Somewhere in my house there is a roaming reptile. There used to be a few rogue ants, too, but they're gone now. Last night I was closing windows and the crazy thing pounced on me! It freaked the puddin' out of me and I let out a hysterical scream! I thought I'd be a goner along with the ants. Lo and behold, it's just a gecko. One of those lizards that chirp at night and love to munch on bugs. Perhaps it's my desert upbringing that makes me comfortable with mostly ... deserty-looking lizards, 'cause these huge toed, big eyed, wiggly, milky colored friends sometimes give me the willies. : ) -- Even though they're good guys. And because the scuffle at the window was probably all a misunderstanding I tried to be thankful we had a bug munching visitor... although it's probably starving.... Bless it's heart... kind of.
Update and Note: Geckos are a household commodity here. I can't really handle 'permanent residents' but lots of families keep tabs on which gecko lives in which room and which geckos have new babies, etc. Luckily for me, I haven't seen the one that jumped on me since that night!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Little Girls
Ashley and Ava are getting so big! Ashley used to be Ava's size.... And Ava used to be smaller! Ashley likes to hear about how Ava will one day want to do everything Ashley does, play with her toys, wear her clothes, etc. Ashley laughs, imagines and thinks it'll be so great. : ) I'm sure it will : ) but for now I hope they'll stay little girls a while longer. : )
At The Temple
On Saturday we went up to Laie. While we were there we stopped by the Temple. I didn't know a temple could be closed so long but the Laie Temple will be closed for a year and a half! You can kind of see the work being done. It's all grey right now, when usually it's brilliant white.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Tornado
A tornado hit our town yesterday!
It lasted less than 15 minutes but sent a golf course worker to the hospital and picked up and flung a golf cart!
It started about 1:00 in the afternoon and fizzled out several minutes later. It was a blessing it did! School ended at 1:15!! And the tornado blew itself out about 2 blocks away from the school (and 3 blocks from our house)!!
Ashley, Ava and I saw the 'before' signs of flower petals and debris falling out of the sky. Then as we drove the car to go pick up James I saw a huge, purple "V" shaped blob in the dark blue skies, but didn't think anything of it. -Because tornados happen in the Midwest, not in Hawaii! Right? : )
We got a bit wet and a little breeze : ) but we were all safe. By the time we got home things were all sunny again!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Viva California
Brad found super cheap tickets to Cali so we flew to visit Grandma and Grandpa C and Aunt Sug. : ) It was so fun and we all had a great time. : )
This was Ava's first time meeting her Grandma and Grandpa C...
...and Aunt Sug. : ) --Sug does this sweet, completely mesmerizing, silly, ...baby greeting!! It is so awesome!! It cracks me up just thinking about it! Ask her to do it for you someday!
The kids had a great time playing inside and outside but most of all with Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Sug.
Grandma made amazing, delicious meals and even let James make his own smiley face roll. : )
Grandma and Grandpa took us to Balboa park where we visited an amazing little model railway meuseum of Southern California. James was especially excited to see all the tiny trains.
Sunday Pictures. Sometimes family pictures can be tough to get little kids to flash their best smiles - or even just to happily participate! But we tried, and had fun anyway.
When we visit Grandma and Grandpa James and Ashley always look forward to feeding the ducks at a nearby lake.
On the way there we got to hear an awesome lesson from Brad - The Science Dad - on pine cones.
James and Ashley had a ball at the lake. Although the mobs of ducks and geese kind of freaked out Ashley. I'd be freaked out too if there were hungry animals half as tall as me around. : )
While we were in Cali we stopped in at SeaWorld.
Brad and the kids fed the seals....
...and the birds!
And there was a dolphin that seemed to take a special interest in Ashley.
We had such a fun trip! It was AWESOME to visit Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Sug. : ) They are so wonderful! We hope we can get together again soon!
This was Ava's first time meeting her Grandma and Grandpa C...
...and Aunt Sug. : ) --Sug does this sweet, completely mesmerizing, silly, ...baby greeting!! It is so awesome!! It cracks me up just thinking about it! Ask her to do it for you someday!
The kids had a great time playing inside and outside but most of all with Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Sug.
Grandma made amazing, delicious meals and even let James make his own smiley face roll. : )
Grandma and Grandpa took us to Balboa park where we visited an amazing little model railway meuseum of Southern California. James was especially excited to see all the tiny trains.
Sunday Pictures. Sometimes family pictures can be tough to get little kids to flash their best smiles - or even just to happily participate! But we tried, and had fun anyway.
When we visit Grandma and Grandpa James and Ashley always look forward to feeding the ducks at a nearby lake.
On the way there we got to hear an awesome lesson from Brad - The Science Dad - on pine cones.
James and Ashley had a ball at the lake. Although the mobs of ducks and geese kind of freaked out Ashley. I'd be freaked out too if there were hungry animals half as tall as me around. : )
While we were in Cali we stopped in at SeaWorld.
Brad and the kids fed the seals....
...and the birds!
And there was a dolphin that seemed to take a special interest in Ashley.
We had such a fun trip! It was AWESOME to visit Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Sug. : ) They are so wonderful! We hope we can get together again soon!
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