part 1
Everyone says that the weather on the Oregon coast is windy or rainy most of the time. We certainly had more then our share of good days. The drive over was dripy, but only a little rain.
Getting me into the house turned out to be more of an adventure then we expected. We have an 8 foot folding ramp we planned to use to get the 4 steps in the front. However the steps were slightly to narrow. Then we went around to the hot tub and into the studio apartment where Todd's family would be staying. With some manoeuvring I was able to get up the stairs out of that door. Then a new challenge presented, the threshold was about 3 inches high. First thing we did was call Todd hoping he hadn't left yet so he could bring our front door ramp. Fortunately we just caught him just in time. Now, what do we do in the meantime? With the speed up a bit and some help from behind I was able to bounce inside. Not my favorite way of doing it. Once I was inside Dave and the property manager were able to place some 2x4's by the front and back doors so I could do a controlled bounce in and out. In the morning Todd and Dave were able to slightly modify the front steps and the ramp so it would fit.
It was a bit dripy Saturday & Sunday morning, but it burned off and made a great afternoon. Sunday we celebrated Kari's birthday with her traditional chocolate fudge cake. It is rather thought provoking when your youngest child has so many candles on her cake.
