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Ok, I did exaggerate a bit last night, I only had 3 loads of laundry to do.  They were big, though.

Last night was a nightmare for me, I did not sleep one wink all night.  I thought I’d sleep in the car today but it didn’t really happen.  Needles s to say, I’m a bit tired tonight but the house is full of people, everyone is doing something different and I think we’re sleeping in the living room on our blowup mattress so can’t go to bed yet.

It was kind of an emotional drive.  I hadn’t been this way since the big storm in December.  Oh my gosh.  The fallen trees were incredibly sickening.  So much old growth just gone.  Huge, huge trees uprooted  There were many, many places where they had been cut away because they laid across the road.  Some places you wonder if they are going to come down on the road still because the ground is so soggy.  There are some sections that you can’t tell a thing and then other places where it is just devastating.  I thought a lot about the victims of Katrina and Rita.  I wonder how long it takes to get used to the changed landscape.  The cleanup continues up and down the coast.  The trees are being logged behind our church.  If I understand right, they were the retirement safety net for the owners and a very huge share of them snapped off halfway up the tree.  Now we have a clear view of the highway.  I’ve heard of people who have had to put up fences after being used to totally secluded yards and now the highway is in clear view and so are they.  It’s just weird.  I don’t think we try to dwell on it, it’s just a fact of life, our area has permanently changed and it’s strange.

I did try to get pictures but me in a moving car and a camera that would never be ready when I saw something interesting just got too frustrating.  I did take pictures of the bridge going in to Astoria,though.  It’s 4 miles long and I used to be scared to death of it.

Heading on to the bridge:

If you look closely you can see the end of the bridge far far in the distance…it’s kind of foggy.

The end is in sight.

At the end of the bridge, we go way up high, this is where the ships pass under.

I really tried to get the houses as we curved around but it just didn’t work.  I love the houses close to the bridge.  It’s a Finnish town and that’s my heritage so it’s kind of fun for me to drive through Astoria.  I love seeing the old fashioned saunas but I’m not sure if they are open any more.  We had one of our own but it burned down.

We stopped in Cannon Beach at Coastal Yarns.  It was funny.  Hubby let me off, the town was a madhouse.  As I was running up the steps, I discovered I had an Addi Turbo tangled on my purse strap and I was trying to unhook it as I went through the front door and I heard, “I was just talking about you the other day!” and was thrilled to see the owner there, she is only there occasionally.  We had a nice visit.  I didn’t get to buy anything today but I think I’ll drive down some Sunday and visit with her.

I did weave in the ends of the dish cloths for my MIL and knit one magic bootie, but didn’t take a picture of it yet.  Love the yarn, though.

We met up with some of the kids part way down and then drove through Starbucks and made the last part of the trek down the coast.  I was glad to get here but I am really ready for bed.

Hope you all have a fun holiday weekend!  We have to head home tomorrow but that gives us a day at home and we need it.

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