Hawaiian Sunset at Hapuna Beach
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Short note
Short note today. Out shipment finally arrived!! We are so excited! We plan to move into the house tomorrow afternoon and evening. I'll write more either tomorrow if I have time or on Thursday. Too tired tonight. Until next time...aloha!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Weekend activities
Well, this proved to be a very successful weekend. On Saturday we went to this couple's house where I found the bedroom set and I showed AJ the rest of their furniture. We decided to buy pretty much everything they had! We bought their oak dining room set, which has a table with 2 leaves, 6 chairs and a hutch. It's very beautiful! We also got the couch that I talked about in the last post, and the entertainment center and TV. It felt kind of strange to be buying so many things at one time! But we think that we got a good deal on everything. I'm excited to get it all set up in the house. We are planning to move things Wednesday evening. I meet with the realtor on Wednesday afternoon to do the walk through. Then we will have the keys and officially have a home of our own! YEAH!! Don't get me wrong. Gus and Sandy have been terrific! But it will just be nice to have our own space and get things organized instead of the way we are currently living. Just a few more days...
Today was a pretty quiet day. We were able to see most the Packer game before we left for church. Unfortunately, they couldn't pull off the win. Oh well, there's always next time. The one bright spot of the day was that the Cowboys lost! And the Bears tried really hard to lose, but unfortunately they have a lot of luck or something. Again, there's always next ttime! We were done watching football by early evening. It's kind of nice to have the games done and still have time left in the day.
Jenna helped pick coffee yesterday. She thought that was pretty cool. AJ straped a little bucket to her waist and she went off picking like crazy! Today she helped AJ and Gus wash their work trucks. She was in her swimming suit and was in charge of the hose. As you can imagine, she was soaking wet and she loved every minute of it! Then she got to sit in the hot tub. She has it made here! She will probably really miss it when we move into our own place. We can always visit I guess. Well, that's all for now, so until next time...aloha!
Today was a pretty quiet day. We were able to see most the Packer game before we left for church. Unfortunately, they couldn't pull off the win. Oh well, there's always next time. The one bright spot of the day was that the Cowboys lost! And the Bears tried really hard to lose, but unfortunately they have a lot of luck or something. Again, there's always next ttime! We were done watching football by early evening. It's kind of nice to have the games done and still have time left in the day.
Jenna helped pick coffee yesterday. She thought that was pretty cool. AJ straped a little bucket to her waist and she went off picking like crazy! Today she helped AJ and Gus wash their work trucks. She was in her swimming suit and was in charge of the hose. As you can imagine, she was soaking wet and she loved every minute of it! Then she got to sit in the hot tub. She has it made here! She will probably really miss it when we move into our own place. We can always visit I guess. Well, that's all for now, so until next time...aloha!
Friday, September 26, 2008
I'm back!
Yes, I realize that I have been MIA for a few days. I'm back and ready to give you the latest news! Some days have not been too exciting so I didn't have much to write. Who wants to hear about me paying bills, shopping at Walmart (Sorry, S. S. Not a lot of choices!) or cleaning?? Sounds pretty boring to me! Gus and Sandy came home last night, so we were up late visiting with them. It was great to see them! I spent most of the day yesterday cleaning. OK, I know I just said I wasn't going to tell you about me cleaning, but I did MAJOR cleaning yesterday! We had our stuff EVERYWHERE!! We have been living out of suitcases and we had food piled on counters and papers piled on the tables and the counters. We had totally taken over Gus and Sandy's house and I wanted it to look like we were never there. I cleaned just about everything in every room. Jenna and AJ thought it looked good, so I guess I did OK. Thanks Mom, for the lessons! :) We moved all of our stuff to the bedroom in their lower level. Now I REALLY can't find anything! Oh well, just a few more days. We get to move into the house on Wednesday. Hopefully we will have things set up enough to sleep there.
In addition to cleaning, I did some furniture shopping yesterday too. I have been checking Craig's List - there are a lot of things posted on Craig's List! I even found job postings. Yeah, I know...Duh Lynn! Those of you familiar with Craig's List probably think I'm an idiot, but I've never really had a need to check it out before. Anyway, I found a lot of really great furniture. After I picked Jenna up from school, we stopped at this house to look at a bedroom set. It was beautiful! It's made of mahagony and bamboo. The couple is moving to Arizona and it just doesnt fit in with the decor there. But, it's perfect for the tropics! It's a 5 piece set and it will fit nicely in our bedroom. The bed is a queen and it comes with the mattress, box spring and comforter and pillows. It was priced better than anything else that we have looked at, and it was much better quality. While I was there, I looked at a dining room set made of solid oak. We could probably get by without a dining room set since we have the patio furniture, but they have it so reasonably priced that we decided to get that too. They also have this really cool couch. I'm not sure what you call it, but it's like a sectional, except that it comes apart and you can have a couch and 2 chairs if you want or you can have one big piece. It also has compartments in it that can go in between the sections. It's hard to explain, but it's pretty cool. We're thinking about getting that too. A lot, I know! But our whole house could be furnished from this one place! It will save a lot of time looking and we don't have to get up early tomorrow to try and beat the crowds! I think the people would sell us the house if we wanted to buy it! Sorry, not yet! So now we just need to line up help to move everything to our house...hopefully on Wednesday evening! I'm so anxious to get moved in! I can't wait to get everything organized. It's getting a little old living out of a suitcase. When we moved our stuff out of the upstairs of Gus and Sandy's house, we didn't have a lot of boxes so a lot of stuff is in plastic grocery bags. It's not fun at all trying to find things!!
I'm sitting at an outdoor internet cafe right now, and I have to tell you about the scenery! First of all there are pigeons everywhere. They don't bother you, they just walk around looking for food. There are also a few chickens and roosters walking around. There are vendors here with their stands of whatever they are selling. A lot of them bring their dogs with them. Most of them are on leashes, but there are a few that are running loose. This one dog that just runs crazy when he gets here (I've been here before and have seen him do it) starting chasing the roosters! The poor thing was running as fast as it could and was flapping it's wings trying to get away. The dog chased it all the way across the yard until the rooster ran under a table. It was pretty funny to watch! I wonder how many roosters the dog gets in a year?? Appearently not very many since there are chickens and roosters everywhere! Jenna was telling me the other day that there are chickens on the playground at school everyday! I just about hit a turkey with my car yesterday on my way to school. I told Jenna I would have cooked it up for supper if I would have hit it! She liked that idea! I didn't!
Well, I'm really long winded today! I've either bored you to sleep or have gotten you up to date. Either way, that's all for now. So until next time...aloha!
In addition to cleaning, I did some furniture shopping yesterday too. I have been checking Craig's List - there are a lot of things posted on Craig's List! I even found job postings. Yeah, I know...Duh Lynn! Those of you familiar with Craig's List probably think I'm an idiot, but I've never really had a need to check it out before. Anyway, I found a lot of really great furniture. After I picked Jenna up from school, we stopped at this house to look at a bedroom set. It was beautiful! It's made of mahagony and bamboo. The couple is moving to Arizona and it just doesnt fit in with the decor there. But, it's perfect for the tropics! It's a 5 piece set and it will fit nicely in our bedroom. The bed is a queen and it comes with the mattress, box spring and comforter and pillows. It was priced better than anything else that we have looked at, and it was much better quality. While I was there, I looked at a dining room set made of solid oak. We could probably get by without a dining room set since we have the patio furniture, but they have it so reasonably priced that we decided to get that too. They also have this really cool couch. I'm not sure what you call it, but it's like a sectional, except that it comes apart and you can have a couch and 2 chairs if you want or you can have one big piece. It also has compartments in it that can go in between the sections. It's hard to explain, but it's pretty cool. We're thinking about getting that too. A lot, I know! But our whole house could be furnished from this one place! It will save a lot of time looking and we don't have to get up early tomorrow to try and beat the crowds! I think the people would sell us the house if we wanted to buy it! Sorry, not yet! So now we just need to line up help to move everything to our house...hopefully on Wednesday evening! I'm so anxious to get moved in! I can't wait to get everything organized. It's getting a little old living out of a suitcase. When we moved our stuff out of the upstairs of Gus and Sandy's house, we didn't have a lot of boxes so a lot of stuff is in plastic grocery bags. It's not fun at all trying to find things!!
I'm sitting at an outdoor internet cafe right now, and I have to tell you about the scenery! First of all there are pigeons everywhere. They don't bother you, they just walk around looking for food. There are also a few chickens and roosters walking around. There are vendors here with their stands of whatever they are selling. A lot of them bring their dogs with them. Most of them are on leashes, but there are a few that are running loose. This one dog that just runs crazy when he gets here (I've been here before and have seen him do it) starting chasing the roosters! The poor thing was running as fast as it could and was flapping it's wings trying to get away. The dog chased it all the way across the yard until the rooster ran under a table. It was pretty funny to watch! I wonder how many roosters the dog gets in a year?? Appearently not very many since there are chickens and roosters everywhere! Jenna was telling me the other day that there are chickens on the playground at school everyday! I just about hit a turkey with my car yesterday on my way to school. I told Jenna I would have cooked it up for supper if I would have hit it! She liked that idea! I didn't!
Well, I'm really long winded today! I've either bored you to sleep or have gotten you up to date. Either way, that's all for now. So until next time...aloha!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday and Tuesday
Well, you know that you are out of shape when you only walk 2 days and you're stiff when you get up after being in the car for half an hour. Pathetic! I haven't even tried to run yet! Just walking up and down these hills is tiring! I don't know how those athletes can do the triathlon! They are truly amazing...obviously a gift from God! I called about being a volunteer for the Ironman and was told to sign up online. I did, but I haven't heard anything from them yet.
The last couple of days haven't been too exciting. I've spent some time researching car and renters insurance. AJ is looking at buying a truck, so we've looked at a few of them. His boss will be back from vacation this week, so we will need to give the truck back. We've found a couple that he likes, so hopefully we will have something by the end of the week.
Today AJ went to Hilo, a city on the other side of the island. He had a meeting for work. Within the past 6 months or so, beekeepers have discovered mites on the bees in Honolulu (on a different island). Recently, mites were found in bee hives in Hilo. This is a big deal because before this, there have never been mites in Hawaii. Mites are a parasite-type pest that can get on the bee. It feeds on the bee and eventually it can cause the bee to die. There are treatments available to kill the mites, but the people in Hawaii are not real familar with this because they haven't had to use it before. I may not have my information exactly correct on the mites, but AJ is in bed so I can't ask him. I'll let you know if I need to correct anything. Anyway, part of the reason he was hired over here is because of his experience with working with mites. He mostly listened to what people had to say at this meeting but he also offered his opinion. I think that he will become more involved with the treatment and control of the mites if it becomes a problem on the Big Island. I think that's pretty cool! In my very biased opinion, I think he is the perfect man for the job!! :)
Ok everybody...I need your help!! I spent a little time online today looking for a webcam. I didn't realize how MANY there are to choose from!! Is anyone familar with webcams? What is a good brand? How many megapixels should I get? What specs should I be looking for? I really have no idea what I'm looking for, so if anyone has any ideas, I would be open to them! Thanks! I look forward to your opinions. Until next time...aloha!
The last couple of days haven't been too exciting. I've spent some time researching car and renters insurance. AJ is looking at buying a truck, so we've looked at a few of them. His boss will be back from vacation this week, so we will need to give the truck back. We've found a couple that he likes, so hopefully we will have something by the end of the week.
Today AJ went to Hilo, a city on the other side of the island. He had a meeting for work. Within the past 6 months or so, beekeepers have discovered mites on the bees in Honolulu (on a different island). Recently, mites were found in bee hives in Hilo. This is a big deal because before this, there have never been mites in Hawaii. Mites are a parasite-type pest that can get on the bee. It feeds on the bee and eventually it can cause the bee to die. There are treatments available to kill the mites, but the people in Hawaii are not real familar with this because they haven't had to use it before. I may not have my information exactly correct on the mites, but AJ is in bed so I can't ask him. I'll let you know if I need to correct anything. Anyway, part of the reason he was hired over here is because of his experience with working with mites. He mostly listened to what people had to say at this meeting but he also offered his opinion. I think that he will become more involved with the treatment and control of the mites if it becomes a problem on the Big Island. I think that's pretty cool! In my very biased opinion, I think he is the perfect man for the job!! :)
Ok everybody...I need your help!! I spent a little time online today looking for a webcam. I didn't realize how MANY there are to choose from!! Is anyone familar with webcams? What is a good brand? How many megapixels should I get? What specs should I be looking for? I really have no idea what I'm looking for, so if anyone has any ideas, I would be open to them! Thanks! I look forward to your opinions. Until next time...aloha!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
This Weekend
This weekend we got a little more accomplished. We went to a few sales on Saturday morning. We bought a patio set. It was in great condition and it was very reasonable. We thought we got an early start, but we learned that if we want to get a chance at any big furniture, like living room or bedroom furniture, we need to be arriving at 6:30 or 7am or else everything will be gone. So we will try again next week. We went to a fruniture store and found a bedroom set that we liked. We put a down payment on it that we can get back if we want to. We want to look at more sales before we buy anything new. So, hopefully we will find something next weekend.
This afternoon we went to a beach. I can't remember the name; it was the first time that we had been to this beach. Jenna and I called it "the airplane beach" because it was just north of the airport and we had airplanes flying above us the whole time we were there. It was actually pretty cool to see. Because the planes were getting ready to land, they were really close to the ground. I saw one plane that said "Hawaiian Airlines" on the side of it. It had a light burned out on the wing! The beach was nice. It had a really long beach of pretty nice sand; not as nice as some other beaches I've seen, but OK. It was windy today, so the water was kind of rough. We weren't able to go snorkeling, but Jenna and AJ built a sand castle. It started to rain about mid-afternoon, so we had to leave. Jenna was pretty disappointed about that. Hopefully we can try another beach next weekend and hopefully we can stay longer. The beach is about 1.5 miles off of the road (actually 1.6 to be exact. AJ checked it). The road is not paved and it is VERY, VERY, VERY rough!!! We had a truck with 4-wheel drive, thank goodness or I'm not sure we would have made parts of it. It took us 15 minutes to drive the 1.6 miles to the beach! I told AJ I would give the beach one more chance, but I'm not sure the drive is worth it! It's a quiet beach, so that is one advantage! There aren't too many people willing to drive their vehicles on the road. We did see a few tourists on the road though...hopefully they don't hurt their rental cars too much!
Well, tomorrow Jenna begins her second week of school. I'm so grateful that she likes it! Today at church she saw one of her classmates. They were both pretty excited to see each other. Her name is Angelic. Jenna said that Angelic was the first new friend she made in Hawaii. Before we moved Jenna said to AJ and me, "I wonder who my first new friend in Hawaii will be?" Now we know! What a blessing!!
Well, I'm going to go to bed. I'm going to get up early and walk in the morning. I haven't done any form of exercise since I finished the triathlon at the end of July. (Well OK, I guess I have run once since then!) I'm feeling really out of shape and I don't think that I could run right now. I need to get back into exercise mode again. As you know, Hawaii is basically a mountain...an island still being formed by the volcano. Because of this, the roads are either UP or DOWN. There are very few, if any, flat roads! I'm not kidding. It's tough to walk, much less run on these roads! When we move into our house, there will be a road by the ocean that is relatively flat. A lot of runners and bikers use this road and I plan to join them as soon as I can run a little way without dying!
The world championship for the Ironman Triathlon is held in Hawaii in October. I'm thinking about doing it! No, I'm kidding of course!! I am thinking about volunteering to help in some way. I'm calling tomorrow to see where I might be needed. I'll give you the scoop later. Right now, I'm going to bed, so until next time...aloha!
This afternoon we went to a beach. I can't remember the name; it was the first time that we had been to this beach. Jenna and I called it "the airplane beach" because it was just north of the airport and we had airplanes flying above us the whole time we were there. It was actually pretty cool to see. Because the planes were getting ready to land, they were really close to the ground. I saw one plane that said "Hawaiian Airlines" on the side of it. It had a light burned out on the wing! The beach was nice. It had a really long beach of pretty nice sand; not as nice as some other beaches I've seen, but OK. It was windy today, so the water was kind of rough. We weren't able to go snorkeling, but Jenna and AJ built a sand castle. It started to rain about mid-afternoon, so we had to leave. Jenna was pretty disappointed about that. Hopefully we can try another beach next weekend and hopefully we can stay longer. The beach is about 1.5 miles off of the road (actually 1.6 to be exact. AJ checked it). The road is not paved and it is VERY, VERY, VERY rough!!! We had a truck with 4-wheel drive, thank goodness or I'm not sure we would have made parts of it. It took us 15 minutes to drive the 1.6 miles to the beach! I told AJ I would give the beach one more chance, but I'm not sure the drive is worth it! It's a quiet beach, so that is one advantage! There aren't too many people willing to drive their vehicles on the road. We did see a few tourists on the road though...hopefully they don't hurt their rental cars too much!
Well, tomorrow Jenna begins her second week of school. I'm so grateful that she likes it! Today at church she saw one of her classmates. They were both pretty excited to see each other. Her name is Angelic. Jenna said that Angelic was the first new friend she made in Hawaii. Before we moved Jenna said to AJ and me, "I wonder who my first new friend in Hawaii will be?" Now we know! What a blessing!!
Well, I'm going to go to bed. I'm going to get up early and walk in the morning. I haven't done any form of exercise since I finished the triathlon at the end of July. (Well OK, I guess I have run once since then!) I'm feeling really out of shape and I don't think that I could run right now. I need to get back into exercise mode again. As you know, Hawaii is basically a mountain...an island still being formed by the volcano. Because of this, the roads are either UP or DOWN. There are very few, if any, flat roads! I'm not kidding. It's tough to walk, much less run on these roads! When we move into our house, there will be a road by the ocean that is relatively flat. A lot of runners and bikers use this road and I plan to join them as soon as I can run a little way without dying!
The world championship for the Ironman Triathlon is held in Hawaii in October. I'm thinking about doing it! No, I'm kidding of course!! I am thinking about volunteering to help in some way. I'm calling tomorrow to see where I might be needed. I'll give you the scoop later. Right now, I'm going to bed, so until next time...aloha!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Sales and Huggos
Today I went to garage sales. I found a few things for the kitchen, some TV trays and a bed for Jenna. I thought it was a futon, but it doesn't fold up to a couch, so I'm not sure how the lady could call it a futon, but oh well! I also got sheets for her bed and a lamp. Tomorrow we are getting an early start and hope to find living room furniture and a bed for AJ and I. It's pouring down rain here right now. I hope it's done by morning. It will be no fun looking for stuff in the rain! Tonight we ate dinner in town at a restaurant called Huggos. It was a nice place to eat. We sat outside under huge umbrellas and the "floor" was all sand. There was live entertainment - a guy playing the guitar and singing Hawaiian songs and a Hawaiian lady doing hula dances. It was pretty cool! We decided that this is definately a place that we will take people when they come to visit. Jenna finished her first week of school. She absolutely loves it! We are so happy about that. Her teacher told me that Jenna is fitting in nicely. What an answer to prayer!! Praise God! Well, that's all I know for now, so until next time...aloha!
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