Time For A Change!

One of the things that I miss about AZ is my friend who cut my hair. With that said, the last time I cut my hair was right before I moved. That was, ummm, 9 months ago! I was long overdue for a cut.
Me before.

Me after.






Part of my problem was trying to figure out who to go to. I finally decided to take the plunge and just go for it and get it done. The person I went to I loved, and will probably keep going back to her again. What do you think?

Conversations with Kara

Kara: "Ugh, I HATE subtraction! I would rather do partial-sum algorithms."
(mom laughing)
Kara:"Why are you laughing?"
Mom: "Because partial-sum algorithms sounds harder to do."
Kara: "That's because you don't know how to do it. I thought moms are supposed to be the smart ones."

This is true. I don't know how to do "partial-sum algorithms". What happened to good old fashioned addition? I know, it is sassy, but I know my Kara didn't intentionally mean to be.
I love you too Kara.

Valentine's Day

My Valentine's started out like one I've never had before. I was finishing up my shift at work when I heard a ringing noise. Someone was stuck in one of the elevator's at work. Long story short, I called 911 and had firemen at the hospital helping to get our employee out of the elevator. I went home exhausted and went down for my usual Saturday morning nap. I woke up to flowers and chocolate from Randy and the kids. They were so sweet. Things have been so crazy around here lately with everyone's schedules that I wasn't really expecting anything. Randy did get me roses, but he bought me a mini-rose plant, which I was excited to get. I've been wanting to start growing things and so this was a great gift I thought.
Later on we all hopped in the van and headed to Manoa to treat ourselves to some manapua from the Manapua Factory. The kids really enjoyed that. I wished I taken some pictures of our outing. It's always so nice to do stuff with the kids like that. Happy Valentine's!

Sweetheart Luncheon

At Kahuku Elementary, it is a tradition that they have a "SweetHeart Luncheon". The parents get to join their kids for lunch. I signed up to eat with my kids. Randy was able to be with us which made it all the more sweet.





The cafeteria was decorated with hearts and balloons. We even had a DJ going with music so loud, you could barely hear the person next to you (hehe). The kids were divided by grade, so we were there for the whole lunch break. It was fun to see the kids break out in a big smile when each one of them saw us. Happy Valentine's Day!

We Love Family

Yesterday, we took a trip down to visit my in-laws and to pick up Tyler's pinewood derby car. My father-in-law cut out the shape for Tyler. Can I just say, that we are so spoiled by my in-laws. I called my mother-in-law to see if maybe we could pick something up for dinner to bring and she had everything done including dessert! It was great. We got there, and my mother-in-law was in the kitchen finishing up her cooking. We had chicken, pork wontons, salmon poke (broke-da-mout kine! Was definitely ono!), and other good stuff. It was such a nice meal, I think to because we were surrounded by family. We haven't seen Randy's family in about a month now and we were itching to visit. Randy's brother was there and his family. It was Randy's brother's birthday as well. The kids played with their cousins, while the adults talked about all the new things going on with each other. Dessert was definitely a hit. Grandma and Grandpa provided all the fixings for ice-cream sundaes. The kids were in heaven, choosing from 5 different syrups to put on their ice-creams. Even us adults were having fun with the toppings. And if that wasn't enough, there were apple-turnovers to make our own version of apple-pie a la mode. Can we say STUFFED?! We played games at the end and were slow to leave. We had so much fun. Hopefully, the rest of the family will be there.

Happy Monday!

For those of you reading, this post is not meant to brag, but a happy memory for our family to read about later when I turn this year's blog into a book.

Today's Monday was a happy one. Randy stayed home sick today. While I don't cherish the thought of my loved ones feeling ill, it was nice to have his company all day today, while the kids were at school (is it wrong to call that a date. LOL). I found myself smiling at the store while buying some juice. Why, well, because it was for my husband. I just enjoy taking care of my family, and it's those little things that make me happy.

I was able to accomplish quite a bit in the way of cleaning, laundry, and even those miscellaneous "office duties" we have. When my children came home, my two younger ones were excited. Both had been chosen to be "Super Raider" for the class for this month's "Super Raider Assembly". Kara was a little miffed that she has to share the spotlight with Micah. "Why did he have to get super raider for this month?!" LOL. Micah has put in his order of candylei's and balloons. Hmmmm. We'll see.

Wait now, it doesn't stop there.

Leigh called from school to tell me that she had been chosen to go to district level for the History Day Project. She worked hard on her display board, all on her own. She chose to do her subject on "G.W. Carver". Let me just say, I grew up in Tonga, where I learned Tongan History. I had no idea who G.W. Carver was until Leigh told me. It was a great choice I thought, someone I wouldn't have thought of. Then again, I didn't even know the guy existed (haha). She is nervous. Districts will be held at King Intermediate, where she said she will be interviewed by the judges. Congratulations Leigh, Kara, and Micah!

Go Cardinals!

Okay, while we have never been remotely interested in watching any superbowl games (at least my children and I), we were glued to the TV set cheering on the Cardinals like we were lifelong fans. The fact that we lived in AZ for the last 6 years, caused us to have some sense of loyalty to the state we had called home. My husband, children and I were proud to defend our Cardinals to any Steeler fan who laughed at us (Leigh was the only one in her class rooting for them). I had to scold a couple of patients for putting them down. Hehe. We were all on our bed, laying over each other, screaming at the TV when touchdowns were made, and moaning when there were fumbles. Probably not the best Sunday activity, but we had fun together as a family. And although they did not win, the Cardinals still put up a good fight. Go Cardinals!