tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55281872024-03-13T04:24:23.271-10:00please tell me why......trials and tribulations of a broken hearted womanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-34769245954968778562008-06-18T20:05:00.001-10:002008-06-18T20:07:37.423-10:00<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Talk About Expensive.....</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Price of unleaded gas at Chevron & Shell is Kapa'a - $4.42 </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Price of unleaded at Shell in Wailua - $4.38 (was $4.36 yesterday)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-42086283927912722172008-04-06T16:54:00.001-10:002008-04-06T16:54:40.895-10:00dumpr.net<a href="http://www.dumpr.net/photo/e748c4a311ec0302/"><img src="http://www.dumpr.net/static/fe/e748c4a311ec0302_s.jpg" border="0" alt="Rubik Cube Generator"></a><br />Create your own <a href="http://www.dumpr.net/rubik.php">Rubik's Cube</a><br /><embed height="0" width="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/CIMP/JnB*PTEyMDc1MzY4NzgyNTAmcD*4NTY1MSZkPSZuPWJsb2dnZXI=.swf" flashvars="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" ></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-6155796800870936772008-01-21T11:25:00.000-10:002008-01-21T11:57:52.359-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hit By A Freight Train.....</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">well, one that goes by the name <span style="font-size:130%;"><em>type b flu</em></span>. It roared through my workplace and left three of us down in it's wake. Full on body aches, chills, headache, sore throat, sinus congestion, sweats, weak and tired all the time, nosebleed, cough. I've had it for a week and a day. One of my coworkers has been out for a week with it. I've been working off and on throughout it (my employers don't offer sick pay) which hasn't help me recover from it. And I've had to get my son to his program every morning, do the grocery shopping, do laundry at the laundromat, etc., while sick. It totally sucks. I wasnt even able to look at the computer screen because it made me feel spun out like I'd had too much to drink and was hungover but I don't even drink. Periodically I have to go lay down because I'm just so exhausted. Like right now. So, later.....</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-9883055038302979772007-12-29T19:26:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:24.711-10:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kVnIKkZcSu_yzQCOsjvpTcI0jln6UbnHTTPv4dbu9OCms7OC5WhvQ6WCNNapCAVp8AlzKoJk4UeP2hyphenhyphenPtAuz56d5JE9EEtJERIk1pqvuJCfUiKVh1sXbcJQ-nUvlXfTAczup-A/s1600-h/DSC02899.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Pictures from Christmas on the Big Island</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center">On the road to our rental</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RY1wH55UgabpRcLJblMExUiILhA8wWf59Dqe5Tztwk0WeNclOYefkTDp6-D0QeQ-DulwiJ-_zxxDa0RMW-pOyvABQMh8kmbGlSD4TV5Yj36Ux9RN6K27xvWWjpQ8UpztJFNjqA/s1600-h/DSC02786.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149636794195364546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RY1wH55UgabpRcLJblMExUiILhA8wWf59Dqe5Tztwk0WeNclOYefkTDp6-D0QeQ-DulwiJ-_zxxDa0RMW-pOyvABQMh8kmbGlSD4TV5Yj36Ux9RN6K27xvWWjpQ8UpztJFNjqA/s400/DSC02786.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our rental on Beach Road</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4l0Q9zY-IbFMH41XICaDvCYIKXWUKfsLhF3YC21MbckByHTMAbVDdCoTELmyeYL6irFAFDNdftO7pa5OLXxS7LV73fgTFORqOZP4mFr-68d6iPHKlN5sAmYd9l-jVYT24-Zr7Q/s1600-h/DSC02797.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149636716885953202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4l0Q9zY-IbFMH41XICaDvCYIKXWUKfsLhF3YC21MbckByHTMAbVDdCoTELmyeYL6irFAFDNdftO7pa5OLXxS7LV73fgTFORqOZP4mFr-68d6iPHKlN5sAmYd9l-jVYT24-Zr7Q/s400/DSC02797.JPG" border="0" /></a>The view from the front yard<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpwvsBWth-cL415gOnjNssmR4Vpb7nSuo1-uUOzSuvlK_a5yLiJrhbYKeYY2Av6Gkybz1ivRdNqNCnps-jWtSQEdY5ygwAQv7A39KMETtXl2_lxfUddFB9ANbN1TiS_YDt2yfgQ/s1600-h/DSC02801.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149636652461443746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpwvsBWth-cL415gOnjNssmR4Vpb7nSuo1-uUOzSuvlK_a5yLiJrhbYKeYY2Av6Gkybz1ivRdNqNCnps-jWtSQEdY5ygwAQv7A39KMETtXl2_lxfUddFB9ANbN1TiS_YDt2yfgQ/s400/DSC02801.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Plant growing in the lava between the yard and the ocean<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfLLxdPh9fpVddGHaHNZWf-c1mRAX43xFTXAq1fSiUK8AZ1O7eZtDqfvRlB2Uq4zYX4tq05tNV8AWLj_AvvX6CEfJnQq7Xr671gxBH5DdUgRllpO5sSR3qy6vfj43cMj_7Qcocw/s1600-h/DSC02804.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149636579446999698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfLLxdPh9fpVddGHaHNZWf-c1mRAX43xFTXAq1fSiUK8AZ1O7eZtDqfvRlB2Uq4zYX4tq05tNV8AWLj_AvvX6CEfJnQq7Xr671gxBH5DdUgRllpO5sSR3qy6vfj43cMj_7Qcocw/s400/DSC02804.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Volcano House<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_zrqix44uafuVYepPgElA3DB7O2PFJUNzeGOJYgRpmDm9YAqIY461bwDHxVI3Z-L8gLwnAZY2bmGhDYMXry7p205mBXnUHQFNwo-hO0PIOAOTMnmRXBQi-CGYDpeHx4CnMGLAQ/s1600-h/DSC02828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149636356108700274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_zrqix44uafuVYepPgElA3DB7O2PFJUNzeGOJYgRpmDm9YAqIY461bwDHxVI3Z-L8gLwnAZY2bmGhDYMXry7p205mBXnUHQFNwo-hO0PIOAOTMnmRXBQi-CGYDpeHx4CnMGLAQ/s400/DSC02828.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Inside the Thurson Lava Tube</div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">(It was drippy with puddles on the ground)</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoZBjvtpuc5PDsZ02WluxYJZZn_hu7PhgB3Ztgz2n9rGfk98QOFd7uknaOFVR70DZdSqLoUNd3RaYBu_XtnT3En7bmB8csyxpzolo9sS0C1uPALTeXCXA2B6TZNp-tBbqUv72TA/s1600-h/DSC02838.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149636278799288930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoZBjvtpuc5PDsZ02WluxYJZZn_hu7PhgB3Ztgz2n9rGfk98QOFd7uknaOFVR70DZdSqLoUNd3RaYBu_XtnT3En7bmB8csyxpzolo9sS0C1uPALTeXCXA2B6TZNp-tBbqUv72TA/s400/DSC02838.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Fern forest outside the lave tube<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBvu9arPn81nKqVjjz5ddA2s9vRqwIix8Y_yNw04RD1P677eWt9kjgbmkJRx-kpOXyH1FBOvXsiV2gegdEJGrVWaQ61OALfxqes709CqhfDo4jfVlb6tLBrm-TCGtEY7QySc-WA/s1600-h/DSC02846.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149636205784844882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBvu9arPn81nKqVjjz5ddA2s9vRqwIix8Y_yNw04RD1P677eWt9kjgbmkJRx-kpOXyH1FBOvXsiV2gegdEJGrVWaQ61OALfxqes709CqhfDo4jfVlb6tLBrm-TCGtEY7QySc-WA/s400/DSC02846.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Getting our dose of sulphur<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzCVL8IqHeD2JAcC3PkOdUeAqwnLiD9WaSsxEPF6HBM9FIXd5_Bjv7e8x0Fm4J1Ph5l6YVjMo_1f3rntPLyftDNVAv4HOcsoYBXsTkaQddIZcYCvtBONVEbhkcYF_-vO73guWYw/s1600-h/DSC02853.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149634273049561666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzCVL8IqHeD2JAcC3PkOdUeAqwnLiD9WaSsxEPF6HBM9FIXd5_Bjv7e8x0Fm4J1Ph5l6YVjMo_1f3rntPLyftDNVAv4HOcsoYBXsTkaQddIZcYCvtBONVEbhkcYF_-vO73guWYw/s400/DSC02853.JPG" border="0" /></a> Fern growing in the lava<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeooc0p5ewUfIxQ2SnHL7c8_CsO1QUcoVDoLAJbUXl9mDwlbFUZmAjRhZj2j9-hs_njozywepodCTjVFOvpKeBg2rNSgTYrMYlZZ2BJaFQ2_ANcoBYe3Q_zi4H6wX_QgdWeZIDw/s1600-h/DSC02856.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149634191445183026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeooc0p5ewUfIxQ2SnHL7c8_CsO1QUcoVDoLAJbUXl9mDwlbFUZmAjRhZj2j9-hs_njozywepodCTjVFOvpKeBg2rNSgTYrMYlZZ2BJaFQ2_ANcoBYe3Q_zi4H6wX_QgdWeZIDw/s400/DSC02856.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Keanakako'i Crater<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LcUgUpkzHUkdlM0aqxyHlZzrjV4uwjZeNHNkiK4zssGXIV6Jdcd8AfjZUk37o89gCXkIvneeW_FIr5jsMcw9Mu7OYIZ8tDPt9md7YSz2wWBYFiYowrk2NT97J7YfiPAjyiMl0g/s1600-h/DSC02862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149633985286752786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LcUgUpkzHUkdlM0aqxyHlZzrjV4uwjZeNHNkiK4zssGXIV6Jdcd8AfjZUk37o89gCXkIvneeW_FIr5jsMcw9Mu7OYIZ8tDPt9md7YSz2wWBYFiYowrk2NT97J7YfiPAjyiMl0g/s400/DSC02862.JPG" border="0" /></a>Halema'uma'u Crater in the Kilauea Caldera<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDX8xgYF8FCthNoSyc2BQkG3K5pfcn7OUFKmavcxLr5aFGjOCOxVsMwUoKTInCGtBC2MRh-dvICZTd4icLJuWtPOoAuVDiHsaiP3AQ0IFCF9PaILyNafNZFCvTQqJfW8vBYogR4Q/s1600-h/DSC02875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149633907977341442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDX8xgYF8FCthNoSyc2BQkG3K5pfcn7OUFKmavcxLr5aFGjOCOxVsMwUoKTInCGtBC2MRh-dvICZTd4icLJuWtPOoAuVDiHsaiP3AQ0IFCF9PaILyNafNZFCvTQqJfW8vBYogR4Q/s400/DSC02875.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lei offering at Halema'uma'u<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_bxE_h4HG1KCYcBRrm0-7rMiU0u3w4IXKewX4qhfCqp9qTYdya1PnkUmGajtd7Q7vXMDiwJvzIY54QaJuIry1TV07b3U2ZRtoRfbW6iDCnVZCXM1mgu_X_FrORbydLBKcgGnIg/s1600-h/DSC02881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149633834962897394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_bxE_h4HG1KCYcBRrm0-7rMiU0u3w4IXKewX4qhfCqp9qTYdya1PnkUmGajtd7Q7vXMDiwJvzIY54QaJuIry1TV07b3U2ZRtoRfbW6iDCnVZCXM1mgu_X_FrORbydLBKcgGnIg/s400/DSC02881.JPG" border="0" /></a>Halema'uma'u Crater<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSDFY2n1xzpTMir-q6rlfscSpMRoXrpLYq71eZo9u6HmohyFAss6j9dwnEsVB7K9zcZqxibOv_nP9GmoLi6kF9pmlpeFPS_zhmMV2BH7KTZYQ72OGN616sN-jjfjLyR8VPG7jkA/s1600-h/DSC02888.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149633749063551458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSDFY2n1xzpTMir-q6rlfscSpMRoXrpLYq71eZo9u6HmohyFAss6j9dwnEsVB7K9zcZqxibOv_nP9GmoLi6kF9pmlpeFPS_zhmMV2BH7KTZYQ72OGN616sN-jjfjLyR8VPG7jkA/s400/DSC02888.JPG" border="0" /></a> The cat that visited us every day at the house<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZEW8saqmMsnxyiUOfpdsEx6R96ZJHAhdALfatAdqV7odosjLWxj_s50ZY9hPl7L6WZRGSB_snWMp5hPqBnmbnKt6vqf-wfM7SZ__YDt2RnCWKswrBBndvj_gWzSBvvSTYw8M8A/s1600-h/DSC02900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149633568674924994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZEW8saqmMsnxyiUOfpdsEx6R96ZJHAhdALfatAdqV7odosjLWxj_s50ZY9hPl7L6WZRGSB_snWMp5hPqBnmbnKt6vqf-wfM7SZ__YDt2RnCWKswrBBndvj_gWzSBvvSTYw8M8A/s400/DSC02900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Double rainbow on Christmas day<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACUyyIOIQDf3qxwcohk5AK5IANtijnMKp9mRKtYexiVQya4d2K_yThJh9L8tnkv6glLP-0NFLXuKvTgqdNwJF2_gfgKY2k4ocfLQl-2NuyCDfk5pKa3FRqaeoRXmSLThQVhYq7w/s1600-h/DSC02929.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149633482775579058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACUyyIOIQDf3qxwcohk5AK5IANtijnMKp9mRKtYexiVQya4d2K_yThJh9L8tnkv6glLP-0NFLXuKvTgqdNwJF2_gfgKY2k4ocfLQl-2NuyCDfk5pKa3FRqaeoRXmSLThQVhYq7w/s400/DSC02929.JPG" border="0" /></a>Hilo Bay from Coconut Island<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgbzkPpuEArQDmmWaY4kw2ah32fQV45w75oz5GlpURkto2-jcc076_YsAzqKY8qp6Y7IWvcpBrW12ov102HOfrV4bnTJkFCS3ABy2WoqGBx7LEt7GIb5ciQSKH2kLEiBPXMMFOA/s1600-h/DSC02969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149633362516494754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgbzkPpuEArQDmmWaY4kw2ah32fQV45w75oz5GlpURkto2-jcc076_YsAzqKY8qp6Y7IWvcpBrW12ov102HOfrV4bnTJkFCS3ABy2WoqGBx7LEt7GIb5ciQSKH2kLEiBPXMMFOA/s400/DSC02969.JPG" border="0" /></a> Snow on Mauna Kea<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0SM1OvfGC_7K-MY_vz1nSUepcrpfbuVxDilBkl9OripzH-eNSaiRbfnDlIoiJs1feCr9-FvlDH-oM-J9q-Cs1e0GfzxxZxDttbQtcddWm8pL3onZgLeuaDoxfGOfBuUD3AkksA/s1600-h/DSC02995.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149633263732246930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0SM1OvfGC_7K-MY_vz1nSUepcrpfbuVxDilBkl9OripzH-eNSaiRbfnDlIoiJs1feCr9-FvlDH-oM-J9q-Cs1e0GfzxxZxDttbQtcddWm8pL3onZgLeuaDoxfGOfBuUD3AkksA/s400/DSC02995.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>The weather every day was windy, wet, rainy, drippy and cold with only patches of sunshine. We didn't see any whales, turtles or dolphins in the ocean. The waves pounded on the lava cliffs constantly. It sounded like thunder at night. I never want to vacation with my family again.</div><div>Each one of us has our own special needs - my mom uses a walker, my dad needs to be near a bathroom 24/7, my brother-in-law is a pain in the ass and spent all his time alternating between eating and sleeping. I got in a big blowout with my sister on Christmas day because I was tired of hearing she and her husband bicker constantly. She got totally pissed off and wasn't talking to me for awhile. Then when we got to the Hilo airport for our flights home she discovered she had lost her drivers license and went on a huge tirade about that. I'm the only normal one in the bunch. Even with all that I had a wonderful time but the next time I travel it will be only with my son. </div><div align="left"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-23511577957558292712007-11-18T11:03:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:27.998-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's Been Awhile.....</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">The trip to Oahu was fantastic. I love that island. I did some shopping, we went to the beach once and visited my mom in the hospital and at rehab. My mom & dad are both doing fine. I wish I still lived there. So much to see and do. Maybe some day.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">We've been busy planning our Christmas trip to the Big Island. We fly to Honolulu on 12/23 where we hook up with my parents and my sister and her husband who are flying in from Maui. We all get on the same flight to Hilo where we will be until 12/26. I'm really looking forward to this trip. It's been way too long since I've been there.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">My son and I went for a walk along the coast off Port Allen last weekend and I took some pictures.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh30J7XX7CpVHEgmw6yw_PO_G8t0m1bONA2QrVE_SyCu2beg-LGUhvL0q6Z-OhotxGSLi7UvvFNebbUk_6nqesFSSKx1k36xVG5g68avRYH6nCdjvuc6nalbssGNQIuDozbhnhnQ/s1600-h/Arch+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134291622190586258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh30J7XX7CpVHEgmw6yw_PO_G8t0m1bONA2QrVE_SyCu2beg-LGUhvL0q6Z-OhotxGSLi7UvvFNebbUk_6nqesFSSKx1k36xVG5g68avRYH6nCdjvuc6nalbssGNQIuDozbhnhnQ/s400/Arch+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Zm7aS1hu3ZNaKCuoCvNJcvAEKLPwT33u5A-9gK04-I0JWIcz3Au3QVj1yuk1uHsjheeH4dr15odTS2lrr029LLUoyeGwveiOTjrFKBCXgq0Hu2-GxaZfHhm0skMpPlPZUdcCig/s1600-h/Arch+Two+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134291626485553570" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mHWmRMMbmll7ozbkkhXXs3sMj1yt27Ax3RTd_aDgiUx7es-6NM6WgJnvBVoN0KxJTOwilnWQanA7ZrTBVNNUsHZ3ilJY4ZDo9-3WxOkwi6Tk8_RrVT5MN7pM4iTFaUVVrdS82A/s400/Headstone+6.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love walking around this old cemetary just above Glass Beach. The headstones are so unique. What a great place to be buried. Ocean view and breezes.....</span><br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-38350385421934875152007-10-06T17:13:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:28.214-10:00<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Four Miles From The Pacific Ocean....</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">and this is what I found in my front yard the other morning.....a Samoan crab.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8UbhmJ0UU3Jm3iJqmFpnXdmYp8U3myiyDCFECZJ43LThPFzU64tnbXLTVDKXv5U4p2aLQq7ntnWAsgXW4UvFyhEsC0HT-bBmYEL1RPZcYc4xFli0MEB_aVkoL5Otys5nR752_Q/s1600-h/Samoan+Crab+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118427720672312594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8UbhmJ0UU3Jm3iJqmFpnXdmYp8U3myiyDCFECZJ43LThPFzU64tnbXLTVDKXv5U4p2aLQq7ntnWAsgXW4UvFyhEsC0HT-bBmYEL1RPZcYc4xFli0MEB_aVkoL5Otys5nR752_Q/s400/Samoan+Crab+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's actually bigger than it looks in the picture. So I took it to work and one of the guys I work with helped me release it on the rocks at the beach across the street. How did it end up in my front yard?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><p>My son and I are headed to Oahu tomorrow for a week. This morning we took our cat to the vet to be boarded while we're gone. I feel so guilty. He probably thinks we've abandoned him. But everyone there was really nice and I know he'll be well taken care of. After that we did two loads of laundry at the laundromat and then ran errands to get ready for tomorrow. I've been packing as much as I can today so we don't have to rush too much tomorrow. Interestingly, I'm not that excited about going. I want to go but I'm just not as excited as I think I should be about taking a vacation for the first time in over 8 years. Maybe once I'm there I'll be more in the vacation spirit.</p><p>The reason we're going to Oahu is to stay with my dad while my mom has knee replacement surgery. She had hip replacement surgery in May. My dad was in the hospital for 3 weeks in August and they found he had bladder cancer. So in September he was in for another 3 weeks and they removed his bladder and prostate and now his urine collects in a bag on his stomach. He lost 22 pounds from his first hospital stay and hasn't regained his strength so we'll be staying with him to make sure he eats well and rests. And I want to sneak in some beach time and shopping.</p><p>See you in a week internet!</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-88127093884240420262007-08-06T20:32:00.001-10:002007-08-06T20:34:18.982-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><strong>Wow, long time no post.....</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Well, lot's has been happening...not all good.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">I promise to write soon.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Later...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-77272781203963216572007-06-18T17:19:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:28.449-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Ouch...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">After getting only a walk on the beach on Saturday due to bad weather, on Sunday we spent about three hours at Nukoli'i. It was low tide most of that time so we couldn't really swim but finally decided to go in at the channel where the water comes in and goes back out. I was using my son's mask to look at some Manini swimming near us when he started yelling and I turned around and a Portugese man-o-war had wrapped itself around his right arm just below the elbow. I immediately grabbed a stick from the beach and got it off him and got him out of the water. Some of the tail was still stuck to his arm so I scrapped that off. I took him over to the showers and he rinsed his arm off for awhile. We went back to the beach and I gave him a cold can of juice from the cooler to hold on his arm. He was such a trooper saying that it didn't hurt. (Yeah, right). We left the beach a little while later and went to McDonald's. He ate some of his cheeseburger but didn't finish it and ate only a few french fries (the chickens scored the rest of his lunch). We headed home and he threw up in the car, fortunately mostly on the beach towel he was sitting on. I hosed him & the towel off when we got him. He took a shower while I scoured the web looking for how to treat a man-o-war sting. Apparently I had done everything right. However, he contined to throw up and was running a fever. I almost thought I should take him to the emergency room but he stopped throwing up around 11 pm. He didn't want to sleep in his room so commandered the futon sofa in the living room. He was still feverish this morning so I stayed home with him all day. b.o.r.i.n.g. He still has red marks on his arm from the sting but the fever is gone and his appetite is back. Last night he even apologized for what happened. I told him that it wasn't his fault at all and that he had nothing to be sorry for.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">This was a kinda scary experience. Although I was born and raised in Hawaii I have never been stung by a man-o-war or jellyfish. Jeez, I hope I never do get stung.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Here's a picture of what stung my son. This isn't the exact one, I just ripped this photo off the internet. I even read that you can still get stung by the tentacles even though they are separated from the body for up to two weeks.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCGBEd-p-FjkJjaRMiT8-_6kcfbCbrg9RKXa86MwyfA32bf5N6AX6dV-GRFduS_rotRvSQsi2pTuqXz2iYSBulSmZ2yNuMd3DQ3GSa0hAHdH0aaHbF5inxrNWvFJrUq7l829CKw/s1600-h/Portugese+Man+O+War+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077609952300393986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCGBEd-p-FjkJjaRMiT8-_6kcfbCbrg9RKXa86MwyfA32bf5N6AX6dV-GRFduS_rotRvSQsi2pTuqXz2iYSBulSmZ2yNuMd3DQ3GSa0hAHdH0aaHbF5inxrNWvFJrUq7l829CKw/s400/Portugese+Man+O+War+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-8239901040723887862007-06-13T21:40:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:29.016-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Around The Corner At The End of the Beach...</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYbos6_04BJF1q810zUtyqXRCT0AUGaWEwCX6VfJM1kGKB7Qbiqfix6m1e5ZHuv5PFJfJE1WxG6dvKz8AqxKZaBDX6-zfUTn_sDDmIJp4Z8gJS4YA49UUoKwBqXMBSfmV_wsJRw/s1600-h/Mtns+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075822197933237746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYbos6_04BJF1q810zUtyqXRCT0AUGaWEwCX6VfJM1kGKB7Qbiqfix6m1e5ZHuv5PFJfJE1WxG6dvKz8AqxKZaBDX6-zfUTn_sDDmIJp4Z8gJS4YA49UUoKwBqXMBSfmV_wsJRw/s400/Mtns+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Went To This Beach On Sunday.....</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO8gCqZKJ5FfGop2NWHxkAw5jcp-weHjwPyZCvk-HOZTkZRICRs3yw-X7d4OhKoZAQnZ6VC0CuCKTTHX8a8YaQ7TvObWN8jdJxzcNq9ms03fxmKx37IIT1U_QNy-zQid-pUXhBw/s1600-h/Beach+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075821914465396194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO8gCqZKJ5FfGop2NWHxkAw5jcp-weHjwPyZCvk-HOZTkZRICRs3yw-X7d4OhKoZAQnZ6VC0CuCKTTHX8a8YaQ7TvObWN8jdJxzcNq9ms03fxmKx37IIT1U_QNy-zQid-pUXhBw/s400/Beach+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-34194360755737282882007-06-04T20:46:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:29.230-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">One Big Vana...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTX1t58B2snKoXPWeTXVXBeC6ly4oy8hHIHrFK-AdKf3dzD7j5DB7F8mwIYOpWkSY6pErVISHbsUrdQ2mHyEUlNnHV9F5Rz0Ovyhg4GgfVgJ30rwf7OvGL5IqyqW1vfNtDldWGA/s1600-h/Vana.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072468253676824018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTX1t58B2snKoXPWeTXVXBeC6ly4oy8hHIHrFK-AdKf3dzD7j5DB7F8mwIYOpWkSY6pErVISHbsUrdQ2mHyEUlNnHV9F5Rz0Ovyhg4GgfVgJ30rwf7OvGL5IqyqW1vfNtDldWGA/s400/Vana.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm taking a break from my Monday night chores (sorting the laundry, scooping the poop out of the cat litter box, taking the trash out, washing dishes) to post this photo of a vana that we saw at the beach yesterday. This thing was big so I grabbed my camera, waded back out and took this photo. I think it got washed over the reef during high tide and was biding it's time until the tide came back up. We had unreal summer weather over the weekend. Saturday I forgot to put on sunscreen before I took a walk down the beach and I got burned so Sunday I put on sunscreen first thing and spent most of the time under the umbrella.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ok, back to chores...</p></span><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-83513008415115371182007-05-28T18:58:00.001-10:002007-05-28T18:58:42.768-10:00Nukoli'i<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/bVWxE5Bxfbc' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/bVWxE5Bxfbc'></embed></object></p><p>A View I Never Tire Of...<br /><br />This is where we spent the better part of the last three days.</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-9046152730303025062007-05-07T11:42:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:29.422-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It Must Be Something I Ate...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Because I had to run to the bathroom three times this morning just after waking up. So I decided to stay home today. Good thing, because I've needed to be near the bathroom since I got home from dropping my son off at his program.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Or, maybe it's stress. My mom is having hip replacement surgery this morning. I've asked my dad to call as soon as he hears how it's gone. He hasn't called yet.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">And, finally, after three months of searching, emailing, and leaving phone messages we finally found a vacation house on the Big Island for Christmas this year. I'm so excited. We have very specific sleeping arrangements so we had to find a house to accomodate that. And we wanted to be on the water. Not necessiraly the beach because that would bump the price up. (Although I did find some very nice beach vacation rentals that I would have loved to rent). I'm mailing the deposit tomorrow. Here's an exterior view:</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkvWgWdJAPjdLoAmkGb-zwRS-mWI7FcTDE1naaLOs_r5r4ylOJOpfpWD7qegmwx8C7TcFFOVBdeMcd3bxhb-Icqz_ei-6dLWeJkbCOW6E7OszGcbffprXM3kCiG-FOReGfeOMgA/s1600-h/Dolphin+Bay+House.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061937480950024562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkvWgWdJAPjdLoAmkGb-zwRS-mWI7FcTDE1naaLOs_r5r4ylOJOpfpWD7qegmwx8C7TcFFOVBdeMcd3bxhb-Icqz_ei-6dLWeJkbCOW6E7OszGcbffprXM3kCiG-FOReGfeOMgA/s400/Dolphin+Bay+House.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We'll be on the Hilo side of the island and I can't wait to get to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It's been a long time since I've been to the Big Island. On a family vacation in 1964 the volcano erupted two days before we left. We waited in line in the car for hours to see it. It's something I'll never forget.</span><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-33683125201739976832007-05-04T21:49:00.000-10:002007-05-04T21:54:10.019-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Not Good News...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Last night I found out that my brother-in-law may have chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He had a biopsy taken of bone and bone marrow and was scheduled today to have a ct.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">I'm at a complete loss for words.....</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-48848656917834554802007-04-29T11:14:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:29.609-10:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCj0_nR7EYx9d_ggsbaGEIfAsuP9WeKOK7w3Ah0Ih7k80jpC_4QYwbhkI5q7kppYSPXhUS0HkjU5U_9LDIdklDLW1I01up8ao6sttl3qqHSNPW2chpZgISP6xLo82NogrYRg3Mg/s1600-h/Pakalolo+CD+Cover+Art.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058961837413042514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCj0_nR7EYx9d_ggsbaGEIfAsuP9WeKOK7w3Ah0Ih7k80jpC_4QYwbhkI5q7kppYSPXhUS0HkjU5U_9LDIdklDLW1I01up8ao6sttl3qqHSNPW2chpZgISP6xLo82NogrYRg3Mg/s400/Pakalolo+CD+Cover+Art.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Who know there was a cd with songs completely devoted to pakalolo?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">I found this last night while looking for the image in the post below.</span><br /><p> </p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-39528671535453268422007-04-28T21:16:00.000-10:002008-12-10T06:49:29.827-10:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Excuse Me, I Have A Party To Crash...</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Blogger made me update so I have a new look. I like it but lost all my add-on's. It'll take me awhile to get everything back.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">I've had the tv on tonight but it's on mute because two houses behind me is having a birthday party with live music and one of the entertainers is Shilo Pa. He's from Anahola and came out with a cd a few years ago that has some of the best music I've ever heard (and some awesome cover art). You can hear it here:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.mele.com/music/artist/shilo+pa/leave+some+land/">http://www.mele.com/music/artist/shilo+pa/leave+some+land/</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVDejTWd4PnL9cNCHsdWnayBzdT2o8UwZwQlod_0YNvOkYWceIkW4V03E-uuvEnQjojrie7Xu9TycuXE9oOGNwRCgOMiz6cKPo-8iuq1_iGEtjIdJqr89kgJwvXtn_DetKHh8eA/s1600-h/Shilo+Pa+Leave+Some+Land.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058745809147988290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVDejTWd4PnL9cNCHsdWnayBzdT2o8UwZwQlod_0YNvOkYWceIkW4V03E-uuvEnQjojrie7Xu9TycuXE9oOGNwRCgOMiz6cKPo-8iuq1_iGEtjIdJqr89kgJwvXtn_DetKHh8eA/s400/Shilo+Pa+Leave+Some+Land.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Update: He's playing again. I'm seriously tempted to crash that party.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1177055392123853662007-04-19T21:11:00.000-10:002007-04-19T21:52:04.576-10:00<strong>Reports of my demise are greatly exxagerated...</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Why I have no time to create witty posts:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5:09 am - alarm goes off</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5:19 am - hit snooze button</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5:29 am - hit snooze button</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5:30ish - turn alarm off</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5:45 am - realize that if I don't get out of bed now I will really regret it later</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5:46 am - get out of bed, make bed</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5:50 am - shower, shampoo/condition hair, shave legs</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">6:30 am - prepare breakfast, feed cat, eat breakfast while watching morning news</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">6:45 am - brush teeth, blowdry hair</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7:10 am - nuke pizza for son's lunch</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7:12 am - put on makeup</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7:30 am - get son up, help him shave & wash his face</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7:35 am - make son's bed, pack his backpack, get clothes for him to wear</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7:40 am - make son's lunch and pack his cooler</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7:45 am - hang up son's pajamas</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7:50 am - find clothes to wear and jewelry to go with them</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">7:55 am - use bathroom, put on cologne, deodorant and clothes, put toothpaste on son's toothbrush</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">8:00 am - get son's breakfast</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">8:05 am - put away breakfast stuff while son brushes his teeth</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">8:10 am - finish packing son's backpack</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">8:15 am - grab shoes to match clothes, get purse, sunglasses & keys and get in car</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">8:15 1/2 to 8:30 am - drive son to day program, drop him off</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">8:40 am - check mail at PO</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">8:45 am - run any other errands needed (banking, gas station, get dry cat food at vets, get stuff at drugstore or supermarket, do recycling, etc)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">9:00 am - arrive at work</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Noon - leave for lunch</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">1:00 pm - 6:pm - work</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">6: 15/20 - arrive home</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">6:20-6:30 - feed cat, read mail, turn on tv to catch tail end of news</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">6:30 pm - son arrives home</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">6:30-10 pm - unpack son's lunch cooler, forage in frig for food/snacks, get son's dinner, take shower, watch fav tv shows, check email, read newspapers online, nag son repeatedly to take shower, pull down beds, brush teeth</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">10:15-11:00 pm - finally get to bed</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">SLEEP</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">5:09 am - lather, rinse, repeat</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I really miss the days of getting off work at 4:30 pm cuz I could run all those errands alone that I now have to do at night or on weekends with my son which takes much longer cuz he always wanders off to check out stuff he's interested in and I have to walk all over the store looking for him.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I shouldn't complain. I now have a good paying job with flexible bosses. I don't have to sit in traffic while commuting to work. I live on a beautiful island and get to drive near and see the ocean every day. I can come home for lunch everyday and drive by pastures with horses, cattle & goats grazing. Sometimes I even have to stop and let a peacock cross the street. And when there's lots of rain I can see multiple waterfalls in the mountains.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I kinda miss the days of being childless and having a social life but that seems like another life from a long time ago.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Time to go nag my son to take a shower. Then I have to brush my teeth and start the getting ready for bed routine.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1170655792525164062007-02-04T19:51:00.000-10:002007-04-25T21:10:29.882-10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/132289/Kealia%203.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/400/780349/Kealia%203.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong>Pride of Hawaii off Kealia...</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">This is the view I had while my son ate his fast food after the beach today. We've been having unreal weather for the last few days. Earlier in the week we had 40 mph winds and drizzly rain all day Thursday. Then Friday dawned perfectly clear and it held all weekend. I'm not a football fan so we hit the beach again today - Nukoli'i. Aside from some surfers who left soon after we got there we pretty much had the beach to ourselves. Except for one guy who sunbathes nude, but he has a spot surrounded by bushes where he does his thing. The tide was so low today the reef was almost completely exposed.</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/493653/Mtn%202.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/400/660583/Mtn%202.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><strong>Lucky Live Kaua'i...</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">This was the view of the mountains from my beach chair yesterday at Salt Pond. Not one cloud crossed the sun while we we there. The water was flat and calm. Perfect for snorkeling (I'm not a snorkeler). After Salt Pond we went for a walk on Pakala's. I swear, that beach is never the same. The sand constantly shifts depending on how big the surf is. We walked all the way to the end and even hopped the fence and continued walking all the way to the Russian Fort. Then we had to walk all the way back.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1170200252261887942007-01-30T13:34:00.000-10:002007-01-30T13:37:32.273-10:00<strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">My Toenail Fell Off.....</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/720480/Toenail%201.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/320/364732/Toenail%201.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I stubbed my toe on the pavement after walking on Pakala's weekend before last. The toenail fell off last night. I wonder how long before it grows back.</span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1168417202059369572007-01-09T22:18:00.000-10:002007-01-09T22:20:45.736-10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/871061/Cattleya%20Blooming%20010707.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/320/785105/Cattleya%20Blooming%20010707.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My cattleya orchid that blooms once a year. It has a very sweet fragrance.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1168417098727379582007-01-09T21:40:00.000-10:002007-01-09T22:18:19.296-10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/192928/Dendrobium%20Blooming%20010707.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/320/182950/Dendrobium%20Blooming%20010707.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Orchid I received at work last week for my birthday.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1167724913496139322007-01-01T22:00:00.000-10:002007-01-07T18:28:20.526-10:00<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">New Year, New Hair Color...</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/166524/Hair%20Color%203.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/320/457470/Hair%20Color%203.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1167018969486464202006-12-24T17:47:00.000-10:002006-12-24T17:56:09.503-10:00<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:180%;">M <span style="color:#009900;">E </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">R </span><span style="color:#009900;">R </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">Y </span><span style="color:#009900;">C </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">H </span><span style="color:#009900;">R </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">I </span><span style="color:#009900;">S </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">T </span><span style="color:#009900;">M </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">A </span><span style="color:#009900;">S </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">!</span></span></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/895565/Santa%20-%20Alberto%20Cerriteno.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/320/30340/Santa%20-%20Alberto%20Cerriteno.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Tomorrow we fly very early to Oahu to spend Christmas day with my mom & dad. My sister & brother-in-law flew there from Maui on Friday. Haven't seen any of them since we spent last Christmas on Maui. We fly back very late tomorrow night. Fortunately I have Tuesday off to recuperate.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Santa drawing by Alberto Cerriteno via Sugar Frosted Goodness!</span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1167016696496481112006-12-24T17:16:00.000-10:002006-12-24T18:04:43.896-10:00<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Santa, I've Been A Good Girl.....</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/810412/Sprinkle%20Dia%20Ring.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/320/93548/Sprinkle%20Dia%20Ring.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/1600/178797/Brighton%20Handbags%20Starry%20Suede%20Hobo.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/465/199/320/786671/Brighton%20Handbags%20Starry%20Suede%20Hobo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Just a couple things I'd like to see under the tree.....</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1166603554713622852006-12-19T22:14:00.000-10:002006-12-19T22:32:35.390-10:00<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">I'm Back.....</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">I know you weren't holding your breath. You probably didn't even notice I was gone. That's okay.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Where was I? Well, my computer died. One night it worked but I got error messages just before I turned it off. The next day it wouldn't even boot up. All I got was an error message, something about an I/O Error. I have it written down somewhere but I'm too tired to look for it. Anyway, long story short I have a new computer. It took awhile cuz I had to wait for my federal tax refund from my amended 2003 taxes. And then when I ordered it from Dell I wanted to pay for most of it and finance the rest but they financed the whole thing. So I have a brand new computer (500GB hard drive, 20" flat panel monitor, etc.) that I haven't spent one cent for yet. Fortunately I transferred the refund from my personal checking acct to my business checking acct because if I hadn't I probably would have spent it on jewelry from the store for myself.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Speaking of which, we got some memo items in today and there is one ring I want in the worst way. It's a 14-karat white gold rounded band with 5 fancy color flush set diamonds sprinkled across the top. It's even my size. It was meant to be. But I inventoried it and it'll probably go in the case. Even now I can hear it calling my name. I want it soooooooo bad and I was trying to justify buying it as a combined christmas/birthday present for myself but now I have a brand new computer to pay for and I really need to buy another car before my transmission completely goes out. When I photograph it tomorrow I'm going to email the picture to myself so I can post it here. There's also a really cool bracelet but it's way out of my price range. Why do I have to like jewelry so much?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Well, I'm beat. I worked today, did laundry after work then got groceries and I need sleep.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">Tune in tomorrow for pictures.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528187.post-1160970930164706702006-10-15T17:46:00.000-10:002006-10-15T17:55:30.176-10:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/1600/Boulders%20on%20Road%201.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/400/Boulders%20on%20Road%201.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/1600/Boulder%201.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/400/Boulder%201.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/1600/Fissure%20on%20Road%201.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/400/Fissure%20on%20Road%201.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/1600/Landslide%20in%20Ocean%201.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/400/Landslide%20in%20Ocean%201.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/1600/Retaining%20Wall%201.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/465/199/400/Retaining%20Wall%201.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0