Sunday, May 18th

Super hot and muggy but the vog is starting to blow away. Sisi and I went to Starbuck's to hang out while dad went to swim at Sandy's and Jay had his driving. Mid-day we went to Barnes & Noble and then CPK and we saw your friends, Amy, Paige, Allie, Jess, and Joel. They had come from the beach and we talked for a little while. Naps and work in the yard and then Oahu club for Sunday picnic and just returning. Can't believe you only have a week left!!! Looking forward to our Cali. trip. I love Yosemite.

Oh yea, the van

Oh yea, I forgot to tell you the rest of the story about the van. So, you remember that I hit the pillar at the library the day before I left for the mainland (May 1st.) It was bad, but the slider still worked, etc. and I couldn't deal with it on Friday because I was going to the mainland. Well, on Sunday, May 4th, dad was driving the van home from OSF and the "door ajar" light kept coming on so Jay opened the slider and closed it hard and the glass window shattered into a million pieces. They called me in Cali to tell me the wonderful news as they drove down the freeway with half the car exposed to the elements. So, not only did I scratch the car all up, I compromised the window somehow and it broke. Needless to say, we had to take it in to the body shop and file an insurance claim, etc. Dad had made arrangements for me to take it in the Monday after I got home but I had to work that day so we had to drop if off at the body shop on the way to Punahou really early on Monday. Then after school on Monday I had to work at the Oahu Club so we went home to Hawaii Kai and then after practice I rode my bike to Ala Moana area to pick up the rental car that our insurance will cover for 10 days while the car is being fixed. I stuck the bike in the trunk and drove off with it sticking out. At least we have a rental while they fix the van. The insurance will cover all but $500, which is good, because it's estimated at about $4,000 in damages. So, your little scratch is nothing in comparison....

May 16th & 17th

Happy Birthday Nani Baird! (and cousin Amy on the 16th.) Did I tell you that we have a dead mouse somewhere in the kitchen? It really stinks and we don't know where it is. A few weeks ago we saw quite a few field mice in the kitchen and behind the t.v. so we put out some sticky traps and caught some but one got away and I think it died behind the fridge. There's also something nesting in the wall above the garage, so I'm wondering if it's a family of mice. I don't know how long we have to wait for the "dead" smell to go away. I haven't pulled the fridge out yet but I guess I might have to do that to see if we can find it. GROSS. Misty barfed on the carpet today and on the patio. Don't know why, she doesn't seem sick, but it was gross too. Also, we've lost some power in the patio and the outside fridge and some lights are out so I'm going to have to call an electrician. House maintenance is never ending. Today was so hot and voggy that we spent a good part of the day at the pool. We've had terrible vog. It's like being in Southern Cali on a bad smog day. It's from the volcano and it's heavy. Tutu and Papa were here on Thursday and we celebrated Tutu's belated birthday and Mother's Day with a cake. Your blog is great and I love the pictures with YOU in them!!

May 15th

Thursday afternoon as I write this, but I'm not sure if LOST is on tonight. May be on a week break. I caught up on SCRUBS last night. I was 4 episodes behind. Still funny as heck. LOST is CRAZY!! You'll have to netflix it because you really have to see it in order. Tutu and Papa will be coming over for dinner. We haven't seen them in over a month because they just got back from Hungary and their Habitat build. I'm making a cake to celebrate her birthday and Mother's Day. I'm going to make spaghetti with this 2 foot long noodles that I bought at Trader Joe's when in Cali. I'll take pictures to show you. Much love sending your way!

May 2nd to now

Well, I've been home from Calif. for a few days and I've finally caught up on my sleep. I spent every minute at G'pa Kimo's working at Uncle Gene's or at G'pa's. I did get to see Katie swim in a meet and we went out for Mexican on Cinco de Mayo. Andrew had prom and we got to take cute pictures before he went. I cooked dinner for K&A many times and we re-did Katie's room and got rid of her bunk beds, etc. It was a whirlwind trip but I did get to see some friends and relatives. It was little Noah's birthday and I saw him briefly. I saw Misha and Andre and their new house down the street from Auntie Susie's. I also went to Mb's for a few minutes to drop something off for her and saw their gang and friends Kate, Lowell and their kids. So, I did have some fun but it was a lot of work. Uncle Gene's funeral is on May 24th in New Mexico. We can't go, but I helped arrange it. I will miss my "uncle Fester." Yesterday, (Tuesday) G'pa Kimo was here and I picked him up and he came over for the afternoon and for dinner. He left on the cruise again today and will be back home on Friday night. K&A are home alone this week, but they're doing pretty good. You got an invitation to "high tea" to celebrate Jazzy's birthday and graduation,but you won't be home yet. It was a cute invitation,and I'm sure you would have loved to go, but you'll have to take her to tea or something when you get home. There's people home already, including Amy Marcus and Nawa. Others come home in the next week. Some don't get home (Kim) until mid-June. Punahou won the State Champs in girls water polo and Kamehameha got second. Boys volleyball is expected to win this weekend. May day was really cute and we'll get a DVD. Dad and Jay are watching Jon Stewart so it's getting late and I'm getting ready for bed. Love ya!

April 30th and May 1st

Wednesday was a normal work/school day with dad going surfing after school. I worked at the Oahu Club and then we came home for chicken and pesto panini's. Yummy. I had an interview this morning for the P.E. position. I don't have any idea if I'll get the job but I should find out in about a week. Thursday (today) was the middle school May Day program. Tomorrow is the K-2 and it will be live on the internet. Too bad you won't be able to see it. Jay doesn't have school tomorrow so he's spending the night at his friend Cameron's house. I subbed for Mrs. Ko today and we had advisory. Some kids, ie Sam Roeca and Sarah Elias are in that advisory and they asked about you. Sam is going to Princeton. Sarah is going to Bryn Mawr. I got in an accident today in the Library parking lot. I scraped the passenger side on a pillar-- really bad. No other cars were involved and I can't believe it happened, but it's bad. The sliding door still works but, UGH!! I'm off to California to help g'pa Kimo and the kids. I'll try to keep posting from there. Love you!