Even before the temperatures dropped this week, the fall harvest had already started for many families in our little town, including mine. Last week, Juan started hauling potatoes for his cousin. I was up around 4:00am everyday to make Juan breakfast and lunch before he left (around 4:30). I don't mind it too much, especially when I see him coming home covered in dirt and exhausted. I think we end up appreciating each other more.
Here in Othello, we went from a high of 90 degree weather last week to a high of 62 this week. That's a big drop for this Hawai'ian. I don't mind the cold though - as long as I'm prepared for it.
I've actually been wearing a light jacket at work everyday - all day.
I almost forgot, a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my niece, KU'ULANI KAMAU and my sister-in-law MINA KAMIBAYASHI!!!!!! Also, my sister MAKANA KAMAU last Friday. Shall I mention how old everyone is??? Well, Ku'u is a wonderful 13 years old today, Mina a mid-life 40 and Makana a wishful 39, I mean 34 (I wish she was 39 so that she couldn't tease me about my age!)
More birthdays to come, October is full of them! That's one of the reasons Juan has to work the harvest - after October, we're broke!
HAPPY HARVEST!!!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
County Fair
Well, our weekend at the County Fair has ended and everyone's exhausted! We had a lot of fun tasting all the different foods and catching up with friends. The weather was nice, most of the days were hot, around 86 degrees, and the evenings were about 65 degrees. You didn't really need a jacket. Of course, the last night was FREEZING!! It was so cold that people were wearing their winter hats and gloves! I wish I would've had mine! We got to the fair around 4:00 pm and left at 8:30pm because it was just too cold.
I was inspired by the 'Blessed Quiver' blog to answer some questions about myself on my blog. I know that might be a little boring for some of you, but I can't really think of anything else to blog about today, so here goes!
1. If you could be anywhere else in the world, where would you be?
I would be in Spain siteseeing with my family (and other family members who would want to go). Actually, anywhere with my family would be fun. When we get together (especially my moms side of the family) we tend to laugh a lot.
2. What are your favorite smells?
One of my favorites smells is the rain. On Kaua'i you can smell and feel the rain coming. Another smell I like is the smell of freshly cut grass. Pot roast in the oven is another good smell. It reminds me of Sunday lunches after church, pouring the gravy over everything. . .
Cookies just baked and semi-cooled - Enough about smells!!
3. What are your favorite tastes?
Well obviously from the previous question, POT ROAST, shortbread cookies, and then there's chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!
So, I'm going to have to stop now and make some cookies or a pot roast - kind of getting hungry:)
More later!!
I was inspired by the 'Blessed Quiver' blog to answer some questions about myself on my blog. I know that might be a little boring for some of you, but I can't really think of anything else to blog about today, so here goes!
1. If you could be anywhere else in the world, where would you be?
I would be in Spain siteseeing with my family (and other family members who would want to go). Actually, anywhere with my family would be fun. When we get together (especially my moms side of the family) we tend to laugh a lot.
2. What are your favorite smells?
One of my favorites smells is the rain. On Kaua'i you can smell and feel the rain coming. Another smell I like is the smell of freshly cut grass. Pot roast in the oven is another good smell. It reminds me of Sunday lunches after church, pouring the gravy over everything. . .
Cookies just baked and semi-cooled - Enough about smells!!
3. What are your favorite tastes?
Well obviously from the previous question, POT ROAST, shortbread cookies, and then there's chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!
So, I'm going to have to stop now and make some cookies or a pot roast - kind of getting hungry:)
More later!!
Monday, September 14, 2009
It's County Fair Time!
I love the County Fair!! To me it's the reminder that summer is over and fall is beginning. This is our County's last big "hooooo haw," before we bunker down for the winter months. I love the fall and winter months. Most people think I'm crazy - but when you grow up in Hawai'i you don't see much of any season but summer. 80/90 degree weather - all the time. You can sit on the beach all year long, get a nice tan, and have no worries about raking leaves in the fall or shoveling snow in the winter.
Anyways, the fair is so nice because you get to see practically the whole town. It's nice to get dinner and just sit around and talk to each other. You get to catch up with people you don't always see.
Jason has a field trip out to the fair to see all the animals and booths - should be a lot of fun. For some of the kids in his class, this will be the only time they get to go to the fair.
Laterz
Anyways, the fair is so nice because you get to see practically the whole town. It's nice to get dinner and just sit around and talk to each other. You get to catch up with people you don't always see.
Jason has a field trip out to the fair to see all the animals and booths - should be a lot of fun. For some of the kids in his class, this will be the only time they get to go to the fair.
Laterz
Friday, September 11, 2009
Swine Flu?
There have been several cases of the swine flu in our town. At the school where I work, there are bottles of hand sanitizers everywhere. We're also wiping down tables w/antibacterial wipes before we start teaching. In one of the 1st grade classes that I work in there were 7 kids gone today because they were not feeling well. I didn't have to work as hard with all those kids gone, but I worry that some of them may not have health insurance and not be able to go to the doctor. Aaaggghhh! I wish I was a billionaire, so I could help all these kids!
I think the worst 'disease' you could get when I was in school was chicken pox. I remember my friend got it in Kindergarten - he was gone for a whole week. I'm not sure when I got it, I know I had it though, I have a scar to prove it.
When Jonathan was born we had the options to give him the chicken pox vaccination. We didn't let him have it. Six years later when Jason was born, it was required before he went to school unless you filled out a waiver.
Another 'disease' you could get that was bad was UKU'S (pronounced "oo-koos"). Okay it's not really a 'disease.' It's just head lice. My little cousins would fly over from Maui to stay with us for the summer and go home with chicken pox scars and UKU's. Poor things! It's funny because none of us got UKU's but they did (must have got them on the plane).
My dear mother-in-law was said to have sprayed RAID on her kids head when she found they had head lice. Different strokes, for different folks! Don't ask me if it worked, I wasn't there!
Later!
I think the worst 'disease' you could get when I was in school was chicken pox. I remember my friend got it in Kindergarten - he was gone for a whole week. I'm not sure when I got it, I know I had it though, I have a scar to prove it.
When Jonathan was born we had the options to give him the chicken pox vaccination. We didn't let him have it. Six years later when Jason was born, it was required before he went to school unless you filled out a waiver.
Another 'disease' you could get that was bad was UKU'S (pronounced "oo-koos"). Okay it's not really a 'disease.' It's just head lice. My little cousins would fly over from Maui to stay with us for the summer and go home with chicken pox scars and UKU's. Poor things! It's funny because none of us got UKU's but they did (must have got them on the plane).
My dear mother-in-law was said to have sprayed RAID on her kids head when she found they had head lice. Different strokes, for different folks! Don't ask me if it worked, I wasn't there!
Later!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
School Stuff
The first week of school came and went with only a few minor glitches. Most of the glitches came from my 12 yr. old. Middle School is not like Elementary. If you don't turn in your homework, you get detention after school. If you don't pass your core classes, you don't go to 8th grade. Personally, I don't find that hard to understand, but we'll just leave it there...
Jonathan forgot his math book on Monday, homework was due on Tuesday, the online math book was not available yet. . . aghhhhhhh! Luckily, his cousin had her book and was done using it. So that night, he didn't get to bed on time, but he DID get his homework done and turned in. Of course he was very tired the next day, but that's what you get!
Other than that, everything went pretty smoothly.
I don't really remember doing homework when I was in the 7th/8th grade or even in High School. I remember the 4th grade. It seems like all I did was LONG DIVISION. I can remember sitting at my desk at home, looking at the math book page full of division problems and dreading doing them. I actually liked my teacher (although I can't remember her name). I would give her gardenia's from our driveway and she still wouldn't give me a break on those division problems! Wow, trying to bribe the teacher at nine years old!
Jonathan forgot his math book on Monday, homework was due on Tuesday, the online math book was not available yet. . . aghhhhhhh! Luckily, his cousin had her book and was done using it. So that night, he didn't get to bed on time, but he DID get his homework done and turned in. Of course he was very tired the next day, but that's what you get!
Other than that, everything went pretty smoothly.
I don't really remember doing homework when I was in the 7th/8th grade or even in High School. I remember the 4th grade. It seems like all I did was LONG DIVISION. I can remember sitting at my desk at home, looking at the math book page full of division problems and dreading doing them. I actually liked my teacher (although I can't remember her name). I would give her gardenia's from our driveway and she still wouldn't give me a break on those division problems! Wow, trying to bribe the teacher at nine years old!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)