You know, I never associated Severe Weather with Hawaii..well aside from the volanic erruptions. Since I've moved here, I've had more scares than I had the entire time I lived in SC. It's insane. I've had to deal with Vog (volcanic fog,) Forty days of torential rain, mudsliding, flooding, hurricanes, an earthquake, and the lasted adventure was a Tsunami watch today. Apparently there was a really strong earthquake off the coast of Japan and it triggered the watch. It was canceled a few minutes ago, but it was still more than a little nervewracking. Thankfully I don't live in one of the evacuation zones. I live fairly high up compared to the coast.
Aside from all of this, life is hardly exciting lately. I am looking forward to my son going back to school. I thought I would be happy to have my husband back at work so that thins would find some sort of normal, but I really missed having him around. I'm just really grateful that he gets to come home to me at the end of the day. That makes all the difference.
I thought I had more to say, but apparently I don't. I am really missing several of my friends. They have been really busy. I hope that you guys have time to say hi sometime soon.
That is the word that best describes my feelings right now. It has been one long day. I don't think much has gone right, but thankfully not a lot has gone really wrong. I am babysitting my neighbor's neice and she taught me something. I always was saying that I wanted a little girl, but I'm thanking God I have a little boy. Apparently my son started to fall backwards down the stairs and did what every normal person would do, he grabbed the nearest thing. Unfortunately that happend to be her hand. Well in the process he pops her nuckle and she cries like she is the one that fell. He ended up falling a little anyway and has a huge red mark all down the side of his face. He was shook up but didn't cry or even whimper. She cried and whinned for about ten minutes. My lovely husband looked at me and said "I just don't get girls" Thank heaven for little boys!!!
I was reading where the president decided he was going to send more troops to Iraq. I wasn't in the least bit surprised that he was sending more troops. That seems to be his answer to everything lately. I as fine until I read where he said this "Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me." Ok..I get what he was trying to say, trying to do. It just made me mad that he thinks saying he is responsible is going to make up for the fact that we have to pay for his mistakes. I don't see his children wondering when their Daddy is going to leave again and then wondering if he is coming back. I don't see his wife wondering if the last time she spoke to her husband on the phone is going to be the last kiss ever. How dare he think that sentence makes it all better that instead of doing something that is going to actually make things better, he's just sending more of our husbands off to a place we can't promise they will come back from.
I know that people will disagree with me and that is their right, but this is my opinion and my feelings at the moment. I think I've more than earned my right to them.
Ok so that might be one of the oddest questions you hear today. At the age of 28, I finally lost my final baby tooth today. That thing has been driving me crazy since I was maybe 11. It would get loose on occasions and then it would always seem to go back to normal. it's been loose for a few weeks and the past few days driving me insane. Tonight it just felt different and then finally came out. I was so happy. It does feel weird not having it though. I think I have the adult tooth finally growing in and it just pushed it out. I don't know and I really don't care.
Well, Happy New Year. I hope you all had a lot of fun. We spent the night at my sister's place in downtown Honolulu. I so was not looking forward to being there but we ended up having a spectacular time. We played games and just had a lot of fun being together. My son, husband, and sister's boyfriend all went out and shot fireworks. I'm glad they were able to because my son fell asleep before midnight. We were able to see fireworks from one of the hotel shows and they were beautiful. The next day we swam, played a game, and had lucnh. At some point we all dozed off again and then we headed home. It was a really nice time.
Today is my sister's boyfriend's birthday and tomorrow is my sister's so we gave them a party tonight. It was so much fun. I made him a pineapple cake and her just a white cake with strawberry icing. My son loved having all the people here because he had more people to talk to. Most of them left early but two stayed and we played a few games. I love having friends. We've never really had friends that we got together and did things with. I guess the new friends is one thing that came out of my husband being gone. He got to know some pretty great people.
Well I'm tired and I think I'm going to call it a night. The rambling helped relax me a little. Hope everyone is having a great week!
Well, Happy New Year. I hope you all had a lot of fun. We spent the night at my sister's place in downtown Honolulu. I so was not looking forward to being there but we ended up having a spectacular time. We played games and just had a lot of fun being together. My son, husband, and sister's boyfriend all went out and shot fireworks. I'm glad they were able to because my son fell asleep before midnight. We were able to see fireworks from one of the hotel shows and they were beautiful. The next day we swam, played a game, and had lucnh. At some point we all dozed off again and then we headed home. It was a really nice time.
Today is my sister's boyfriend's birthday and tomorrow is my sister's so we gave them a party tonight. It was so much fun. I made him a pineapple cake and her just a white cake with strawberry icing. My son loved having all the people here because he had more people to talk to. Most of them left early but two stayed and we played a few games. I love having friends. We've never really had friends that we got together and did things with. I guess the new friends is one thing that came out of my husband being gone. He got to know some pretty great people.
Well I'm tired and I think I'm going to call it a night. The rambling helped relax me a little. Hope everyone is having a great week!