Thursday thoughts
Here it is a week later and I've been from coast to coast. Portland OR was so much fun. Susan and I flew out on the same flight and spent some of the day together on Thursday. Jeannette joined us on Thursday night. The conference was inspiring. It is always good to hear about the real impact that our work has on kids and families. The one and only downside of the conference for me was that our presentation was so poorly attended. Being scheduled for 3:30 on a Friday afternoon surely didn't help, but it was a bummer after how hard we worked to make it interesting and a quality presentation. Oh well. After the presentation the 3 of us headed out into Portland and had a great evening! We went to a Moroccan place for dinner. Belly dancers and all! It was really a fun place and nice to hang out with some women that I really admire and enjoy spending time with.
The two of them left first thing Saturday morning, and my flight back was not until midnight on Sunday night, so I had lots of time to explore. I took the light rail all over the city on Saturday, just taking in the sights. Mt. Hood overlooks the eastern part of town, and I took the Blue line from east to west and then back into town. I am used to traveling by myself now, so it was sort of fun to just look at things at my own pace. I did walk all over downtown, went to the Saturday market up at PSU, and Powell's bookstore, and saw the Rembrandt exhibit that just opened at the Art Museum. Sunday I hit the International test rose garden, where all the new roses are bred and shown. There is also a Japanese garder there, for a $8 (worth the price) admission. Both of these are in Washington Park. I spent most of the afternoon there before heading out to the airport in the early evening. I had expected some rainy weather, but the entire time was filled with sunny days and warm weather. Lots of fun overall.
Monday my flight came back into Maine a little before noon, and I went right into work. Lots of email and work and people to catch up with. Early to bed, and out to lunch with Kirsten and Kate Dennish and Kelly on Tuesday. I will miss them. Kirsten has been a sunny presence in my life here in Maine, and I know she will settle into her new life with much happiness. But for me, I will miss them.
Linnea is making progress daily on the house. Still no job, and a fair amount of frustration about that, but as I have said before, I am so proud of her. She really is finding her own way. Her aunts, uncles, cousins and friends have gathered around her and helped to show her how much she is loved., I am grateful for their constant support of her. It is truly appreciated by both of us. We have a lot to be grateful for.
Blood work this morning, one more test and doctor appointment, and then everything should sit with the Peace Corp and I should have some answer before the end of the month. At this point, I just want an answer. I'll keep you all posted.
The two of them left first thing Saturday morning, and my flight back was not until midnight on Sunday night, so I had lots of time to explore. I took the light rail all over the city on Saturday, just taking in the sights. Mt. Hood overlooks the eastern part of town, and I took the Blue line from east to west and then back into town. I am used to traveling by myself now, so it was sort of fun to just look at things at my own pace. I did walk all over downtown, went to the Saturday market up at PSU, and Powell's bookstore, and saw the Rembrandt exhibit that just opened at the Art Museum. Sunday I hit the International test rose garden, where all the new roses are bred and shown. There is also a Japanese garder there, for a $8 (worth the price) admission. Both of these are in Washington Park. I spent most of the afternoon there before heading out to the airport in the early evening. I had expected some rainy weather, but the entire time was filled with sunny days and warm weather. Lots of fun overall.
Monday my flight came back into Maine a little before noon, and I went right into work. Lots of email and work and people to catch up with. Early to bed, and out to lunch with Kirsten and Kate Dennish and Kelly on Tuesday. I will miss them. Kirsten has been a sunny presence in my life here in Maine, and I know she will settle into her new life with much happiness. But for me, I will miss them.
Linnea is making progress daily on the house. Still no job, and a fair amount of frustration about that, but as I have said before, I am so proud of her. She really is finding her own way. Her aunts, uncles, cousins and friends have gathered around her and helped to show her how much she is loved., I am grateful for their constant support of her. It is truly appreciated by both of us. We have a lot to be grateful for.
Blood work this morning, one more test and doctor appointment, and then everything should sit with the Peace Corp and I should have some answer before the end of the month. At this point, I just want an answer. I'll keep you all posted.
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