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Drinking beer, being married, and raising kids.  A Nosuch affiliate. 
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Well, I have to admit, Bridget was right. The kids did great on the long trip to the redwoods, it wasn't the disaster that I predicted. Thursday afternoon we got a Tiny Tim wheelchair for Harry, loaded up the van, and drove 5 hours south to Eugene, Oregon. After the first 5 hotels were full (some sports event of some kind) we found a room, in a place across the street from the University of Oregon. Yes, the hated Ducks. Ugh. If I hadn't been so tired, I would have snuck across the street and taken a dump in the bushes. Friday morning we got up, had a delicious breakfast at The Original Pankcake House, which I wasn't aware was a chain. I've been to the Portland one a few times, it is where I was introduced to Bacon pancakes, which opened my eyes to the many uses of bacon. (I *still* haven't found the time or company to go try chicken-fried bacon!) Afterwards we drove down Crescent City, CA. Our hotel had great ocean views, and Isabel and I took a walk down the beach, then found a kite at a surf shop. (I hadn't packed kites in the 90 minute rush to leave). We went back, got B and Harry, and wheeled him down to the beach. As we were going down a ramp to the sand, Harry was say "Oohhh too scary too scary TOO SCARY OOOOO! Crabs!" I nearly fell over laughing. The wind was whipping, but we managed to fly the kite anyway without the string breaking. We had dinner at a popular local joint called the Chart Room. It was packed. The rest of our friends had arrived by then. THat night B put the kids to bed in our room and the rest of us got pretty pickled on wine/beer/cider in another room. Saturday I was a bit oogy, some of that not-so-fresh feeling. We drove up into the Redwoods to scatter Chuck's ashes. It was beautiful. I managed to get Harry and his wheelchair through the whole unpaved hiking trail. After that I felt like nachos, we found some place claiming "authentic" mexican food. They did have authentic fish tacos, but their nachos had lettuce on them, a first for me as far as I can recall. It and a beer hit the spot, fixing my hangover nicely. After lunch we all drove down the coast to the Trees of Mystery, a funny roadside tourist trap. They had a 49' statue of Paul Bunyon and a big Babe the Blue Ox, complete with a large set of dangly blue balls. out of time, more tomorrow... Thursday, July 17, 2008
Blogging via iPhone again. My wife, being totally insane, has the whole famn damily in the van on the way to Crescent city,CA. We got a tiny Wheelchair for Harry. Isabel answers obvious questions with a sarcastic "cha" just like WOPR. B is not happy with this. 3g rules, EDGE drools. Remind me not to leave civilization. Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Yesterday we took Harry to see the orthopedic doc. He said Harry's leg is about as good as it can be, should heal great and is in great alignment. He got his splint removed and a new cast installed, it's green of course. He's doing a lot better, much less pain. He's got a full leg cast for the next two weeks, then two weeks of a short cast, then some kind of boot for the last two weeks. Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Well we're home now. Isabel and I went to Toys R Us yesterday to get Harry a Leapster handheld video game/learning thingy, since he's going to have quite a bit of couch time in the next few weeks. He isn't eating much, which makes it hard to give him painkillers, and oh lordy is he whiny. We put up with it yesterday, but today we're going to start putting our foot down. We know he's in pain, but he can still be polite to us. Isabel has been pretty much an angel through this, despite having her highly anticipated vacation ruined. She thinks that she and I should go to the Redwoods together. The Oregon coast hotels cancelled our reservations without charging us. She drew a picture of a T-Rex with Harry riding on it's back as a get-well card for Harry. Awwwww. We see the orthopedic doc this afternoon, hopefully his swelling is down enough to get his real cast. (Right now the leg is in a splint with flexible wrap) It's a bummer to be on vacation and be too depressed to drink. (I only enjoy drinking when I'm happy) Monday, July 14, 2008
Well, Isabel's finger injury was minor, but Harry managed to one-up her. While B was getting ready for dinner, the kids were jumping between the beds. I told them to knock it off, but they didn't listen and I didn't force them to. (They're kids, they're on vacation). Harry missed a jump and landed hard, getting a spiral fracture in his right leg. (Both tibia and fibula). B took him to the local ER, and now he's in a cast and needs to see an orthopedic doc in Seattle today or tomorrow. That's the end of this week long road trip. Easy come, easy go. My poor little guy is in a lot of pain. Sunday, July 13, 2008
blogging at 65mph on I5. The iPhone works great at freeway speeds. Had our first injury. Isabel managed to stab her finger with a lollipop that she licked sharp. I tried hard not to laugh but failed. |
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