Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Part 2 of?
Well, Heather got all excited (as she should) and put the gingham border around 2 squares to see what they would look like. Isn't it cute? I'm so excited for her.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
March 2010 - What's New with Us!
Well, Neal and my sister say we need to start putting more posts on here since it's been a few months - it might end up being once a month. (I think the novelty of blogs wore off). So here goes...
What's going on with us? Hmmm -
N is loving preschool, L is enjoying school and reading.
O is walking around furniture and happy as can be.
I've loved staying at home since August - About January it hit me though that I needed an outlet - and in a major way - still trying to figure out what that is. I try to go to the library at least once a week. Heather and I try to get together a couple times a month.
I volunteered once a month to teach an art class in L's class. It was weird to go from teacher to parent where I taught.
I've done quilting in the past and thought about trying that again. I finished a table runner my mom started and now I'm helping my sister do a YW quilt for her daughter (in May).
We finished all the 9-patch squares on Monday. Heather had already done the white, gold and red ones. She finished the light blue and yellow. I did the green, orange, and purple. Since the blocks end up doubling or having a reverse - she is saving those for her younger daughter in a couple of years. It was fun. I have a hand full of unfinished projects and trying to figure out which ones I want to do and when.
Neal is still the financial clerk at church and I'm the Advancement Chair for Cub Scouts - it's been a nice introduction to scouting. I get to go to the Scout Shop and buy all the badges and pins, etc. for the boys.
I know about Girl Scouts but NOTHING about Boy Scouts - I mean Cub Scouts - yes I have been corrected by others. :) I didn't realize they were different groups. The things you learn. I can't wait for L to go into it.
I'm still the webmaster for the school's website - I wish it were busier though. :)
What's going on with us? Hmmm -
N is loving preschool, L is enjoying school and reading.
O is walking around furniture and happy as can be.
I've loved staying at home since August - About January it hit me though that I needed an outlet - and in a major way - still trying to figure out what that is. I try to go to the library at least once a week. Heather and I try to get together a couple times a month.
I volunteered once a month to teach an art class in L's class. It was weird to go from teacher to parent where I taught.
I've done quilting in the past and thought about trying that again. I finished a table runner my mom started and now I'm helping my sister do a YW quilt for her daughter (in May).
We finished all the 9-patch squares on Monday. Heather had already done the white, gold and red ones. She finished the light blue and yellow. I did the green, orange, and purple. Since the blocks end up doubling or having a reverse - she is saving those for her younger daughter in a couple of years. It was fun. I have a hand full of unfinished projects and trying to figure out which ones I want to do and when.
Neal is still the financial clerk at church and I'm the Advancement Chair for Cub Scouts - it's been a nice introduction to scouting. I get to go to the Scout Shop and buy all the badges and pins, etc. for the boys.
I know about Girl Scouts but NOTHING about Boy Scouts - I mean Cub Scouts - yes I have been corrected by others. :) I didn't realize they were different groups. The things you learn. I can't wait for L to go into it.
I'm still the webmaster for the school's website - I wish it were busier though. :)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
THE END
Well, the trip came to an end on Friday. We took a flight to Kauai Friday morning. Since the one and only flight out is at night we spent the day driving around. Last time we were here we hurriedly looked at Waimea Canyon. So this time we were able to spend a little more time to see the beautiful sights.
The canyon was foggy and overcast but you could still see some beautiful sights, water and colors.
We got on the plane that night and flew until we landed the next morning at 10:00 am. It was a great time, but are sure happy to be home.
Thank you so much to all the family that helped us out.
The canyon was foggy and overcast but you could still see some beautiful sights, water and colors.
We got on the plane that night and flew until we landed the next morning at 10:00 am. It was a great time, but are sure happy to be home.Thank you so much to all the family that helped us out.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Thursday
Today was nice to sleep in til almost 8 am. We decided to go for a walk along the beach and as we were this lady very excitedly asked if we snorkeled. She was heading out with her camera because of how wonderful it was and how many fish she saw just by our resort. We decided to try it out and get our snorkel stuff too. We saw so many more fish. They say the further out you go the more you can see but I didn't have a noodle to hold onto and got a little too nervous for that. It was very cool though.
Afterward a swim in the pool and hot tub. I went and stood in the ocean a little reminiscing about when I was a kid and dad and mom would take us to Myrtle Beach each summer. I loved remembering playing in the waves, pool and sand. Great memories! Can't wait someday to take ours and do the same.
Now off to shop! Hope everyone is doing well.
Afterward a swim in the pool and hot tub. I went and stood in the ocean a little reminiscing about when I was a kid and dad and mom would take us to Myrtle Beach each summer. I loved remembering playing in the waves, pool and sand. Great memories! Can't wait someday to take ours and do the same.
Now off to shop! Hope everyone is doing well.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wednesday
Today we went snorkeling at Molokini Crater and Turtle Town. Unfortunately my camera wasn't working so I have no pictures. The underwater camera was fine and we took pictures of fish and turtles and are excited to get them developed.
Molokini is a half moon shaped island. We got up at 5:30 and met at the harbor at 6:15 and gone by 7:00. This picture I just got off the internet. We were the only large boat out there, only 2 other little dive boats were to the side of us. It was beautiful calm water and sunny. We saw the reef and fish.
Next we went to a place they call Turtle Town or Turtle Arches for the sea turtles seen there. The water was rougher and you had to swim out further. I only made it 1/2 way and got too tired. I decided to turn back and hang out on the boat. Neal said he saw a turtle or two and that the water was definitely harder to swim in this time. I'm so glad that I turned back. We had a nice BBQ lunch - burgers and chicken and hot dogs. At noon we headed back and ended up seeing a bunch of sea turtles swimming in front of us - it was so cool. They were so big. So we took pics with the underwater camera. Can't wait to see how it turned out.
Next we drove south to Kihei to see what was down there since that was the only coastline we hadn't seen yet. We found the other Worldmark while there and it was just like we anticipated. Thank goodness.
I was so tired after all this that we headed to the room so I could nap, again. I feel like I sleep a lot, but the sun and activities is just so draining on me. Neal went swimming or something while I rested and then we went to dinner. Good day.
Molokini is a half moon shaped island. We got up at 5:30 and met at the harbor at 6:15 and gone by 7:00. This picture I just got off the internet. We were the only large boat out there, only 2 other little dive boats were to the side of us. It was beautiful calm water and sunny. We saw the reef and fish.
Next we went to a place they call Turtle Town or Turtle Arches for the sea turtles seen there. The water was rougher and you had to swim out further. I only made it 1/2 way and got too tired. I decided to turn back and hang out on the boat. Neal said he saw a turtle or two and that the water was definitely harder to swim in this time. I'm so glad that I turned back. We had a nice BBQ lunch - burgers and chicken and hot dogs. At noon we headed back and ended up seeing a bunch of sea turtles swimming in front of us - it was so cool. They were so big. So we took pics with the underwater camera. Can't wait to see how it turned out.
Next we drove south to Kihei to see what was down there since that was the only coastline we hadn't seen yet. We found the other Worldmark while there and it was just like we anticipated. Thank goodness. I was so tired after all this that we headed to the room so I could nap, again. I feel like I sleep a lot, but the sun and activities is just so draining on me. Neal went swimming or something while I rested and then we went to dinner. Good day.
Tuesday
Today we woke up to go on the famous "Drive to Hana," a city on the east side of Maui. We left at 8 am and got breakfast at Charley's in Pai'a. Check out this blueberry pancake. (yes it had blueberries inside too and no he didn't finish it.) I had biscuits and gravy.
We headed out and saw some wonderful sights. I love seeing the beach and water. I was surprised though about how much of the drive was in the greenery. I was expecting to be on the edge of the water - we weren't. There were though, a lot of pull outs. There are just too many pics to put on so I will choose a couple.
At the end we had lunch at Maui Ranch Restaurant. After lunch we saw things falling out of the palm trees and realized that they were actually trimming the trees. Who would have thought. I'm just glad we moved our car. The stuff falling was really heavy and they didn't seem to care. The first video is a guy climbing up and stopped 1/2 way to fix his belt and just sat there so I moved onto the other guy chopping with his machete. That is the 2nd clip.
We headed out and saw some wonderful sights. I love seeing the beach and water. I was surprised though about how much of the drive was in the greenery. I was expecting to be on the edge of the water - we weren't. There were though, a lot of pull outs. There are just too many pics to put on so I will choose a couple.
At the end we had lunch at Maui Ranch Restaurant. After lunch we saw things falling out of the palm trees and realized that they were actually trimming the trees. Who would have thought. I'm just glad we moved our car. The stuff falling was really heavy and they didn't seem to care. The first video is a guy climbing up and stopped 1/2 way to fix his belt and just sat there so I moved onto the other guy chopping with his machete. That is the 2nd clip.Monday
Early! We got up at 1:45 a.m. to get ready for the Haleakala Crater sunrise experience. We left the room at 2:30 and drove 2 hours to the Haleakala Crater summit. 10,023 ft. That was another winding road that lasted a long time, not sure if there were cliffs or what. We got to the top summit and got a parking spot and found out that sunrise wasn't even until 6:18 am - 2 hours?! What?! We were told that if we left by 3:00 we would probably miss it and didn't understand that until about 5:00 am when all of a sudden a flood of people start coming to park at the summit. Well, after awhile they were being turned away for no parking. They had to go back down about 1/3 mile at the visitor center.
At the summit was an enclosure that you could see it from. Thank goodness, because it was freezing and very windy and we didn't bring our warm clothes (I don't remember why). It was probably in the 30s and we were in shorts and t-shirts. N took off the bed sheet and brought 2 beach towels. Thank you!
At about 5:15 we saw light and thought it was city lights but when it got brighter we figured, SUN. We went up to the building and hung out and watched it slowly come up. The clouds made it so beautiful to peek over. It finally peeked out over the clouds at about 6:18 am. I was in and out a bunch of times taking pics of the different stages. Funny how fast people cleared out afterward. I'm putting a slideshow of the sunrise, hope it works.
After that we drove down and in the light could see how beautiful the scenery and the hills were to our left and right - no cliffs. One of the package deals was to be driven to the top and bike down. Glad we didn't do that. Here is a pic of others that did it.
After we came down we went for another drive. This time we stopped at the Kula Lodge for breakfast. Steak and eggs for me (yes, I was hungry) and N had a belgian waffle with strawberries and coconut syrup - yum.
After breakfast off to Tedeschi Winery down south. We thought, we've never been to one, let's see some grapes. Saw no grapes. The little building had wine tasting (yeah, don't worry) and then a tour. Then we headed home for a nap before our dinner cruise.
The dinner cruise was beautiful, wonderful sunset, yummy food, good company :) It lasted about 2 hours. We drove out, ate, listened to some music, looked at the city lights on the way back, and finally lost my dinner.
At the summit was an enclosure that you could see it from. Thank goodness, because it was freezing and very windy and we didn't bring our warm clothes (I don't remember why). It was probably in the 30s and we were in shorts and t-shirts. N took off the bed sheet and brought 2 beach towels. Thank you!
At about 5:15 we saw light and thought it was city lights but when it got brighter we figured, SUN. We went up to the building and hung out and watched it slowly come up. The clouds made it so beautiful to peek over. It finally peeked out over the clouds at about 6:18 am. I was in and out a bunch of times taking pics of the different stages. Funny how fast people cleared out afterward. I'm putting a slideshow of the sunrise, hope it works.
After that we drove down and in the light could see how beautiful the scenery and the hills were to our left and right - no cliffs. One of the package deals was to be driven to the top and bike down. Glad we didn't do that. Here is a pic of others that did it.
After we came down we went for another drive. This time we stopped at the Kula Lodge for breakfast. Steak and eggs for me (yes, I was hungry) and N had a belgian waffle with strawberries and coconut syrup - yum.
After breakfast off to Tedeschi Winery down south. We thought, we've never been to one, let's see some grapes. Saw no grapes. The little building had wine tasting (yeah, don't worry) and then a tour. Then we headed home for a nap before our dinner cruise.
The dinner cruise was beautiful, wonderful sunset, yummy food, good company :) It lasted about 2 hours. We drove out, ate, listened to some music, looked at the city lights on the way back, and finally lost my dinner.
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