Already the leaves are showing tinges of new colours... But the weather sticks at 89 F (31 C) with the evenings cooling down. Just beautiful -- my favourite time of year. Especially here in Portland -- we are reminded that the seasons are upon us. We can see the mountains in the distance and see that they already have a dusting of snow...
And its not only the weather that has been changing -- there has been plenty going on with us... Where to start?
Well firstly, we had to make the difficult decision about Lupo and we found him a "new" home. Anne's allergies took a downhill turn as soon as he arrived -- and it never got better. So despite a fun 4-5 weeks, we found him a good new home. Cian handled it all very well -- although it is clear how much he misses Lupo. He *finally* had a dog that would listen to him and play with him (Austin suffers Cian -- but doesn't really listen to him). Another day will come when we will have another dog -- I am sure.... But for now all focus is on Austin.
Otherwise -- our kitchen has been ripped up for 4 weeks or so now. No water in the kitchen.. washing dishes in the bath downstairs.. wondering where the hell everything is... These photos should paint the picture...
This week will see the counters installed -- and there will be water back finally come Thursday. That will mean at least a partially usable kitchen -- we will be soooo friggin happy to have just the water back running in the kitchen... We will start packing the dishwasher on Tuesday in preparation (no really -- I mean it).
