WAHHH! Yes, I am whining.
Moving really sucks. We’ve been at it for a month now, from the first box carted up to my folk’s place to one last little load of miscellaneous crap tomorrow. I’ve landscaped our entire property, cleaned and painted, hauled and carted. Lifted, sorted and scrubbed. I”m tired of it all.
The endless trips back and forth to Ridgefield, and to Gresham will end tomorrow. At least until we find a new place to move to that is. mary’s mom and dad have done most of the babysitting while Mary and I work on the house. Zak even spent most of the day last Saturday with my mom.
We are settled into Mary’s folk’s place. it’s a little cramped, and Mary, myself and baby Zak all in one guestroom.
I’ll be honest, I’m a little spooked about selling our house. I know it’s a bad time, but we’ve been planning on doing this for a long time..our house was quickly becoming too small for us. Luckily, we aren’t in a ‘must sell’ now situation, which buys us some time and since we can easily afford our mortgage, we aren’t desperate.
Anyway, here are a few snapshots I took today (and recently) with my new cameraphone..an LG VX8700.
one of our last loads
Today we had lunch at Tien Hong, a local Chinese place that is famous for its Salt and Pepper Squid. tien Hong was actually featured on the food Network at one point. In this shot, she is stirring her red bean drink. A sweet concoction that I fail to enjoy.
Mary enjoying her starchy red bean drink, while I enjoy my splenda-laced iced tea.
KEEP PORTLAND BEERED
Click to enlarge, so you can actually read the billboard.
A clever billboard as seen from Interstate 5 on the Marquam Bridge.
..and I leave you tonight with a blurry shot (he moves fast, you know) of my adorable,intelligent and happy 8 month old son, Zakary!
2 Comments
May 19, 2008 at 11:50 am
Wow, he is getting so big! Have Mary send out some more pics.
August 29, 2008 at 10:44 am
Joe!
What other dishes besides the Salt and Pepper Squid would you and Mary recommend at Tien Hong? Scott and I are going for lunch this afternoon. We’ll definitely be getting the Salt and Pepper Squid, and tell Mary that I will be enjoying a Red Bean Drink. I know you don’t like it, but I think it really looks delicious!