HAUOLI MAKAHIKI HOU!

well ... not for another hour ...

Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu.
(Best wishes on the beginning of a New Year)

Masumasu no gohatten o inotte orimasu.
(May even greater success lie ahead)

aloha

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Ten Signs You Bought A Bad Christmas Tree

10. IT's two feet tall, forty feet wide.

9. Salesman's opening line: "You're not a cop, are you?"

8. IT looks suspiciously like a broom handle with a lot of coat hangers stuck into IT.

7. While you sleep, IT gets liquored up and takes the family caravan fora joy ride.

6. Each branch has "Duraflame" printed on IT.

5. You brushed the door coming into the house, and now IT's totally bare.

4. IT's very small and says "Air Freshener" on IT.

3. Rabbis have better Christmas trees than yours.

2. Some guy named Akbar puts a cheap Statue of Liberty on top of IT.

1. IT's constantly bragging about ITs "trunk size".

On the 12th day of Christmas, AOL gave to me ...

12 reasons to cancel,
11 channels not working,
10 hours without mail,
9 frozen chat rooms,
8 hours of busy signals,
7 frozen IMs,
6 disconnection's,
5 web crashes,
4 idiots at tech help,
3 error messages,
2 pieces of junk mail,
and a jerk cursing in a chat room.

Totally Inappropriate Gift Ideas

4th runner up: Li'l Naturalist Hornet Farm

3rd runner up: A Pee Wee Herman pull toy

2nd runner up: The Duncan Yo -- Goes down, never comes back. Teaches
children about warranties

1st runner up: 5,200 pick up -- a jumbo deck of cards that lets kids play
a larger version of their favorite game

Winner: The "Learn about puberty chia pet"

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Honorable mentions:

Supersoaker 9000: For use on those hard to reach targets; NFL referees,
low flying planes, and many more. At close range it can strip paint
clean rusty grills, and dig utility trenches.

The laff-o-minit jajic spellin' tootor

Doggie dentist -- Kids learn about dentistry on the family pooch.

Cuisin-Art -- Turns mommy's food processor into a spinning paint tool.

Water retention Wanda -- Teaches kids the principles of the calendar.

Advanced play medical kit -- includes colonoscope and speculum.

Chocolate-covered lead soldiers

Bungeroo -- kid sized bungee kit for second story bedrooms

Islamic strip poker -- lose a hand, lose a hand.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME ...

and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to AL

Top 10 Signs You're Sick of the Holidays

10. You've got red and green bags under your eyes

9. You're serving reindeer pot pie

8. When you hear, "Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'?," you scream, "No! I'm not listening!"

7. You climb on your roof and start shooting carolers in the ass with your BB gun

6. You think you hear your Christmas tree taunting you.

5. Instead of spending time with family, you're watching some guy make photo copies

4. You're busted for running through town wearing nothing but mistletoe.

3. You've got eggnog coming out of your ears

2. Your standard response, "And happy holidays to you too, you bastard"

1. Two words: tinsel rash

Inner City Christmas Carols

(To the tune of Deck The Halls)

See that drag queen his name's Molly.
Fa La La La La La La La La
For 50 bucks he'll make you jolly.
Fa La La La La La La La La
See him in his gay apparel.
Fa La La La La La La La La
You should meet his brother Carol.
Fa La La La La La La La La

(To The Tune Of We Wish You A Merry Christmas)

We wish you a happy hearing,
we wish you a happy hearing,
We wish you a happy hearing,
and we hope you make bail!

(To The Tune Of Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer)

Rudolph the red nosed wino,
Had a very shiny nose,
And if you got too close to him,
He would take off his clothes.
All of the other winos,
Used to laugh and call him names,
They never let poor Rudolph,
Join in any wino games.
Then one chilly Christmas Eve,
Rudolph froze to death in an alley.
End of story.

(Then there's my favorite rendition of an old holiday classic...)

'Twas The night before Christmas,
And all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
So I took their stereo.

Happy Baking!

Christmas Cake

Ingredients:
1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
lemon juice
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
1 bottle Jose Quervo Tequilla
2 cups of dried fruit

Sample the Quervo to check quality.

Take a large bowl, check the Quervo again, to be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.

Turn on the electric mixer...Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar...Beat again. At this point it's best to make sure the Quervo is still OK, try another cup ... just in case

Turn off the mixerer thingy.

Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.

Pick the frigging fruit off floor...Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.

Sample the Quervo to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Who giveshz a shit. Check the Jose Quervo.

Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table.
Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.

Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window, Finish the Jose Quervo and kick the cat.

CHERRY MISTMAS!

Top 10 Signs of Trouble in Santa's Marriage


10. He's replaced all the elves with scantily clad Swedish exchange students

9. Mrs. Claus calls him "that fat freak in the red underwear"

8. He traded in his sleigh for a van with a waterbed

7. He's been spending a little too much time with the life-sized Holiday Barbie

6. His new live-in personal elf valet, Steve

5. Mrs. Claus having cybersex relationship with accountant from New Jersey

4. He knows when she's been sleeping, he knows when she's awake, because he's bugged the bedroom

3. Lately, she keeps "forgetting" to tie her robe when she brings the elves their morning coffee

2. Stockings aren't the only things he's been nailing in front of the fireplace

1. Not a creature is stirring in Santa's pants

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

Carols For the Psychiatrically Challenged

SCHIZOPHRENIA: Do You Hear What I Hear?

MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER: We Three Kings Disoriented Are

DEMENTIA: I Think I'll Be Home For Christmas

NARCISSISTIC: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing About Me

MANIC: Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Busses and Trucks and Trees and Fire Hydrants and . . .

PARANOID: Santa Claus Is Coming To Get Me

PERSONALITY DISORDER: You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll Tell You Why

DEPRESSION: Silent Anhedonia, Holy Anhedonia, All Is Flat, All Is Lonely

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock, ........ (better start again)

PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY: On The First Day of Christmas My True Love Gave To Me (and then took it all away)

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire.

What a difference 30 years makes:

1972: Long hair
2002: Longing for hair

1972: The perfect high
2002: The perfect high yield mutual fund

1972: KEG
2002: EKG

1972: Acid rock
2002: Acid reflux

1972: Moving to California because it's cool
2002: Moving to California because it's warm

1972: Growing pot
2002: Growing pot belly

1972: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2002: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor

1972: Seeds and stems
2002: Roughage

1972: Popping pills, smoking joints
2002: Popping joints

1972: Killer weed
2002: Weed killer

1972: Hoping for a BMW
2002: Hoping for a BM

1972: The Grateful Dead
2002: Dr. Kevorkian

1972: Going to a new, hip joint
2002: Receiving a new hip joint

1972: Rolling Stones
2002: Kidney Stones

1972: Being called into the principal's office
2002: Calling the principal's office

1972: Screw the system
2002: Upgrade the system

1972: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2002: Children begging you to get their heads shaved

1972: Taking acid
2002: Taking antacid

1972: Passing the drivers' test
2002: Passing the vision test

1972: Whatever
2002: Depends

Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly
change things. Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin
puts together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the
mindset of this year's incoming freshmen. Here's last year's list:

The people who are started college last fall(2001) across the
nation were born in 1983.

They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.

Their lifetime has always included AIDS.

Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.

The CD was introduced the year they were born.

They have always had an answering machine.

They have always had cable.

They cannot fathom not having a remote control.

Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.

Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.

They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.

They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.

They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.

They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a
Camel", or "de plane Boss, de plane".

They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.

Michael Jackson has always been white.

McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.

They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Just finished ordering my Colon Blow for my beginning of the year detox. I know, I know … yes, I am breastfeeding. The program is 3 doses taking one dose every 10 days. I’ll have enough milk in the freezer to cover the time it takes the colon blow to leave my system. The baby is down to breastmilk only two times a day now and on formula 3 times a day and I’ll be pumping to keep my supply.

Aunt Flo has left the building and Sianna is back to being her normal self (and the difference was?? ). I took her clothes shopping last night to get her some jeans and darker colored pants and shorts because all she has in her wardrobe are mostly white and beige items.

Chris and I will be heading off to Kinko’s to take our passport photo. We were told that we needed a passport for the Vancouver trip in March. As I remembered, you didn’t need one for Canada, but apparently you do now. Either way, we need one for Japan next October.

Hope everyone is doing well. I have major baking to do for Thanksgiving … this years orders is not so big … just 10 pumpkin crunch pies, 42 cream cheese pies, and 3 NY style cheesecakes.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

The road to womanhood …

As most of you have guessed by now from my attempt at writing a haiku, that Sianna has started her period. The past few months showed signs of it but I didn’t think it was going to happen until she reached the 7th or 8th grade. Heck, she’s just 3 months younger than I was when I first started mine. I had just turned 12 and was in the middle of the 7th grade. Se’s in the middle of her 6th grade year. Out of her little clique of 6 at school, she is the second to the last of her friends to have it, and let me tell you … life has been a bitch in my home (and it’s only been 3 days now).

The poor thing though. She was cramping really bad the past two days so I gave her some of my Midol. We’ve had the “talk” several times and I felt that we needed to refresh some of the conversations we had over the years about the topic. Chris has been NO help whatsoever. I’m part to blame as well. She’s easily irritated and we kinda made things worse yesterday …hey, it was all in good fun to make her smile. After all was said and done, I gave her a hug and a kiss on her forehead. After all, she’s my baby girl no matter what. I also reminded her that she has another 40 more years of the crap!

CONGRATULATIONS CHYNAKATT!!

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS:

Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy


OFFICE ARITHMETIC:

Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime


SHOPPING MATH:

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.


GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS:

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.


HAPPINESS:

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.


LONGEVITY:

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.


PROPENSITY TO CHANGE:

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.


DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE:

A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.


HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED:

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

Sianna's Haiku
by Me:

My sweet baby girl
The years have gone by so fast
Dammit it's Aunt Flo

Where the HELL is everyone??

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GHOST!

I love being a mother. I think one of the best times in a child’s life is when they are babies. The only thing I don’t like about it is shot time. I’ve been trying to get either one of the kids or John to come with me on Tuesday when I take Chub-Chub (Christopher’s pet name for Jonathan) to get his 2 month shots. I know I’m going to end up crying like a bitch as usual. They don’t want to come with me because they don’t want to see him cry as well. So, I’m the bad guy once again.

Jonathan has been the little socialite lately. He’s even starting to giggle. He cracks me up. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a baby afraid of his own farts. It’s mostly when he makes those loud exploding ones. His nose and eyebrows starts to turn beet red then all hell breaks loose. He’s even starting to scoot a little when he’s on his tummy. I crack up because he doesn’t go in a straight line, or even close to it, he goes in circles. Even in his crib when he sleeps at night. I can put him down with his head on one side and when I go to check on him a few hours later or for a feeding his head winds up on the opposite side. And yes JT, he still has red hair although it’s more like a copper color now.

I gotta run for now … the master is calling me … laters!

So it seems my 20th year high school reunion is coming up next August. We get to actually vote for the location this year at a website they have set up. The choices are either the Hale Koa Hotel on the 16th, renting a Waikiki nightclub on the same night, or Las Vegas on either the weekend of the 9th, 16th, or 23rd. From what I am told it’s steering more towards Las Vegas. So for those of you who have been asking when my next trip to the mainland was going to be, it looks like I’ll be in Nevada next year. Hey Jake, maybe we can meet up … bring CJ with ya too.

The past two days President Arroyo of the Philippines was here for a conference. From about 7:30 in the morning (during heavy traffic) a section between Honolulu International Airport and Waikiki was blocked off for her motorcade. People were in a standstill for up to an hour. What irks me about this is that for several days before her arrival, it was announced all over the media about her visit and details of the motorcade … you know, exact routes, what hotel she was staying in, etc. Anyone who wanted to assassinate the President could have done so. Why do they have to announce intimate details like that? Not only do you put her and her people in danger; you put other motorists in danger as well. Ex President Clinton will be here next week. All that was mentioned in the media was that he was coming. No details as to where he was going, what hotel he was staying in (I’m sure they’ll announce THAT later), or what route he was taking from the airport to his destination.

Good to see Ghost is back.

Well, Halloween is right around the corner … my favorite night of the year next to New Years Eve. Usually, I would dress in my costume and either head out to Waikiki or go on the annual ‘Boo’ cruise. Not this year. I’m taking my baby trick or treating. Too young you say? You’re never too young or too old to trick or treat. Chris will be on Kauai for band. Sianna will trick or treat with her friends. So it will be me, Jonathan, and my brother and his kids that night.

I’m tired so I’m gonna jet. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Dear Abby

Dear Abby:
I have been engaged for almost a year. I am to be married next month.
My fiancee's mother is not only very attractive but really great and
understanding. She is putting the entire wedding together and invited
me to her place to go over the invitation list because it had grown a
bit beyond what we had expected it to be.
When I got to her place we reviewed the list and trimmed it down to
just under a hundred ... then she floored me.
She said that in a month I would be a married man and that before that
happened, she wanted to have sex with me. Then she just stood up and
walked to her bedroom and on her way said that I knew where the front door
was if I wanted to leave. I stood there for about five minutes and finally decided that I knew
exactly how to deal with this situation. I headed straight out the front door...
There, leaning against my car was her husband, my father-in-law to be.
He was smiling. He explained that they just wanted to be sure I was a
good kid and would be true to their little girl. I shook his hand and he
congratulated me on passing their little test.
Abby, should I tell my fiancee' what her parents did, and that I
thought their "little test" was asinine and insulting to my character?
Or should I keep the whole thing to myself including the fact that the
reason I was walking out to my car was to get a condom?

When you are sad,
...I will get you drunk and help you plot revenge
against the sorry fuck who made you sad.

When you are blue,
...I'll try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

When you smile,
..I'll know you finally got laid.

When you are scared,
...I will rag you about it every chance I get.

When you are worried,
...I will tell you horrible stories about how much
worse it could be and to quit bitching & whining.

When you are confused,
...I will use little words to explain it to your
dumb ass.

When you are sick,
...stay away from me until you're well again.
I don't want whatever cooties you have.

When you fall,
...I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.

This is my oath,
I pledge 'til the end.
Why you may ask?
Because you're my friend!


P.S. A friend will help you move.
A really good friend will help you move a body.  

Gonna try and make it short while Sianna is feeding her brother.

Let’s see … where to start …

I can’t believe Jonathan will be a month old this coming Friday. Time is flying by so fast! Pretty soon he’ll be walking around creating all kinds of havoc.

This time around has been a real experience. It all started in the operating room. Everything went well … well, if you call getting poked twice in the back because the spinal didn’t take the first time, then I guess it went well. My niece Annette was the lucky contestant to come into the OR with me … everyone else was either too young or too squeamish about seeing the procedure. What usually takes anywhere from 15 minutes to half an hour, for the cesarean, took almost an hour because my doctor had a resident with him and he was talking her through everything. That was fine with me. I was having too much fun talking story with the anesthesiologist and Annette. Then Jonathan came out. The first thing out of everyone’s mouth was “wow, he has red hair”. Red it was, and still is. After weighing him and all that good stuff, they had him under a warmer to do the apgar and some other things. All the while he was peeing all over the place. I think he got all the nurses … good boy. Anyway, as soon as they took him out of me I started to feel quite uncomfortable. It was like I was having a really bad stomach ache. It quickly progressed into the feeling like someone was ripping my insides out. I asked the anesthesiologist if I was supposed to be feeling anything down there. He told me that that was not a good thing. The spinal was wearing off REAL fast. My doctor got upset because he was promised at least an hour and a half before anything wore off. Needless to say Annette had to leave the room because they were going to proceed to put me under with a general anesthesia. The next thing I knew I woke up in the recovery room.

I was discharged with Jonathan 4 days later. By the fifth day he dropped down to 7 lbs 1oz. We had a lactation nurse drop by who weighed him and told me she was concerned because although babies do lose a small amount of weight after birth, they usually do not lose a pound and two ounces like he did. My milk hadn’t come in yet because of the trauma my body experienced during the operation. Jonathan almost had to be admitted that night and was supposed to have stayed there until he gained all the weight back. Luckily he didn’t have to and against my feelings about supplementing with formula her supervisor wanted me to do just that. It’s now three weeks later and he has filled-out rather nicely. As of last week Monday, he weighed 8 lbs 11 oz. I’m guessing he now weighs close to 9 and a half pounds.

More later … he’s cranky and Sianna is stressed. Have a great week!

For all of you who were worried about me, I’m doing fine. Sorry for not keeping you all posted on a timely matter but I was in and out of Labor and Delivery for two weeks and was finally told to stay in bed.

Now the news…

Jonathan Caleb Greene was born on Wednesday, September 4 at 10:27am Hawaii Time. He weighed in at 8-lbs. 3 oz and was 20 ¼ inches long. He has reddish blond hair, which I’m still getting used to because the other two had dark hair. Luckily all his blood tests came out normal, no trace of low blood glucose because of my gestational diabetes. The only concern they had was that when they weighed him last night, he had dropped to 7-lbs. 4 oz. The first 30 hours he hardly ate. All he wanted to do was sleep. I have a nurse coming over tomorrow to weigh him and monitor his progress. He’s eating fine now … in fact, he eats about every two and half-hours. Other than that, we’re doing fine. The only other thing that stood out from this experience was what happened in the OR … but I’ll save that story for another post.

Sorry WryGuy about the e-mail thing … I keep forgetting to unblock my mail preferences … I was getting a lot of crap in my mail lately and decided to block everything that was not AOL.

To everyone else, thanks those who sent me well wishes. Thanks to the gang at my hangout for the flowers, they were beautiful! Oh … and the winner of the baby pool was a tie between MB and CJ … I’ll be expecting my check soon guys … hehe.

I have a lot of blogs to catch up reading on … I missed reading your posts and I can’t wait to see what’s been going on in my absense.

Pictures are coming soon …

Laters

CONGRATS TO WRYGUY AND ALICIA!
And welcome baby Nicholas to this wacky, wonderful world.

My, how fast a year have gone. Yesterday John and I made a year together ... we're going to do the anniversary thing probably after the baby gets here. Between work and getting things ready around the house has made me extremely tired to do anything else.

Anyway, hope you all had a great weekend.

I was listening to one of my favorite morning radio programs yesterday while doing errands and one of the discussions were about a vacation two of the DJ’s took to the Big Island last week. As I was listening to this, I couldn’t help remembering some of the people I came across over the years with similar experiences they had. For example:

Hawaii became a State on August 21, 1959. I know this not only because we learned this in History classes, but it’s a State Holiday as well. A tourist was overheard talking, rather speaking in a loud voice (like the worker couldn’t understand English), to a Hotel worker asking to exchange her money for our currency. Ok dumbasses out there … Hawaii IS one of the 50 states and we DO have the same currency! Oh, and we do speak English here as well. Which brings me to another story. I was in New York for the first time back in January of ’98 to meet Ghost, Logi and Skye. We went out to drinking one night and met up with some of their friends. I started talking to the girlfriend of one of their friends and about 15 minutes into our conversation she learned that I was from Hawaii. I thought I was going to die laughing … this knucklehead then asked me if I could speak English. What the hell were we doing the last 15 minutes?? I know she was intoxicated and all, but what the fuck?

I’ve been on the internet for over 5 years now and I’d have to say that about 40% of the people I’ve met still actually think that people in Hawaii live in grass huts and drive on unpaved roads. That’s really sad. And they say the education system here sucks? What the hell are they teaching the kids on the mainland? Another tourist was overheard as he was looking out his window when they were about to land “wow … people do actually live here.” Like the state of Hawaii is one big military installation or one big hotel chain for tourists.

Enough of my ranting.

Good to see Logi is still alive … thanks for the offer and I will most definitely take you up on it. I’m supposed to pick up the CD with the pictures next week so I’ll e-mail you then.

I have been in and out of the labor and delivery room these past two weeks it isn’t funny. I’ve been contracting like crazy and if I go back one more time, I’m far along enough that they will not stop them anymore. At least I know for sure now that we’re having a boy. I was in L&D this past Thursday to do a non-stress test and after monitoring the baby, they did an ultrasound. The doctor asked me if I knew what we were having and I laughed as I looked at the screen and told him I know for sure now. His pee pee was right there on the screen in full glory just bobbing away for all to see. We looked at each other and laughed our heads off.

I seem to be burning fat again and not gaining any weight. So now I have three appointments to see what the hell is going on with me this week. It’s already been mentioned that I may have to be admitted if this keeps up so they can monitor what I eat. Hey, I don’t take these things likely … especially with the gestational diabetes. I’m supposed to be on a 2200 calorie/day diet and I still lose weight on that. That’s a lot of food and I do admit that most days I can’t even eat that much. I’m down to practically forcing myself to eat a little something every hour.

It’s naptime and I’m extremely tired. I’ve been sleeping a lot lately. I guess I’d better get all the sleep in as I can now before the marathon of waking up every two to three hours begin, eh?

Hope everyone is well … enjoy the rest of the week!

I am exhausted. It’s 11pm, Sunday night, and I finally took my shower and finished cleaning up the place. I can’t believe the baby shower is already tomorrow … it seems like the invites went out only yesterday. Sianna has been looking forward to this all week. My best friend Mary is hosting the party at her home. We were there earlier today cleaning and dropping stuff off for tomorrow. I think I over did it a bit. I’ve been contracting all day. I’m ready for bed.

I had a prenatal visit this past Friday and all the necessary paperwork is done. If all things go well, I’ll be popping this baby out on September 4 at about 8am via c-section along with a tubal ligation … no more kiddies for me. My hospital stay will be about 3 days … compared to the 5-day stay with the other two.

I finally gained a pound and a half this past week! My weight gain is now at 19.5 lbs. Before I forget, can someone out there drop me an e-mail as how to make a webpage to post pictures? My scanner broke and from now on I’ll probably put all my pictures onto CD when I get them developed. Your help is much appreciated.

I am cramping way too much so I’m going to end here. Hope you all had a great weekend as I did. I’ll finally have pictures up soon for all to see.

Love ya …

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Take the Boob Test

I got 19 out of 20 (I got the last one wrong) ... it said I'm a real pro! HAHA!

Hmmm … for whatever reason blogger didn’t want to post my stuff earlier.

It’s all pretty much set. I’m talking about my hospital stay. I’ve been on this diet for my gestational diabetes for about a month now and you bet I have some cravings. If I remember correctly, I’ll be on a liquid diet for the first 30 hours after the surgery … nothing but broth, juice, milk, jello, and water. I have started a list of things I want to eat while I’m there. Loved ones have each been assigned (or will be assigned) to bring the following when they visit:

1. Pizza – I would like extra cheese on that baby.
2. Ice cream – a pint from Dave’s, banana or course, and Dreyer’s Chocolate Brownie Fudge
3. A big ole cheeseburger … even if it’s from McDonald’s … the greasier, the better.
4. A can of Coke and a can of Sprite.

That should cover me the four days I’m in the hospital. And really, I’m not asking for too much.

Actually, if I plan it carefully, I could eat all of those things now, but I wouldn’t get to fully enjoy them. The diabetes will be gone when the placenta leaves my body and I shouldn’t have to worry about what I eat or the quantity. I still need to monitor my glucose levels for two weeks after I give birth, but I have been assured that everything will be just fine.

I finally gained some weight … a whole half a pound! My goal for the next two weeks is to gain a full pound cause I have some catching up to do.

I have anywhere from 6 weeks to 7 weeks before the big day and as far as I’m concerned, they can take him out already. John, however, says not yet … he still needs to bake some more. It’s all a waiting game now and I hope it goes by faster when we finally set a date for the c-section. I can imagine, and probably did have the same feelings, all the emotions and anxieties the two of you, WryGuy and Alicia, are having. I had just turned 21 when I had Chris and I was eating up all the attention I was getting and enjoying the excitement … until the birthing stories started circulating …the horror stories about long labor, the pain, blah blah blah. I was in labor for 26 hours total with the last 4 on pitocin. I couldn’t dilate past 5 cm and ended with a c-section. The upside to all of this was that you really do forget all the pain. Nature is truly kind. I wish Alicia a speedy delivery and don’t forget the magic word … epidural.

Well, tomorrow I have an appointment with my dietician … I am now up to 2200 calories a day. If you ask me, that is way too much for me to consume … most days I can’t even come close to that. But hey, it helps me to not spill keytones and it is for the well being of my little man.

Until later …

The ultrasound went well yesterday. Baby is doing great … it looked like he was having a party in there. The usual was done; measurements of the baby, etc. Baby now measures about 16 ½ inches and weighs about 3lbs and 14 oz. All this just by measuring the thighbone. Then we did the other kind of ultrasound … I call it the magic wand ultrasound. After about two minutes the doctor announced that my cervix looked good. I just need to take it easy, but things looked ok. I even requested the doctor to check to make sure I was having a boy. He laughed. Baby was in breach position so when you’re looking from the bottom you’ll tend to see feet, and feet we saw. He was just kicking away like he did all day. But alas, we saw no pee pee. Just feet.

Chris and I went to pick up his prescription glasses today. The glasses makes him look like he’s 20 or so. I jokingly said that he finally looks smart … hehe … he just snarled at me while his friend laughed.

Time to start dinner and I guess I should feed the kids. Have a great weekend!

My prenatal went like this … I’m already dilating and I have a very soft cervix that led to my doctor to schedule an ultrasound this Thursday. Other than that, the baby is moving well and has a healthy heartbeat. As for me, this whole diabetes thing has me confused. I can eat the same thing, let’s say for breakfast, everyday and have different readings. I can see a few points here and there in difference, but to eat the same things over and over and have my scores off by like 20mg/dl has me miffed. I see the Diabetes Specialist tomorrow and I’m trying everything I can to gain that one pound she wanted me to gain. I haven’t been feeling all that great since yesterday and it did affect what I ate, or the lack of. Thanks for all the well wishes and concern that has been expressed to me … you guys are great!

It’s that time I take a nap … I work early tonight and I’m exhausted. Until later …

Thought I’d make an entry before I get ready for my prenatal this morning.

Chris had his audition yesterday for marching band to see what he’ll be playing for the season. He made it for bells and quads. He picked to play the quads. When I was in high school, we didn’t have quads nor did any other school. I played the tri-toms back then when I wasn’t a flag girl. The band has a big percussion section this year … 23 people. They plan to have a large pit section to utilize all the students. They’re even asking other students who play different instruments to defect to the percussion section. Opening number is music from ‘Ben Hur’. They plan to have a percussion feature/solo this season to make up for not having one last year along with some other surprises.

Sianna is out gallivanting this weekend. She’s at a sleep over till tomorrow and grandpa will be taking her to the water park all day tomorrow for a company party.

It’s been raining most of the morning and we’re supposed to have gusts of up to 30 mph all weekend. John is out fishing with some friends and will probably come by later tonight after I get off from work.

Well, I need to start getting ready. Love you all …

It’s been a little over a week since I’ve been on my new diet. I had an appointment Wednesday with the Diabetes Technician and she announced that I had lost three pounds since I last saw her, which was a week earlier. Needless to say I got scolded. I tell you … I can’t win … I’m told not to gain too much weight, then I get in trouble for losing weight on a diet THEY put me on! So now I have to gain at least a pound by my next visit on Tuesday.

Well … the invitations are done, maps all made, and the food and games are all planned. My baby shower given by my friend Mary will be on July 22nd. Right now the guest list has 32 people on it. The group of people on the list, at least the majority of them, are from my job and let me tell you … they are a bunch of wild women. It should get pretty interesting that night … especially game time.

It’s time to check my blood level … hope you all have a great weekend!

It’s been confirmed … I have gestational diabetes. Two out of the four tubes of blood they drew last week came out abnormal. Now I have to see a specialist and a dietitian today. I also see my OB on Saturday for a prenatal. I’ve been cranky the last 20 hours without being able to have any form of sugar. It’s not like I eat the stuff all the time … I do like to have an occasional red whip or two just about everyday. We’re going to try and control the diabetes by monitoring my diet. I have to check the blood levels everyday and if that fails I have to take insulin. Although the diabetes goes away after giving birth, there’s still a 50/50 chance that later in life I’ll have the real thing.

It’s time for aerobics so I’m off.

Maui turned out to be fun … for once. The boat we went to see turned out to be a piece of crap. The mechanic furnished some information he soon realized that he shouldn’t have about it … like the fact that the boat broke down several miles off of shore only to be rescued by the coast guard. According to John the inside was really nice, it’s just some of the stuff that broke down would have cost him anywhere up to $6000 to fix. I got to have lunch at my favorite restaurant, Koho’s, but once again I had no room for dessert after eating the taco salad I love there. John had the salad as well and the mahi quesadillas … which turned out to be pretty good. We stayed mainly in Wailuku and Kahului, only because it was a last minute trip. Before we headed to the airport the next day, we stopped by Homemade Bakery to pick up a bunch of mochi and manju … things they’re famous for on Maui. We’re thinking about taking one more trip before the baby gets here … perhaps to Kauai. We’re also planning to take outer island trips at least 3-4 times a year. If we don’t make it before the baby is born, we’re going to take the family and celebrate mine and John’s birthdays in December.

Lately I have been really excited … we’re house hunting. We found several places and I plan on calling the realtor tomorrow to schedule a showing. I was hoping to buy my mother’s house but my stepdad isn’t sure on what he wants to do with it yet. I love that house … it’s huge and spacious, it has a big ass a/c, an awesome view of Diamond Head, and it just plain relaxing there. The kids miss the house as well … lots of memories there.

Chris is studying to take his permit test … I can’t believe how fast the years went by. He won’t be able to get his license until May though. New Hawaii law, it is required that you take driver’s education … a 50 hour course … before you can take the road test. I think that’s a good thing. They should have done that back when I was in high school. His eyes have been bothering him lately … he says things that are farther away are blurry. So, I have to schedule an appointment for him tomorrow.

Well, I haven’t gotten a call yet from my doctor about the retest. I’m assuming that I did better this second time. Just in case, I have been eating pretty much as close to the diet I was on as possible … kinda. I have a prenatal on Saturday so I’ll know for sure then. Other than that, baby is doing well. He just needs to adopt my sleeping schedule. When I want to sleep, he kicks up a storm. He gets the hiccups a lot now. The kids and John just tease the crap out of me … everything from how wide I look to laughing their heads off when I can’t get off the couch or out of bed … those punks! Ah … it’s just two more months.

Hope everyone is doing well … glad to see Logi is back blogging. Hope all is well with WryGuy and Alicia.

Until later …

Have a great weekend everyone! I’ll be on Maui with John … we leave in 2 hours … we’re flying up there to check out a boat he wants to buy and plan to stay overnight. We’re also going to check out a couple of nude beaches ... hehe.

Well … I found out yesterday that I ‘flunked’ my glucose test. Now I have to be on a special diet (starting today) over the weekend. I go back on Monday to retake the test only this time I have to hang out at the hospital over the course of the morning to draw blood 4 times, once every hour for three hours. This test will determine if I have gestational diabetes or not. I also got the results of my HCT and HGB test … as usual I’m anemic again so I have to double my dose of iron until the end of the pregnancy.

Chris found out he’s going to Canada in March for concert band. He’s also going to Maui for marching band. There’s a general band booster meeting next week Tuesday to discuss the upcoming trips as well as fundraising. This year, the marching band will be performing at one of UH’s football games. I’m going to try and get a gig for that performance as a chaperone.

I have a busy weekend to look forward to … especially with graduation and chauffeuring Chris all over the place. This diet I’m on came at a stressful time … I’ll be a bitch all weekend, but it’s for a wonderful cause and it’s only three days ( I keep telling myself that). But hey … at least it’s not a restricted diet.

Hope you guys have a fantastic weekend … see ya back here Monday!

I feel loved ... thanks for all the well-wishes!The following is a conversation I had with my 6 year-old niece the other day:

Nicole: “Aunty Nancy, does the baby inside you get scared when you fart?”

Hapa: “what?”

Nicole: “does the baby get scared when you fart?”

Hapa: “I have no idea Nicole … by the way, where’s your dad?”

Ahh … the minds of little ones …

I survived yet another glucose screening. It tasted pretty good actually. I didn’t feel it until about 15 minutes later. I’ll get a call in a few days if it turns out that I do have gestational diabetes. I now see my doc every three weeks. We had a long discussion today. Despite being highly uncomfortable this pregnancy, there’s still a part of me that would like to have another one … a girl. Then reality set in by what I was told. Because of all the scarring I got from the previous c-sections, miscarriages, and the laparoscopy two years ago, this time around posses a threat. I was told that the placenta is low-lying … or a condition called placenta previa. There’s still a slight chance that it could get higher as my belly grows, but the ultrasound I had weeks ago shows that the placenta is practically touching my cervix. This led into the next discussion. There’s a possibility that I may need a hysterectomy … that would be near worse case scenario … because of the hemorrhaging. We’ll be setting up appointments for ultrasounds to monitor what’s going on and if worse comes to worse, I’ll be spending the last several weeks in the hospital.

It’s 11:30pm and I think I’ll head out to John’s boat. It’s a lot cooler than it was earlier this evening.

I gained 5 pounds this past month … ugh.

I don’t like being sick … especially being sick while I’m pregnant. The worst part is when gravity takes over and the runny nose you once had goes into your throat and ends up a nasty sore throat. That’s where I am now. It started early Wednesday morning. What makes it bad is that at Tuesday’s workout, I over did my biceps and it feels like crap right now … it’s like I tore muscle, which I probably did. So now I hurt all over and I have this nasty cold. Oh well … whatcha gonna do?

John has been busy at his boat the past few days because there’s a boat show all weekend at the marina where he docks it. It sounds like fun, but being sick and all I probably won’t make it. I might surprise him and do a barbecue there Sunday. Speaking of Sunday, there’s going to be a ‘Movie in the park’ at Blaisdell Park on both Sunday and Monday to kick celebrate Memorial Day. Festivities start at 11am until 10pm. They’ll be showing two movies on both nights; ‘Pearl Harbor’ and ‘Harry Potter’. Blaisdell Park overlooks Pearl Harbor and Ford Island. Oh yeah, the State Fair starts this weekend as well. Fun, fun, fun.

Chris will be performing at his last function for band tonight at the Spring Concert. He has an awesome mallet solo that I can’t wait to hear. It’s also the Senior’s last day of school so I’m sure they’ll have something for them tonight as well.

It’s time to blow my nose so I’ll wish you all a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! Be safe …

Hey WryGuy ... here's another good show to watch on the Discovery Channel ... 'Maternity Ward'. It's on late here ... at midnight ... so I'm not sure what time it would be on where you are.

It's been said tonight that you have a better chance of being killed by a falling coconut than be killed by a shark. Who the hell does the research for these things?

It looks like Kilauea volcano is at it again.

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Starting pay for translators (mainly courtroom people) from what I understand is $35 an hour. They are in need of Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Ilocano and Laoasian speakers. Nice chump change.

WryGuy … you’re the 2nd person to make that same comment.

As I am half way through my 24th week, I have come to the realization that I am not going to make it at work. I was hoping to work up until the 24th of August … it looks like it’s going to be sooner, much sooner, than that. Tonight at work, I had 5 contractions within the second hour of work. If I remember correctly, I look much bigger now than I did with the other two when I was this far along with them. I have this strong feeling that I’m going to give birth to a huge baby. Let’s see … John is 6’1” and weighs about 205lbs. His mom recalls him being about 9lbs 8oz at birth … and I thought Chris was huge at 8lbs 6oz. I’m not too worried though … at least I’m not going to have this baby naturally.

I got statement from a credit card agency that I cancelled a little over a year ago. They say I have a credit of $55. I cancelled this card because customer service there sucks ass big time. All of my bills are taken out of my checking account either electronically, or I go to their website and pay it from there. Out of 8 bills that I pay, for some godforsaken reason, this particular company could not seem to get it right. Twice I was charged for over the limit fee (which never happened), and twice I was charged for NSF … in actuality, they had problems taking the monies out of my account. I never have less than a certain amount in my accounts … this is to make sure I never get charged for anything. We’re talking $29 a pop … that’s $116 they have taken from me that was never a fault of mine in the first place. I have had my bank write and fax them letters to show that I always had sufficient funds and that it was THEIR mistake in inputting my information. Well, it’s a year later and I guess they finally decided to send me my money back. But wait … the credit was for $55, not $116. As I looked further down on the statement, I noticed that they charged me an annual fee. Needless to say I was irate. Why the hell did they charge me that fee when I cancelled my account over a year ago? The card was paid off and was never used since Christmas of 2000. I’ve worked extremely hard all my life to establish an excellent credit and it gets tarnished all because these people don’t know how to input correct and accurate information. Mother fuckers! Anyway, I’m supposed to call them back tomorrow to see of my request to get back all the monies was approved … as if. Just send me the damn check and be done with it already.

On that note … I’m off to bed.

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mums out there!

I’ve decided to brush up on my Japanese. I’ll be taking classes after the baby is born. I still remember the hiragana, but the katakana and kanji still kicks my ass. It’s part of the business deal I was talking about last week. More on that later though.

We’re supposed to have thundershowers today … I hope not … I wanted to visit my mom’s grave on the other side of the island. If it does rain, her birthday is on Thursday, so I’ll make it out there for sure by then.

Have a great week!

I just love my digital cable.

I was chatting with some friends a few months ago and we were talking about some of the shows we loved growing up. One of my favorites was an educational show called ‘Electric Company’. I found out a few weeks ago that one of the newer stations on cable was a station called Noggin that had just added said show to their line-up. I just need to either coordinate my schedule to watch it, or have the kids video tape it for me. They also have the old time ‘Sesame Street’ … the ones from the 70’s and early 80’s … pre-Elmo days. I can’t stand Elmo. It used to irk me when those ‘Tickle-me-Elmo’ dolls came out.

I’m reaching the end of my 23rd week. See what the baby should look like here.

Speaking of baby … we’re pretty much down to two names; Jonathan and Jacob. Me and the kids want Jacob and we’re trying to convince John to go our way. We got a lot of work ahead of us. I really wanted Joshua but John already has a nephew by that name.

Well, I’m tired so I’ll catch you all later …

Hope all of you had a swell weekend. It was pouring here the past 24 hours or so. We’re now on flash flood watch until 7pm tonight. This does not affect me cause I live on higher ground. Chris had to cancel hiking plans so he and his friends are going to watch a movie today.

It just dawned on me that I made a year with blogger this past week.

It appears to me that I have created three monsters. Now that everyone has had a chance to feel the baby move, they want to feel him ALL the time. I can’t get any rest. They all have assigned times throughout the day to try and see if baby will kick for them.

I’m going to crawl back into bed … it’s too gloomy of a day to be at the computer. I love rainy days like these.

Have a great week!

WryGuy – sorry to hear about your cruise plans … there’s always Hawaii! = )

Interesting week …

Sianna was at camp … she left Wednesday and came back Friday afternoon. She’s such the mother hen. One of the first things she asked was how the baby was doing. I picked her up and took her for some ice cream. We got home and she was out for the rest of the evening.

Chris decided not to run for any office for his Sophomore year … instead he opted to be chairman for a couple of activities. He was offered to be Student Government representative and was recommended by several teachers and peers. He’s thinking about it. He plans on running for class president his Senior year just so he can give the welcome speech at his graduation.

I had an interesting business offer this past week and I’m seriously considering it. The timing of all of this could have been planned better … with the baby and all … but compromises can be made to satisfy everyone involved. I’ll keep you guys posted.

I had my prenatal visit yesterday and all is well. I gained 3 ½lbs. in the last month … a total of 12 1/2lbs to date. Next visit is the dreaded glucose tolerance test to check for gestational diabetes. The syrup they give you to drink is sweeter than drinking straight juice syrup, and it leaves a nasty taste in your mouth. Then you have to wait an hour before they can draw blood from you. Today was the first day you could actually see the baby’s kicks on my tummy. I think he enjoys teasing his siblings, or John for that matter. Every time the baby kicked, I would call them over to feel it. As soon as they would put their hands on me, he would stop until they left the room. I keep cracking up. I tell them that the baby is laughing at them and they get pissy. The baby does recognize their voices though. He would be quiet most of the day then as soon as one of them come home, he starts kicking up a storm. I can’t wait till he gets here.

Stepdad is out of the hospital and is now in rehab. He’s doing really well. We’re going to go and visit him tomorrow.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

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My deepest sympathy to Skye and UIM for the loss of their grandmothers. My prayers go out to you and your families.

Not much to say tonight … I have about 20 hours of sleep to catch up on. My son has been using my bladder as a trampoline all night and he’s finally settling down so I need to take this opportunity to get some sleep.

Have a great weekend!

Just got back from the ultrasound ... my baby has a third leg. That's how the doctor said it. He decided to open his legs at the last minute just when the doctor was about to call it quits. The baby is currently about 61/2 inches and weighs 9 ounces.

Update on my stepdad … he’s out of ICU and is now in a regular room. He still has a bit of pneumonia which has left his speech a little slurred, and is on dialysis for his kidneys. Overall he looks great and Sianna doesn’t have to worry about him … she’s been a wreck all week.

It’s just 10 hours before my ultrasound and I can hardly wait. I hope this kid cooperates so we can see what it is. Then again, I was told Chris was a girl …

It’s late and I need to get some sleep. Hope you all had a great weekend.

Hapa

Thank God Chris is done with Final Fantasy 10. He did pretty well, it took him about 2 months to get to the end of the game. He got the PS2 and FF 10 for Christmas from John and Sianna got that Tony Hawk skating game. He was gung ho for the first month then he took some time off from the game because of school. Then when he was out for Spring Break, he decided to finally finish the game ¡¦ which he did ¡¦ after watching him play the damn game 4 days in a row at about 4 hours at a time. This game was a lot shorter than FF 8 and they already have FF 11 and 12 in the works.

I think I have a football or soccer player living in me. The past several days have been excruciating for me. Last night I was kicked in my ribs twice while taking an order from my customers ¡¦ it was so bad I was crying. Then two days in a row before that the baby was kicking my back ribs near my spine. The baby is currently about 8 inches in length. I can imagine how it¡¯s going to get when I¡¯m further along.

The rest of the week we¡¯ll be having winds from the South ¡¦ which means more hot and muggy days. They expect the trades to come back by Saturday along with some rain early next week. I can¡¯t wait ¡¦ it¡¯s been really miserable.

I hope the rest of you are having better weather than we are. I¡¯m off to bed ¡¦ John made plans for the morning.

Until later ¡¦

Hapa

WryGuy – it’s not that I’m smarter than you … I just guess well. BTW, if they’re boycotting you … screw em I say!

Update on my stepdad – he’s still in stable condition but he’s also been awake and somewhat talking. We’ll probably go visit him tonight or tomorrow night.

Well, after a month off from work because of the fall, I finally went back Friday. It feels really good to have cash in my wallet again. I really hate budgeting.

I signed my divorce papers today and got it notarized. Now if only the jackass will do the same sometime soon.

I went and chopped the hair today. The last time I saw my hairdresser was back in late December. Between then and now, my hair grew just about 5 inches. Up until noon today, my hair was down to my waste. It’s just below shoulder length now. I look more motherly now … I guess I gotta look the role, eh?

Hope all of you had a great weekend like I did. It’s naptime for me …

Until later …

Hapa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALICIA!

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I got a little bit of a scare yesterday at my prenatal checkup. Almost 10 minutes went by as my doctor was trying to find the baby¡¯s heartbeat. I could tell he was a little nervous and I started crying a little. He left the room to get the ultrasound machine and then came back to proceed to look for the baby. Come to find out we couldn¡¯t get a heartbeat because the doctor was looking for it in the wrong place! He commented that for someone who is 17 weeks along, the heartbeat is usually still found below the belly button. My kid was above mine. Practical joker. The baby is doing fine. We saw the heart beating, as it should. This kid already has a set of hair on its head. I also got the results of my triple mark screening. Everything was normal so I won¡¯t be getting an amnio. The real ultrasound is on the 15th. Hopefully I¡¯ll get to see what the sex of the baby is.

I found out yesterday that my stepdad was admitted to the hospital Saturday morning after a neighbor found him passed-out in his garage. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and an infected liver and kidneys that left him in critical condition. He¡¯s now considered in stable condition. We went to see him last night along with my brother and his wife. Although he is in stable condition now, he still can¡¯t really respond. He¡¯s aware of his surroundings and the nurse told me that he follows instructions when given, he can¡¯t talk or really open his eyes yet with all the tubes and everything going in and out of him. His liver has gotten better, but he still has fluids in his lungs and there¡¯s still some infection in the kidneys.

I¡¯m off to my workout so you guys have a great week ¡¦

Hapa

My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who lost a loved one these past few weeks.

I lost my mother when I was 25 years old. She passed away on December 7, 1991 ¡¦ 9 days before my birthday ¡¦ of a cerebral aneurysm. My mom was only 47 years old. Four days earlier we were at her restaurant celebrating Sianna being 10 months old. It was an early dinner and we left pretty much early before the dinner rush started. That was about 5pm. I got a phone call from my auntie at about 9:30pm saying they rushed my mom to the hospital. My mom had always had high blood pressure issues. Her father passed away from a stroke when he was 61. Six months before she died, she saw a doctor who pretty much did nothing for her. In fact, this was the same doctor who she was seeing for about 4 years. I remember this last visit in particular. Her headaches were getting to the point where it practically blinded her. All this doctor did for her was prescribe more medication. He should have ordered at least a MRI. The doctors who saw her the night she was brought in all shook their head in disbelief when they read her files. While they were waiting for her blood pressure to stabilize to do surgery, she had 3 more strokes over the course of the night ¡¦that¡¯s what did it. By late Friday night, all of her organs gave out. If you were to look at her, you wouldn¡¯t even recognize her. Her body got so bloated after her kidneys failed that it was estimated she gained about 30lbs in water weight ¡¦ at the least.

I don¡¯t know much about the circumstances where it comes to my father¡¯s passing. We were never close, and I practically disowned him a few years before he died. My father passed away of throat cancer in the summer of 1998.

Here¡¯s another site for you WryGuy and Rain: coolsavings.com. Go check it out.

I went to watch ¡®Panic Room¡¯ with Chris and one of his friends tonight. It was ok. I didn¡¯t care too much for the ending. Two weeks ago we saw ¡®Resident Evil¡¯ ¡¦ the movie based on that Playstation game. That was a good movie. Another movie with a bad ending, but something I would watch again. They had posters up for yet another ¡®Friday the 13th¡¯ crapola. I guess Jason is supposed to be high-tech, or something this time around.

Rain is the forecast for the weekend ¡¦ how much ya wanna bet it¡¯ll be sunny?

Have a great weekend ¡¦

Hapa

As I am writing my entry for the day, I look outside and it’s raining. It’s been said that we might have thunder as well. We’ve been getting some pretty freaky weather lately. All last week it was freezing … down to as low as the high 50’s. Most of you guys, especially you mainlanders, think that that is nothing. You have to remember that living in Hawaii, where the temperature averages in the mid 80’s, a drop anywhere up to 30 degrees is going to be considered freezing to us. Then all of a sudden, over the weekend it got really hot and muggy. That’s not good for my sinus. It got a bit cool last night and now with the rain I’m hoping it will get a lot cooler as the day progresses.

John should be on his way here soon. He spent most of the week fishing and caught three mahimahi yesterday. They averaged about 25-30 lbs. each. He’s bringing a nice slab over so I can cook it for dinner tonight. I usually like to cook mahi tempura style, but tonight I think I’ll prepare it by stuffing it and then baking it.

Nothing much to say so I guess I’ll go back to looking for more baby websites.

Hey WryGuy and Rain … have you checked out Pampers.com, Gerber.com, and smartsource.com yet? Just for signing up they got some free stuff you’ll get in the mail … like samples and coupons. I got a list of other places to look up and if they are worthwhile, I’ll send them your way.

Laters,

Hapa

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No … I haven’t given birth yet …

I swear to God I must be having a girl. It’s true what they say about pregnant women being somewhat clumsy. Last week Friday I lost my balance and fell on my tailbone … I have a nice bruise there as we speak. I am out of work at least until my next doctor’s visit on April 1st. I am having a messed-up time this time around being pregnant. Not only do I have this bruise on my ass, I am congested … which is leaving my nose and upper lip raw from blowing the snot out. I’m also having these awful migraines and I can’t take anything but Tylenol. I want my percocet, dammit.

I had the same problems while I was pregnant with Sianna. I fell on my ass when I was 12 weeks along, I had the migraines and a bunch of other discomforts. Chris on the other hand, was the picture perfect pregnancy. So, that’s why I came to the conclusion that I must be having a girl. Oh yeah … the baby pool is now up to $1160.00, or so I’m told. Some lucky winner will cash in on that loot ( I get a percentage of that) if they guess the correct sex of the baby, the exact time of birth, AND the weight. In the event if a tie, the tie breaking questions will be: 1)length of baby, 2)the exact length of hospital stay w/time of discharge, and/or
3)the measurement of my waist on the day I go in. Not bad chump change for $20 a block, I might even get in on the pot.

Sianna is really getting excited about this baby. At first I was really concerned about her. She’s been the baby for 11 years, I didn’t think she would give up that title to anyone. She’s been real mother-like to me these past several days. We would be sitting on the couch watching TV and she would tell me to put my head on her lap and she would brush my hair. She’s been very helpful as well. She makes sure I don’t carry heavy things and she’s been cleaning up her space without having me to constantly remind her too. She’s a good girl.

I overheard plans for a surprise baby shower. I guess John doesn’t know me THAT well yet that you can’t surprise me. Of all the parties that has ever been thrown for me over the years that was SUPPOSED to be a surprise, I ALWAYS found out before most of the guests did. I was going to mention that I overheard him when he was on the phone, but I'll let him think he has one over me for a little while.

It’s naptime and I’m about to pass-out.

BTW … welcome home Ghost.

Until later,

Hapa

My deepest most sincere apology goes out to Rain for a comment I made earlier. What I said in an earlier blog was in NO WAY directed at her, it was in fact an inside joke on my part if you will. I should have elaborated more on what I said, and as I read it again I did sound a bit sarcastic. For this I am truly sorry.

I’m a bad girl.

I was specifically told NO SEX for a month … I couldn’t even last a week. Well … actually I could … it was all John’s fault. He says I seduced him. He’s weak, what can I say. Poor thing, he felt really guilty after that. He is really worried about the baby. One good thing came out of it though; we got some pretty neat new positions out of it … hehe.

Thanks to all of you with your kind words and concern for baby and me over the last week. I feel so loved! The bleeding has stopped as well as the cramping. I take the triple mark screening next week Tuesday, which I am kinda antsy about.

Chris had his songfest this past Saturday. I may sound prejudice only because Chris is a Freshman, but they should have won. I noticed that the songfest has changed over the years since I was attending that school. Back then judging was based on how well words were pronounciated, how well you could differentiate the various octave levels, tone … basically everything judged were all singing related. Now days it’s more like a talent show. The Seniors, who performed first, really sucked. These are the same people who I heard took first place last year. I wonder what the hell happened this year cause they really wreaked. They sang swing music and dressed in 50’s apparel. They sucked. They were off beat many times, their choreography was never together, you name it, they sucked. It was the longest 25 minutes of my life.

The Freshman class performed next. Their theme had to do with the many different languages of love. The first song was a Japanese love song, conducted by Chris. The second song was a Hawaiian song sung in English. They had about 8 girls doing the hula for that number. And the last song was called ‘Seasons of Love’. They were awesome. There were several Seniors sitting in our row next to me who even said they should have won.

The Juniors performed next followed by the Sophomore class. The Juniors were fun to watch. Their first song was ‘Hakuna Matata’. They had the audience rolling. I laughed so hard I started crying.

I swear, When it came time to announce the winner, I wanted to kick the Principal in the nuts. Usually, you would normally announce the 4th place winner up until the 1st place position … to build up suspense. The dumbass Principal only announced the winners … where’s the suspense in that? Apparently there was a problem in judging … because the judges needed clarification in a certain area, or there would have been a tie for first place. Come to find out later in the evening, the Juniors were tied with the Freshman. We later found out that one of the judges, who was a voice teacher, gave the Freshman a first place vote. The other three judges were ‘show’ judges and place them elsewhere. The Freshman class were behind only two points. People were speculating that the announcement was made that way as to not to embarrass the Seniors. Who gives a rip. They didn’t deserve to win in the first place. Next year Chris will be the class Chairperson for the songfest and he already has plans for it. They will be contenders for the trophy then.

Well, I’m off … I promised Chris that I’d pick him up some sushi for lunch today and his lunch break is in 45 minutes.

Until later …

Hapa

The past 30 hours have been a nightmare for me. I woke up yesterday to some minor cramping … didn’t really think anything of them. Throughout the day I had some tightening around my tummy … no biggie, I knew it’s the uterus growing. I go to work and within half an hour of starting I get this uncomfortable feeling in the lower region. I go to the bathroom to find that I’m bleeding … about a teaspoon worth. Along with the bleeding came the cramps and some mild contractions. They take me off the floor to get me to the emergency room. Since there were no Obstetricians on call, they sent a regular doctor to check me out. The only thing he did for me was check my cervix and order urine and blood samples to be taken from me. My worse fear, an incompetent cervix and/or miscarriage was ruled out … I was surprised he knew what THAT was. He was nice and all, but he didn’t even order an ultrasound nor did he listen for the baby’s heartbeat. I was told that everything was ok and to make a follow up visit with my OB the next day. So, I saw my OB today and we heard a healthy heartbeat … whew! The down note is no sex (or self-gratification) until I get an ok at my next visit in 4 WEEKS! It’s going to be a long ass month. I’m supposed to be in bed right now getting rest. Screw that … I rested enough today.

I gained two pounds since Tuesday … crap ass!

Baby is moving so I’m going to go and sit back to relish this moment. Have a great weekend … and have a fantastic trip Ghost!

Aloha,

Hapa

Well … Carmen sucked … very …

We left during the beginning of the third act where Carmen is getting bored with Don Jose and his whining about missing home. Chris kept dozing off in the second act and it was just as hard for me to stay awake so we decided to leave after the second intermission. Besides, he had a ton of homework and I wasn’t feeling so great.

I got some stuff accomplished today. I finally got my divorce rolling again. If the jackass doesn’t fut around and sign the papers, I will be a single woman once again 3-4 weeks after he signs … woohoo!

Man, I wish I were there to see Ghost get sucker-punched. Not to say that that was a good thing … I just miss a good ole bar fight and I would have been all over that guy… ahh, memories. You should have smacked the guy Logi … hehe.

Sianna says goodnight and I guess I’ll do the same. Chris is eating ice cream and John is getting ready to do some night diving. Hope you guys are having a good week thus far …

Hapa

The amnio is put on the side for the time being …

After much discussion with my doctor yesterday, he has recommended that I undergo a triple mark screening in place of the amnio. I go in on the 19th of this month to have it done. As far as I know, they’ll be taking a urine sample, then take my weight … which by the way, I have gained a whopping pound since my last appointment almost 5 weeks ago … then they send me to the lab for extensive blood tests. I have agreed to an amnio ONLY if the results shows a higher than normal count. Other than that, all is well. I got to hear the baby’s heartbeat for the first time, which got me excited. I’m also back on a low impact aerobic routine.

It now looks like the baby will be born on September 4. My doctor is booked on August 28 which means I’ll have to carry the baby another week … ugh. Who knows, I might just go into labor on my own and just have the baby early as planned.

Tonight I take Chris to see the opera ’Carmen’. I’ve been looking forward to this since I bought the tickets 2 months ago. We’re planning on going out to an early dinner first … that’s the original plan … we’ll see thought … I might be taking as much of a nap as I can before we go.

My son is quite the stud. He had his Freshman Banquet this past Saturday. He went to this event with a long time friend of his. Although she already has a boyfriend, she wanted to go with my son to at least one event before they graduated. He got her long stem roses and she got him a maile lei with kukui nut. They did the portrait thing, as did all the couples that went. I find out later that night that he also took two other portraits with two other girls that went solo. All of his life he has been surrounded by females. His best of friends are females. My brother made a comment, which I find kind of true, at their birthday party last month. All of the parties in the past there were a majority of girls there. This was the first year that there were actually about the same amount of guys as there were girls which led to the comment my brother made. He mentioned that Chris has a lot of guy friends now because the guys know where all the girls are at … lol.

Well, I am off to buy my digital video camcorder. I found one that also takes still digital photos that can be uploaded directly to the computer. Maybe now I can finally get some pictures up on my site for all to see.

Until later …

Hapa

I have officially made my son feeling grossed-out. For about the past week and a half I have been feeling movement within my tummy and I have discussed this with Chris. For a kid who once enjoyed watching my moving belly every night is now grossed-out by the very thought of an actual tiny being living inside of me.

I even got his friends talking to my belly over the phone … hehe.

I’ve been talking about the amniocentesis with John over the weekend and he doesn’t want me to do it. He is looking forward to this baby so much that anything that even has the slightest chance of a miscarriage, he doesn’t want me doing. An amniocentesis has a 5% chance of miscarriage when done in the 15th-17th week, or about 1 out of 200 pregnancies. I’m already considered at high risk, and at first I was all for having this procedure done. Now I don’t know what I’m going to do. My next appointment is on Monday, and I’ll have ended my 13th week. My doctor has a lot of convincing to do and my final decision will be made then.

Until later …

Hapa

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I saw the grossest thing, or at least one of the grossest, on TV tonight. The Glutton Bowl. I had just come home from work already feeling sick only to watch something that made me feel even worse. Why do people do these things? I mean, c’mon … consuming 8lbs of mayo … 7 sticks of butter … 41 pieces of cow brains – that was how many the overall winner ate. I thought I was gonna lose it at several points of the show. The things people do for 15 minutes of fame.

Hey Chynakatt … I like your new layout. I miss that cursor thingy you had awhile back though.

For some reason I am having a hard time falling asleep tonight. I guess I have a lot on my mind and some major decisions to make within the next several weeks. I don’t like being stressed, especially not right now.

Oh well … I guess I’m going back to watching some movies … maybe they’ll be too boring and I’ll eventually fall asleep. Wish me luck!

Aloha,

Hapa

Subject: Does it make you feel old too?

Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things. Each year the
staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the
mindset of this year's incoming freshmen.

Here's this year's list:

The people who are starting college this fall across the nation
were born in 1983.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. !
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
They have always had an answering machine.
They have always had cable.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a
Camel", or "de plane Boss, de plane".
They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
Michael Jackson has always been white. <~LMAO
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

Emotionally retarded … hehe … that one still cracks me up.

WryGuy – I did have MSN Messenger at one time and I need to redownload it again anyway for Chris.
Give me your user name and we’ll talk. How’s Alicia doing by the way?

I am so psyched to hear that that bastard of a human being was found guilty of manslaughter this week.
I wrote about this case last year … the one about the police officer who was on the verge of retiring, got all ripped one evening and ran a red light onto another vehicle killing the 19 year old female who was inside.
This punk refused to take the Breathalyzer test, which would have proved he was intoxicated. As the trial was going on, he kept insisting that she was the one who ran the light and hit him … and dumbass knew there were witnesses. He then had the nerve to file a lawsuit stating that her family should be responsible for the damages to his car … what an ass! The defense attorney then had her body tested for street drugs. How low can one go? If you’re interested in reading the article, go here.

I got a busy day today, so I’m out of here …

Hapa

Once again, another successful party has come and went. Once again Chris and Sianna scored big time in the money/gift department. I did make too much food though … oh well … makes for good leftovers!

I do have to apologize to Ghost on behalf of my friends. They got a piece of my mind over the weekend. For one, they came to me to bitch about something I had no control over. When I asked them if they wrote to Ghost about their opinions, all 4 said no. Instead, and I’m not trying to make an excuse for what my part is in this, taking how I was feeling at the time I heard the messages and I immediately went online and said what I said. For one, what was said to me was not meant for everyone to read, and yet I advertised it on my site … for this I apologize for.

I am a bit confused though …

For someone who speaks his mind and makes no apologies for … even welcomes comments or even a debate
on a topic … you sure got defensive yourself Ghost. I totally agree with you when you say to go elsewhere
if you don’t like what you see. This year will make 5 years that I will know Ghost and I have always
respected his opinions … I may not agree with some of them, but all in all, I respect him because he tells it
like it is. What I don’t like is when he makes idiotic comments like it’s a punishment if he ends up with a fat
chick for the rest of his life. I also don’t agree with him when he says fat people are lazy and are fat because they
don’t exercise. At my thinnest, I was still considered a little overweight. But you know what? I was benching
170 lbs., I was running at least 10 miles a day along with doing at least 45 minutes of aerobics 6 times a week.
I was still considered overweight because I was not wearing a size 4 (I was a size 6 at the time). Sure, if you’re
lazy and don’t exercise, you’ll get fat. A lot of it has to do with genetics as well. All my life I had to work extra
harder to reach my goals when it came to weight management. I was diagnosed with inactive thyroids at an
early age. With most of the medical problems I had, especially in the last 10 years, I couldn’t take my thyroid
medications because of the other things I had to take. It has taken me a long time to feel happy about myself
in my now size 9. My exercise routine has decreased, only because I’m pregnant. But as soon as my doctor
lets me, I will step it up a bit. As I see it, if someone doesn’t want to be with me because society thinks I’m fat,
then it’s THEIR loss.

On a much lighter note … I’ve already started to plan our Spring Break vacation. As I mentioned before, we decided
to go to the island of Kaua’i. We’ll be staying at the Radisson Kaua’i Beach Resort. So far, we’re going to go
up to Waimea Canyon Lookout … it’s been called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific as well as the Little Grand Canyon.
I’m still debating if we’ll take the Fern Grotto boat tour. The tour takes you to the wettest spot on the Earth. On
the boat ride they make everyone get up and do the hula … that always cracks me up to watch the tourist. Of course
we’ll have to take in a Luau. There are several other things I want the kids to experience. Neither of them has been to
this island. The last time John and I have been there was back in ’92 right after Hurricane Iniki. This will probably be
the last trip I make in a long time.

It’s that time again … you got it … naptime …

Enjoy the rest of the week!

Hapa

I wasn’t planning on making an entry this weekend because of the kid’s party and the preparations for it … BUT … I come home from work earlier tonight and I listened to my phone messages … there were a total of 8 messages, but 4 of them stood out. They were calls from my friends who all had to make a comment on what Ghost had mentioned in his entry. I see you did it again Ghost. You have made lifelong enemies from 4 of my friends that pretty much worshiped your site. They pretty much said the same things other people said in their entries at other blog sites. For me, I have a shit load of things to say to you on this matter, but I’m not going to waste my energy at this time … I can’t afford to raise my blood pressure.

Well, I am off to bed; I need to take it easy … I have been cramping like crazy the past few days. Hope you guys have a great weekend … I have to look forward to babysitting about 80 kids on Sunday … wish me luck!

Hapa

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It was a miserable past 5 days … sore throat (thank god it wasn’t strep), coughing, running nose … just plain yucky. I’m doing better now, and I think the cold took away what was left of my morning sickness.

Congratulations auntie Boogie Shoes!

My prayers go out to you and your family UIM.

WryGuy … hope all is well on your end.

I feel this burst of energy all of a sudden. I’ll probably hit the gym again starting next Monday. Since finding out I was pregnant, I have lost 1 lb. I have this big fear that I will gain a whole bunch of weight. I better not … I have worked too damn hard to get back into shape over the last two years. With being sick most of that time, it was really hard motivating myself. Besides, all the medications I was on didn’t help either. My goal is to gain 30 lbs., maybe 35 … I guess I’ll be fine as long as I can get out 4-5 days a week to the gym. Chris has a membership with me so he said he’d give me some support.

Well, my show is on – Birth Day – I watch it faithfully Mondays through Fridays. Hey WryGuy, if you have the Discovery Health Channel, it’s two half hour shows back to back at 1pm EST and then again later in the evening. Good show to watch … gets you prepared for THE day.

Until next time …

Hapa

Which drink are you?

Have a great trip Ghost … you’re gonna love England. In my lifetime, I have been to England three times; the last time was in 1985 for a family reunion. Hey … maybe I can set you up with my cousin Cecilia. There’s talk about a family reunion there in 2005. I won’t be able to go if it’s in England … that’s the year Chris graduates from high school. Maybe I can persuade them to come here.

I just got back from my prenatal visit and all is well. No blood was taken today, thank god, but I did have to give a urine sample to test for glucose and proteins in it. The glucose was normal and the proteins were negative. At my next visit on March 4, I will get to choose the surgery date for the c-section with my doctor. We’re going to have the baby on either August 28 or September 4 since he only does surgeries on Wednesdays. I’m hoping to have it done on the earlier date. We discussed the amnio today and I told her that I was leaning towards it but will discuss it with the doctor when I see him. Other than that, the visit today was pretty good.

It’s time for that afternoon nap

Until later …

Hapa

Well, it’s done … Sianna now knows. It wasn’t all that bad either. I think she’s in denial or something. Either case, there were no tantrums flying or crying or anything. She was a little upset that she was the last to find out. She’s happy because she finally gets to boss someone around. I’m happy because I have one less thing to shop for. My sis in law is giving me her less than a year old crib cause my nephew can now climb out of it.

I had the ultrasound today … right on the ball. I even got to have a picture of it. My first question was how many heartbeats. The nurse laughed and said only one. What a relief. This kid is taking after Sianna already. All the time it was being monitored, it was moving around like crazy. I can see it now … some 3 months down the road … no sleep once again. If you click here, you can see how I am progressing.

I ended up in the emergency room last night. They say it was some stomach virus, possibly food poisoning. Ugh. I was in so much pain at work that I had to leave early. They gave me tonight and tomorrow off as well. I go in tomorrow for a follow-up as well as my first prenatal check-up.

Hey Logi, I feel for you. I am real happy that you’re up to your happy-go-lucky self once again. I remember when I had Chris. I stayed home with him for two years. I did however go on jury duty when he was 4 months old, and let me tell you, it felt extremely good to be out of the house. Currently I work nights, but it looks like I’ll be going back to some day shifts when I get off of maternity leave. At John’s job, they have a 24-hour daycare, which is a good thing. He works the late shift, 3pm-11pm, and the baby will probably go with him to work for a couple of nights until I get my full strength back. We still have to discuss this.

So far, Chris wants it to be a boy while Sianna and John wants a girl. I’m leaning towards a girl as well. They’re so much cuter to dress up. Either case, as long as it is healthy and thriving … and sleeps through the night by the time it’s 2 months old like it’s other two siblings. One can wish … right?

I’m off to take my afternoon nap, have a great weekend …

Hapa

Thanks for all the well wishes … you guys were so sweet!

Hope everyone had a terrific weekend. Part of my weekend was spent going through packed boxes of old textbooks. I finally found my Trigonometry and my second year Psychology books and I have already started reading to the baby. It is never too early to read to them. I even got Chris talking to my stomach.

I’m really anxious about telling the news to Sianna. I know for a fact she is not going to take it well. Eventually she’ll get used to it and accept it, but until then it’s gonna be heck. I guess because she’s been the baby all these years, she might feel threatened, for one. Wait until you have your second and third kid WryGuy … the real fun doesn’t start until then … lol.

So, I’m in my 10th week now and nothing fits anymore. John and I went out to dinner last night to Chili’s and I was forced to wear maternity pants that were falling off every 10 steps I took. John thought it was funny as shit … I showed him funny. All weekend I was craving nachos and I finally got my nachos last night. That was one of the best meals I’ve had yet (since being pregnant) … funny, I never really liked Chili’s food either.

Well, I’m off to take a nap before I pick up Sianna from school. Have a great week …

Hapa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!

My little boy turns 15 today. He’s getting ready to go out with some of his friends as we speak. I’m taking him out for sushi later tonight.

Like his sister, Chris was always a happy and friendly baby. When he started school, he never had a problem making friends. Growing up, he was always around females. The friends I hung around all had daughters making him the only boy. I think that’s why he gets along so well with girls. In fact, his best friends are girls. For as long as I can remember, they all have been calling him for advice. He doesn’t mind … as long as they stop telling him that they’ve started their period … lol. I raised him well … he’s gonna make a wonderful husband one day.

Chris has never really been the athletic type. He is more the intellectual. He does have a black belt in Kempo and is on the wrestling team, but that is the extent of his athletic interests. He speaks Spanish and Korean fluently, and will add Japanese to that list later this year. He’s my buddy … we share just about everything with each other. There are times, however, that he can get on my nerves. We know how to push each other’s buttons, and sometimes we try to see who can irritate the other the most. His friends think I’m the coolest mom … only because they say I let him get away with anything. I don’t let him get away with everything. It all comes down to trust. He doesn’t really have a curfew, as long as I know where he is and as long as I know and have met his friends and their parents. Once he starts giving me reasons NOT to trust him, then that will be when I get down on him.

As we speak, he’s getting on my nerves so I will end here.

I love ya, ya butthead ...

Hapa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POOKY!


11 years ago today my daughter Sianna was born. She came two weeks early … she’s a stubborn kid. I had a very interesting pregnancy with this kid. She was a source of entertainment for Chris while she was in my tummy. There would be nights where Chris would sit next to me just to watch her move around inside. Up until she was born, he could name the body part that was floating across my stomach. And did she move around a lot. There were many sleepless nights, especially in those last two months.

From the time Sianna was almost a year old, she was the biggest flirt I have ever seen. She hated women with a passion. I take that back, not all women, just certain ones. But she loved men, and they all loved her. I used to work out of my mother’s restaurant to do my catering back then and they had the office set up with her baby things … a portable crib, playpen, toys, etc. While I was working, Sianna was with grandpa usually taking a walk outside during the down time. The restaurant was across the street from a newly built Costco and we knew all the people that worked there. Just about everyone that worked in the area knew Sianna. If there was ever a day that we didn’t come in to work, they would all ask if she was ok. There was always stuff bought for her when she returned. Thanks to her, I got to go one some nice dates … hehe.

Overall, Sianna was a happy kid. She got along with everyone, and everyone loved her. She’s got a bright future ahead of her if she stays on the path she is on now.

I love you Pooky,

Hapa