Climbing a tree everyday

DAY 226 11.16.07 TREE 150
It’s Friday!  My third week in a row where I only worked two days of the week.  And best thing is… I got another two day work week this coming week.  Today we went back to the "Stumpery" off Newburg Road.  Then we went to a house very near where [...]

DAY 225 11.15.07 TREE 149
Back at work again.  It was a very early morning as I had adjusted to West coast time somewhat.  But the day wasn’t too bad and I didn’t make too many mistakes.  I just forgot to load the trim saws and broke a limb of a neighbor’s tree who, in [...]

DAY 224 11.14.07 TREE 148
Back at my parents’ house, I’m officially "with stuff."  All my damn stuff.  Even though I got rid of a lot in Portland, I’ve come back home to find so much more.  I’ve dumped everything I bought back into a mess on the floor.  I have no where to put [...]

DAY 223 11.13.07 TREE 147
Last day in Portland.  Well, just a morning really.  Everything but the shipping and the cleaning got done yesterday.  Rachel went to school early, she had class at 7:30.  I drove her to the bus stop, then I started to tidy up the house a little.  Norm and Jennifer got [...]

DAY 22211.12.07TREE 146
A crumby day.  Wet, grey, cold, very typical Portland weather.  And I had a lot to do today.  Dropped stuff off at Goodwill, packed boxes, sold scrap metal, then Norman and Jennifer came back with a Yukon SUV.  This made it possible to take my drum set, bass, and amp to a [...]

DAY 221 11.11.07 TREE 145
Second day of the yard sale.  I woke up and Rachel had to leave to go to her new job at Yoga in the Pearl.  I was really hoping she was going to be around to help.  One, so it’s not so boring, and two, to help out logistically.  [...]

DAY 220 11.10.07 TREE 144 I got this morning with a plan.  A mission.  I had to get this yard sale up and sell stuff.  And so I did.  Pricing things was a little difficult.  I learned as I went.  Everyone wants a deal and everyone talks you down.  So never price the item [...]

DAY 219 11.09.07 TREE 143
Rachel left this morning and biked to school.  Norman and Jennifer had stayed the night with relatives and spent the day checking out downtown Portland.  I stayed at the house trying to get things organized.  Things to pack, things to ship, things to give away, and things to sell.  [...]

DAY 218 11.08.07 TREE 142
We had a late night last night.  It was only slightly awkward seeing Rachel.  Just at first, because there was a delayed hug… just unfamiliar territory.  Then I picked up Norman and Jennifer.  We didn’t get to bed until 3am Eastern time.  I also decided to sleep in the second [...]

DAY 21711.07.07TREE 141
I woke up this morning with a mission.  I had to get ready to go to Portland.  I didn’t have a lot to pack but I had some stuff to plan out.  So I ate, showered, and packed what little things I needed.  Then I posted the items I wanted to sell [...]