Family
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11 Years!
Wow! A decade flies when you’re having fun!!! I read a quote somewhere that said something to the effect of “99% of your happiness is determined by the spouse you pick. Choose wisely.” I love this quote and it is so true. I feel like I won the lottery with the husband I chose! While… Continue reading
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Karma
I’m not sure if I believe in karma, but I definitely feel like we should all live by the golden rule – do unto others… Well, apparently I haven’t been very nice because karma came with a vengeance in the last 36 hours!! I can’t make this stuff up – it would be hilarious if… Continue reading
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Children’s Discovery Center
We decided to head to the Children’s Discovery Center the other day for something different to explore! Posing nicely for mommy’s camera!!! Lucky for us! The Curious George exhibit was being featured! So fun! What’s in that tree??? My curious monkey next to George! Discovering all kinds of cool stuff!! Jacob talking on… Continue reading
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Christmas Lights!
Eric has attempted to get us all down to see the Christmas Lights display in Honolulu and we finally made it! They have huge scene displays, a Christmas train and more lights than we could count! Jake and Daddy on the the ride! Mele Kalikimaka!!! Merry Christmas! Hannah was enthralled by the lights!! Jacob, Hannah… Continue reading
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Hau oli Makahiki Hou!! (That’s Happy New Year in Hawaiian!)
As 2011 ends, I’m feeling a bit reflective as I usually do when the holidays draw to a close and a new year’s possibilities are just around the corner. I’ve had two crazy “pinch me” moments recently. The first was in line at Subway. The girl behind me in line struck up a conversation about… Continue reading
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Attitude
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. Same thing goes for 3 year old boys and food. I’ve been thinking a lot about my attitude and how it’s pretty much stunk up the place lately. We I am having (ha, ha!) trouble at times with my son and food,… Continue reading
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The First Run….After
I went for my first run today since the marathon and I have to admit, I was a little bit nervous. During the marathon I had such crazy pains in my ankles, calves and knees that I think I was a little fearful that it would take so long to recover that I’d basically have… Continue reading
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Gingerbread Fun!
When I was a kid, my mom had this fantastic cookbook – and by fantastic I mean very well loved and food-stained. It had this elaborate gingerbread house recipe on the inside cover. Every Christmas I would ask to make it until finally one year we did. It was so much fun and many of… Continue reading
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Parenting Gunk
Ugh. I seem to go in cycles with being a Mom. I feel like somedays I have my kids figured out. Life is good. I have the proverbial “key” that seems to work for the specific stage they are in. Then they go and change the lock on me. I’m currently locked out. And it’s… Continue reading
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Christmas Craft
Jacob decided that he wanted to paint some ornaments again this year… It was quite comical as every time Jake gets a dot of paint on his skin or on the newspaper, he shouts, “Wipe it off Mama!!!” He is definitely my clean child… 🙂 Hannah painted for all of about 10 seconds before deciding… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 