleeping car passengers got this for breakfast. It was good.<br />
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We got to see Mt. Hood.<br />
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We took a wrong turn on our way to the bus stop, but saw this leaning tree.<br />
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We also spotted these great Hogwarts and Gryffindor stickers on a parked car.<br />
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I spy, in an eye, something which is Bug! We were on our way to catch the MAX to go meet some homeschooling friends that we only knew on the internet. We had a great time.<br />
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We rented a basement apartment in a house through airbnb. It was great!<br />
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<br />Bug's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808844923582698952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22940595.post-82288553299389894502015-02-20T00:00:00.001-06:002015-02-20T00:00:12.632-06:00MAJORA'S MASK 3D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!If you haven't noticed, Bug LOVES The Legend of Zelda. The games, the characters, the books. All of it. For nearly 2 years she's been hoping that someday Nintendo would re-release the Zelda game Majora's Mask. Earlier this year the news hit the internet: it was happening. It would be available to play on her Nintendo 3DS. She was so happy. The release date was finally announced: Feb. 13. Bug decided that if she didn't get it for her birthday (mid-May) she would buy it. She didn't know that I had pre-ordered it before Christmas and it would be arriving on the 16th. In the meantime, I'd spotted this Majora's Mask t-shirt on ShirtPunch.com and had it tucked away, waiting.<br />
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We walked over to the shop where her dad works and I told her that we had a bit of a surprise for her. I handed her the box and here's what happened:<br />
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She's been having a blast trying to figure everything out. Thankfully, the manager at the comic/game shop where she goes to play Pokemon and D&D is also a Zelda fan so that she's got someone to talk to about this who actually understands what she's saying. ;)<br />I played the first few when they first came out, but haven't played the newer ones. Maybe I will, one of these days.<br />
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Since I always post on facebook, this blog tends to get neglected. I'll try to work on that. I've been knitting a lot. Bug is very much into the Legend of Zelda video games these days. She really, REALLY wanted to be the main character, Link, for Halloween. Between youtube, Goodwill and ebay (and some knitting - the gauntlets) we came up with this: </div>
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We're pretty happy with how it turned out. :)</div>
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Here's a side-by-side in case you're not familiar with the game. Bug won TWO costume contests for a total of $150 in gift certificates. That's a LOT of Pokemon cards!</div>
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I also knit a baby Link costume for my niece's boy. Super-cute.<br />
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With the cold weather approaching, I started knitting mittens. These are 2 layers of wool. It turns out that I need the larger size, so Bug gets both of these.<br />
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This fall I asked Bug if she wanted me to knit her a sweater. She did, so we sat down and looked at patterns and she loved this one. It was a lot of work, but very fun to make. I still need to get 2 buttons for the collar. (and better photos)<br />
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This hood/cowl was made for a friend, but Bug was willing to pose for a photo. I love this pattern.<br />
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I usually only post about Bug or our adventures with Bug. Today, it's about me. (though Bug has learned an incredible lesson from this)</div>
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18 years ago I was working in a video store. It was a weeknight (Tuesday, I think) about a week after Valentine's Day, and about 45 minutes before closing time. I was at the counter reading a book. I looked up and couldn't quite comprehend what I was seeing. It was a guy with a hood and a big gun telling me to put all the money in a bag NOW. I headed to the cash register and did just that. It's incredibly hard to open a plastic bag under pressure like that. </div>
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Once he had the money, he told me to get down on the floor. In that moment, I recalled writing a list of things that I loved about my boyfriend and putting it in his Valentine's card. (he's now my husband and Bug's dad) My thought was "I'm so glad that he'll have that." I was sure that it was over. Thankfully, I was wrong. After several minutes, I got up and called 911. The police were there very quickly, as the station was only a couple of blocks away. I also called my manager and boyfriend. It was a long night. </div>
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Recently, I became aware that we had one mutual facebook friend. About 7 weeks ago, I left a comment on a post that she made. I then saw that HE had posted, too. I sent our mutual friend (J) a message, asking her how well she knew him (M). She said that she used to hang out with him but hadn't seen him in years. I told her why I was asking. I then said that if she ended up contacting him that she should let him know that I was open to an apology if he wanted to send me a message through facebook. She said that she would keep an eye on his page and that if it seemed that he was in a good place, she would contact him. </div>
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J & I chatted for a while, talking about our hometown. Suddenly she said that she had to share something that M had posted. It mentioned doing bad things and now living in a house of love. I told J that it was time! She sent him a message. He said that he couldn't talk because he was on a field trip. An hour or so later, J & M were talking on the phone and J was messaging me through facebook. She told M what was going on. When she mentioned him sending me an apology through facebook, he said that he didn't want to do that. He wanted to meet in person. I was surprised, but excited! I truly had no anger towards him at this point. Just lots of questions. </div>
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We had planned to meet at a park so that the kids could run around, but the weather didn't cooperate. I managed to grab a room at a coffee shop so that we'd have some privacy. Bug's dad was sneaky and took these photos. It was such an easy, comfortable conversation. I still can't quite believe it. </div>
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I greeted him with "We meet again." I stood up and as we shook hands he said that he didn't know if it should be a handshake or a hug. I said "Hugs are good." and we had the first of many hugs. </div>
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I surprised him a bit when I told him that I had a copy of the surveillance video. I told him that it was his choice as to whether or not he wanted to see it. At first, he said he didn't want to, then decided that maybe it would be a good idea to watch it together. I set it on the end of the table so that we could both see it, but he decided to move over to my side. I can't even find the words to describe this moment.<br />
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Taking a selfie to send to J who was "patiently" waiting for news.<br />
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Bug and some of M's kids. They were hilarious. They're all holding tiny cats that I knit for them.<br />
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Here we are. Surreal. He's now a stay-at-home dad and has adorable, funny kids. :)<br />
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She seems happy....<br />
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YES!!! Scribblenauts Unlimited.<br />
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She got a super-cool book about The Legend of Zelda.<br />
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I had her put her Link hat on before opening the last gift...<br />
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An ocarina just like the on that Link plays!<br />
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She also got a songbook so that she can learn to play songs from The Legend of Zelda. She's already learned the Song of Healing.<br />
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Here's what she saw.<br />
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It had a nice glow at night...<br />
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Minecraft cake!<br />
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This was added on to the end of a wrench so that he can hold both ends. He used it to twist the metal.<br />
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He was a pirate for Halloween one year...<br />
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The leaf is really cool!<br />
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Bug was stunned when he gave her the leaf and the other piece that he'd been working on.<br />
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Bug thought that this DRAGON was the best. It moved and breathed fire.<br />
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The dragon in action...and a rather excited Bug.<br />
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To catch up: Bug dressed as Hermione again this Halloween. She won a costume contest at the local record store. $100!<br />
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Bug & I spent the weekend after Thanksgiving in our hometown. We stayed at a hotel downtown (she was bummed that we didn't get the "haunted room"). We had a blast at the Holiday Stroll. It was a bit chilly, but we were dressed for it. A friend of mine took this photo of me & Bug. To see more great pics of the night, check out her blog: <a href="http://russmanspot.blogspot.com/2013/11/holiday-stroll.html">http://russmanspot.blogspot.com/2013/11/holiday-stroll.html</a></div>
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Once again, we took a family vacation to Portland OR in September. We just love it there! While there, all three of us were already talking about next year's visit.<br />
I do some posting on a large homeschooling board and one of the moms from that board (who happens to live in our state) contacted me a while back with some questions about train travel. Their plans fell through, but a year later they were making the trip to OR. Our schedule was pretty flexible, so we booked tickets which would allow us to travel west with our new friends. Bug was so excited to know that there would be some kids to hang out with on the train.<br />
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Bug got to go back to one of her favorite Portland shops: <a href="http://peculiarium.com/">The Peculiarium</a>! While there, she picked up the 2nd volume of <a href="http://www.stellasbabysittingservice.com/">Stella's Babysitting Service</a>. The owner of the shop wrote it. She'd picked up the first book when we were there last year. She didn't get to meet the author, but he did sign her book and drop it off at our hotel. Hopefully we'll be able to meet him next time.<br />
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We love eating at <a href="http://www.linggarden.com/">Ling Garden</a> when we're in Portland. Be sure to have the green beans!<br />
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Bug knew that we were going to go to <a href="http://omsi.edu/">OMSI</a>. She did NOT know that we'd be seeing the Mummies of the World Exhibition! She didn't know until we got to the building and turned the corner and she spotted this HUGE sign. Really, it was huge. See Bug down there at the bottom? Yep. Huge.<br />
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We also went to Chapman School to watch the <a href="http://audubonportland.org/local-birding/swiftwatch">Vaux's Swifts</a>. Bug is looking at a preserved swift up close and personal. She loved it.<br />
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Of course, we have to stop at a guitar shop or two...<br />
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Luckily, there's a pizza place right across the street!<br />
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<a href="http://powells.com/">Powell's City of Books</a> is amazing! We were able to spend a bit more time there this time.<br />
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Here's Bug, looking at the store map. Really.<br />
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We had transit passes and took the bus or streetcar everytwhere. Portland has this figured out. It was great.<br />
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Got to see some friends. They did a bit of knitting.<br />
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Bug let us know that we HAD TO GO TO <a href="http://www.wunderlandgames.com/">THE AVALON</a> AGAIN!! She looks pretty excited about that bag of nickels.<br />
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Bug and her dad won some tickets....<br />
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Which were exactly enough to get this...<br />
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The Packers had a game while we were in Portland. I found a bowling alley/restaurant/bar that was a home for Packers fans. Thank you, <a href="http://www.thegrandcentralbowl.com/grand_central/sports">Grand Central</a>! (even though we lost) It was a little loud for Bug...but pizza and root beer made it tolerable.<br />
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Bug & I spent a day with my sister. We took the streetcar downtown.<br />
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We met up with the guys for ice cream.<br />
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Bug with her aunt & uncle. We'll see if she's taller than her aunt next year!<br />
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We stayed in the same <a href="http://northrupstation.com/">hotel</a> as last year. Same room, even!<br />
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She was pretty happy about the salt-water taffy, too.<br />
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Packed up and ready to go home.<br />
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Sitting on the Empire Builder, waiting to leave the station.<br />
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Playing <a href="http://gubcards.com/">Gubs</a> on the train.<br />
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She also got some books about Tuva and Richard Feynman...just what all 11-year-olds want, right?! ;)<br />
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As we were boarding, I surprised Bug with the news that we had a roomette. Here's what she thought of that.<br />
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Having a bedtime snack in her upper bunk.<br />
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In the dining car, Chris helped me to surprise Bug with a birthday present. He also got everyone at breakfast to sing to her.<br />
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We were in the front row.<br />
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Bug was very happy. This was the look on her face for most of the concert.<br />
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We had reserved seats. Bug is special like that. ;)<br />
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Bug is still working on her Chinese, though is trying to learn a bit of Tuvan as we're going to see <a href="http://www.alashensemble.com/">Alash Ensemble</a> in a couple of weeks. They are Tuvan throat singers. She REALLY wants to see <a href="http://www.ondar.com/">Kongar-ol Ondar</a>, but since he taught 2 of the guys in Alash Ensemble, she's pretty excited to see them. She's been really interested in this music since she saw the documentary <a href="http://www.ghengisblues.com/">Ghengis Blues</a>. <br />
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She's still thoroughly absorbed in Hogwarts/Harry Potter/Gryffindor. We surprised her with this hoodie the other day.<br />
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Her tree was a bit small this year... ;) <br />
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Bug has been looking at this hat for the past year, at least. She was surprised and very happy when she opened it. <br />
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Even better than that hat was this GOLDEN SNITCH necklace that my sister made for her. Look at that smile. <br />
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I said LOOK AT THAT SMILE! <br />
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Last year he got a hand-knit hat and seemed a bit sad that there wasn't one piece of tape involved in the packaging.<br />
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This year he got money again. Here's what I did.<br />
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Since Bug is into Harry Potter right now, I had ordered some empty Christmas crackers, so decided to use one for this.<br />
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There was a sheet of card stock with lines and the numbers 1-20 on it. <br />
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20 small squares of paper with the numbers 1-20 on one side and a letter on the other side. <br />
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These were folded and then put inside the cracker. <br />
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The cracker was put in a box. <br />
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I saw this and knew that it would annoy him. (he's a Vikings fan) <br />
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Then I got out the duct tape. :) <br />
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I then used some wrapping paper, then put that into a bigger box and taped the card stock to one of the flaps. <br />
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The larger box got a bit of duct tape....just enough to close it. <br />
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Then I wrapped that. <br />
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He got to the outer box and bit of duct tape...easy. <br />
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Then he got to the smaller box....while he went to get his knife, he handed the box off to his helper to see if she could open it. She couldn't. <br />
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He finally got the duct tape off and got to the cracker. He pulled it open and the little folded bits of paper went flying everywhere...and he realized that he might need them.</div>
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Then he had to unfold all of the tiny bits... <br />
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Once he got them in order, he realized that it said "your gift is in the dryer". I love the look that he's giving me here. :) <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22940595.post-11457327804072706582012-12-20T10:41:00.002-06:002012-12-20T10:41:23.945-06:0015 yearsToday, Bug's dad & I have been married for 15 years. Amazing. We've known each other for about 20 years. I wish that I had the "guitars for sale" ad that was hanging on the library bulletin board all those years ago. A friend of mine had been looking for a new guitar, so when I spotted the ad, I got the number for him. We called and went over to the apt. to see what he had. What he had was a lot of guitars! My friend didn't end up buying one, but I signed up for lessons. :) Eventually, I was working at a music store and he (Bug's dad) rented shop space upstairs. We spent a lot of time together, playing hacky sack, watching movies...finally, my boss asked me when we were going to make it official. LOL.<br />
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We ended up opening a guitar shop. This is where we got married. :)<br />
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Here's what it looks like now. They're standing in about the same spot as in the photo above. <br />
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We had to move to another building after a couple of years. <br />
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It's been a great adventure so far and I can't wait to see what's next. <br />
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Here's the view out our back door this morning...they say more is on the way, along with high winds. We're waiting to see if we'll be snowed in tonight, or if we get to go out, as planned.<br />
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There was a jar like this, full of salt water taffy, on every table in the lobby.<br />
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We spent the morning in the hotel, then went to my sister's place until it was time to go to the station. Bug spent some time reading.<br />
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Me, Bug & my sister. <br />
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Bug with her aunt & uncle at the train station. SOMEONE forgot her sunglasses. <br />
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We had coach tickets, but because we didn't spend all of our money...we upgraded to a family room. It was the last available room on the train. Bug was happy.<br />
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Bug likes the top bunk. <br />
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The view of the train car from our room, though we usually had the door shut. <br />
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In the dining car, working on a new story.<br />
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Bug standing outside one of the windows in our room. We had one on the other side of the train, as well. <br />
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Bug with Ralph, our room attendant. Nice guy. <br />
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I believe that Bug's dad took this photo during the stop in St. Paul. Very cool. <br />
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Hobbes was tired. He's wrapped in an Amtrak scarf that one of the crew gave to Bug. He's resting his head on the pillow that Bug's new pal in Portland made. <br />
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Still working on the new story. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22940595.post-83149584201148608522012-10-08T10:07:00.002-06:002012-10-08T10:10:48.097-06:00A Thursday in Portland-lots of photos... On Thursday morning, one of Bug's dad's former guitar students who's lived in/near Portland for 15 years picked us up and took us sight-seeing. <br />
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This was spotted in the window of a shop. Ronald Simmons? Gene McDonald?<br />
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Our tour guide showed us some sculptures that a friend of his has made. <br />
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Bug liked this one, of course. <br />
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This chess set was pretty cool. <br />
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These heads were on a high shelf, looking down at us. <br />
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We then went to see the Columbia River Gorge.<br />
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It was really windy.<br />
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I love this photo of Bug. <br />
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Multnomah Falls. <br />
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Horse Tail Falls.<br />
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Later, we went to the <a href="http://peculiarium.com/" target="_blank">Peculiarium</a>... <br />
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Bug doesn't look like she's sure that we should go inside... </div>
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We went to see where Bug's uncle works. She enjoyed it more than this photo would lead you to believe.... <br />
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Bug spent some of her money on this slingshot. <br />
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This is Bug on our balcony, wearing the sweater that I knit for her. She discovered a cat that had a bed in a window nearby and enjoyed looking for it each day. <br />
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We went to <a href="http://www.powells.com/" target="_blank">Powell's City of Books</a>, first. We may schedule an entire day there on our next trip...and bring an empty suitcase to bring books home in. <br />
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Bug's dad was heading to a guitar shop to show them some pedal designs, so Bug & I stopped at Blick's Art Supply before going to the guitar shop. <br />
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We spotted this cool robot made from everyday materials. <br />
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We had a bit of a hike ahead of us, so we stopped for some pizza. Bug LOVED the name of this place...Pizza Schmizza.<br />
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We came across the gate to Chinatown.<br />
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Our next stop: <a href="http://voodoodoughnut.com/" target="_blank">V</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=22940595" target="_blank">oodoo Doughnut</a>! <br />
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The bacon maple bar...not a big hit. <br />
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The Marshall Matters, on the other hand, was devoured!<br />
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Bug and her new pal. <br />
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I forgot to post this shot from earlier in the week. Bug is standing on the roof of the hotel. We didn't spend much time there as we were out & about all day. By the time we got back each night, either it was too chilly or (more often) we were too tired. <br />
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After breakfast (more waffles!) we got on the streetcar again. Just days before we got there, they had opened a new line which crossed the river and went down to our destination....OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science & Industry). Here's Bug, ready to go. <br />
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While waiting to change streetcars, we took some pics by this wall. We don't know what it used to be. Anyone? There was a sign on it that said "history", but no details. <br />
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We made it to OMSI! <br />
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The woman in the physics lab commented on my cheese curds t-shirt...we found out that she grew up in a town near ours. We had a great chat and she was very helpful.<br />
Bug had fun turning the crank on this Van de Graff Generator...I think that her dad enjoyed it, too!<br />
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I don't remember what this was called, but it was pretty cool. Bug got each of the 2 arms moving, then watched the pen on the paper. She did it twice... <br />
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and got this: <br />
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On our way to the submarine tour! We went into the USS Blueback. Bug LOVED it!<br />
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We had a great tour guide. <br />
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They had a doorway like this inside the building, where we lined up for the tour. If you couldn't fit through it without help, you could not take the tour. Bug didn't have to duck...I only hit my head once. <br />
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She's learning how to start the engines. <br />
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Outside the submarine with our tour guide, Darl. <br />
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Looking at the list of subs on "eternal patrol". She was very concerned about this. <br />
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They had some really cool skeletons and rocks inside the building. <br />
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On our walk from the streetcar stop to the hotel, Bug found some tall, soft plants. <br />
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We saw the front-end of a vehicle in another building, too, but only got a photo of this one. <br />
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We then visited our new friends who made pizza for us. YUMMY! <br />
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When we're in Portland again, we will most definitely be staying at <a href="http://northrupstation.com/" target="_blank">Northrup Station</a> again. <br />
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First stop: the lobby for waffles. Bug did this every day. We made sure she had some juice or fruit, as well...sometimes a hard-boiled egg. <br />
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Next was a short walk to the corner to wait for the streetcar. Our hotel supplied us with free daily passes. We used them most days that we were there. <br />
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We rode the streetcar through downtown, down to the south waterfront, then back up to downtown where we got out. Bug like the quad-bubblers.<br />
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I forgot to take pics of all of the food carts....there were a LOT! Bug & her dad ordered from this one: <br />
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I got fish & chips from the Frying Scotsman. Bug liked his sign because "he's got a Gryffindor lion on his sign!!!" <br />
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The Scotsman directed us to a park with tables & chairs about 2 blocks away. We ate, then Bug fed some pigeons. I walked to a nearby yarn shop while they headed to Finnegan's Toys where I met back up with them. <br />
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Somewhere along the way, we found this cat... <br />
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Inside Pioneer Place Mall, they had this cool interactive floor thing. Bug & her dad spent probably 10 minutes playing with it. <br />
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I wanted to get video of this guy, but my batteries died. He was done dancing by the time I got them changed, but did post for a photo. <br />
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Back near our hotel, we found this gift shop - <a href="http://stellason21st.com/" target="_blank">Stella's on 21st.</a> :D<br />
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We went out for burgers, then headed to the Avalon Theatre & Wunderland...a nickel arcade! (some games took more than one nickel, but still...CHEAP!) Bug had a blast. It's on her list for our next visit.<br />
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We checked in to our hotel (<a href="http://northrupstation.com/" target="_blank">Inn @ Northrup Station</a>) and it was amazing! So colorful! There were jars of salt water taffy on every table in the lobby...Bug thought that that was pretty cool. We headed upstairs to our room to drop off our bags and take showers. Once we were cleaned up, we headed to my sister & brother-in-law's place (a short walk) and had dinner there. We then headed to a nearby school to watch the Vaux Swifts which roost in the school's chimney. It was amazing. There were SO MANY people there, which was really cool, too. Here are some short video clips of the swifts:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKzp3KbEWdI&feature=plcp" target="_blank">Vaux Swifts 1</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sFuRhtK9JU&feature=plcp" target="_blank">Vaux Swifts 2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhR9ei3R56c&feature=plcp" target="_blank">Hawk trying to get Vaux Swifts</a><br />
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We then stopped for ice cream before heading back to the hotel to sleep and what wonderful sleep it was. The beds were incredibly comfortable. Most nights, Bug was out cold within 5-10 minutes. After 2 nights on the train, they felt even better to us, I'm sure. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1