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another mkrning in oportland. I am not sure what we plan to do today or even what tuime mikey will give me a call. I guess I could go to the Blazer gane but I have $38 so I would like to stay on budget. I have sent a email to MM. I have [posted some pictures from the trip yesterday. I am not sure that I have the best.
That is great news about Mikey. We were talking about it today and he is ready for vacation now. Hey, I am planning on returning on the 30^th and bringing him back to Portland on the 31^st. No problem. I just threw that out there for Katie if she wanted to make the trip. So please do not worry about the delivery and pick up.

He called me this morning around eight and said can you pick me up immediately since Annie has to pick up Bernard at the bus station. Silly me I thought that Katie was taking her mother to the bus station. I was at their house in good time and Katie and car were missing so I sort of felt obligated to offer to take Annie to the station at least. I guess she had suggested it to Mikey and he had turned thumbs down saying he and I were ready for breakfast and it was every man for himself. Well, we arrive at the bus station and out pops Bernie – so I trucked them both back home and they are very appreciative. Apparently Bernard was on business in Redding California and Annie had to spring for the bus ticket if she wanted him back. Long story short he had a miserable trip through the storm.

Anyway Mikey and I soon had breakfast and was sort of thrashing around forsomething to occupy us for the day. Would you believe we spent seven hours in this park in the middle of Portland? It is a really cool place – all wooded and hilly- it was not hard to imagine being far away from that populated place. I really got a kick out of it and I think Mikey had a blast as well. It was pretty hard to break up and for us both to go to separate homes. We built these imaginary stick huts. He said you know I am half Indian and I think my dad would really have liked this house. I assured him I thought he would too. I asked him what half of him was Indian and he said half my heart and half my brain – shut me up.

To top it all off – I am holding down the fort (actually getting my breath) and Mikey is out scouting. Pretty soon he comes back and tells me he has been spying on the police. There are a couple cops snooping around talking to people. So I go along with the fantasy and add a caution or two. He tells me to sit tight (which I am glad to do) and he will check it out further. Soon he was back with another big report. About this time I see a couple of police cars going down the bike grail and a crowd gathering. Come to find out someone had seen a body in the duck pond and there was all sorts of excitement. Before I realize what is going on Mikey is in the middle of a crowd scan Fox TV is taking. I get his attention and I tell him we are out of here now. I figured there was nothing I wanted him seeing there and he agreed without much resistance.

The last word was he would let me know about the rodeo thing and I would definitely see him next Sunday. I think we are getting better at parting but still not any easier. I have a passenger seat full of things that he thinks will help me remember him. As if I needed anything,