Author Archives: Sharon

Dec 28

TRAM!!!

Yesterday, I went back to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital to get my nephrostomy tubes removed. I spent some time traveling through this hall while I was in the hospital, but this was my first time walking it on my own two feet. Victory lap!

But first…we rode on the Portland Aerial Tram again!!!

Tram!!! from the Dexter Video Collection.

Dec 26

THE HAUL

With Christmas and Hanukkah happening at the same time this year, the world is raining down presents! (And I’m totally okay with that.) I started the morning by just diving right in.

After a while, I decided I wanted to open presents in the kitchen…

Opening a ton of awesome presents is HARD WORK.

Chubs got a couple of presents, too. But he was most interested in the rare Oregon sunbeam.

Then at sundown, we lit the firetruck menorah. (Remember when I liked firetrucks??)

Thank you, everyone, for all of the planes, plane books, plane stickers, plane paraphernalia, and money to buy more planes! You know me well.

Dec 22

FOLLOW-UP

Yesterday was my follow-up appointment with the urology department at Doernbecher’s. I’m an old veteran at this ultrasound stuff now. It showed that my kidney stones passed on their own and I can have my nephrostomy tubes removed!

And afterward, I got to ride on the Portland Aerial Tram, which leaves from the hospital. And they gave me a sticker!

(By the way, yes, I’m wearing the same two shirts every day. With my NG tube going through my nose, I don’t like it when Mommy or Daddy puts a shirt over my head. So I alternate between my two button-downs. You’ll be seeing a lot of these shirts.)