Sep 3

TIN SHED

We went up to Portland yesterday to peruse neighborhoods for when we maybe one day possibly move there.

While we were there, we had lunch at the Tin Shed, where we met up with Aunt Lisa and Uncle Ryan last year.

I was super excited to fly there like an airplane!

But then we waited. A long time. For a table.

But Chubs was really happy because he loves coming out with us!

Sep 1

KIDNEY VISIT

I went back to Doernbecher to visit my nephrologist for a routine follow-up. Everything looks good! I’ll go back in six months to visit the gang.

Then I got to the important work of taking the tram! I was so excited, I had to run the whole way there.

Aug 26

OREGON ZOO

Yesterday, we went to the Oregon Zoo. I’m not exactly…a fan of animals. They kind of scare me. But I was super brave and went anyway.

And rode on a train and a carousel!

Aug 24

THINGS I SAY #61

I am at Legos @ The Library and the librarian is talking to one of the other kids.

Librarian: Raphael, do you know where Lego started?

Raphael: Norway?

Librarian: Really close! It’s one of the the Scandinavian countries.

Raphael: Finland?

Librarian: No, but close. It’s Sweden. Legos come from Sweden.

Me: (quietly to myself): Legos come from Denmark.

Aug 23

FLYING HIGH

Went to the ol’ airport again, just for fun, to go watch planes.

We saw a buuuuunch of them. But some of the highlights:

  • 75th Anniversary retro Alaska Airlines
  • Retro Continental Airlines (What?! Continental’s not even around anymore!)
  • Fighter jets
  • Iceland Air
  • JetBlue (rarely seen at PDX)
  • Spirit Airlines – gray version (I’d seen the yellow version and white version, but never gray!)

Aug 21

ECLIPSE 2017

Today was the eclipse! From our deck in West Linn, Oregon, we had 99.2% obscuration. Not bad!

We also watched the eclipse watchers down at the park behind our house. This was at totality, which means the sun is super strong! Even with 99.2% obscuration, it didn’t get that dark.