Well dd’s first official teenage party has come and gone. By all appearances it was a smashing success. about 20-30 teenagers came, some in costume, some just here. Some danced, some hung out. All ate. (LOL) They ARE teenagers after all! I think everyone had a great time.

Everyone but me is in bed now. They all have SCUBA lessons tomorrow. Unfortunately for me…. no go. My condition is not one that makes me a “dive candidate”. I am very saddened by this news. We were looking forward to the many underwater adventures we would have as a family. So I am sad because I can’t participate with my family in this. And I am sad that I don’t get to have any underwater adventures. The good thing is…. now hubby won’t have to spring for the underwater digital camera I was wanting to dive with. <heavy sigh>.

So tomorrow, instead of doing my initial dives, I will be working on my paper. My last paper BTW received 15/15 and a “Wow, what a great paper” from my teacher. Don’t mean to brag…………. well actually yes I do!! Hooray for me!.

Well time to go finish cleaning up, although hubby already took care of most of that. You know that out of 20-30 (don’t even know exact count) 13, 14 and 15 yr. olds, only like 4 parents bothered to find out if there would be chaperones and supervision. I was truly stunned. I know the Silver_fangz would not have been allowed to attend a party where I didn’t know anything about the person, the parents, the rules, the supervision, etc., etc., etc. Call me old fashioned, but I want to know everything. Drives Silver_Fangz crazy! I told her if she doesn’t hate me during her teenage years, I must not be doing my job right! LOL

So far… I think I’m doing my job, she hates me on a regular basis. Tonight though…. for the party, I am loved!

Buenos Noches –

and

Candy Corn Dreams

Yawn……..

It’s just about time for bed. Yeah!!

How did I get so OLD????

I remember when I stayed up all night, into the early morning, then went to bed and got up and went to school or work in the morning.

Nowadays, if I stay up till the early hours, it takes me several days to recuperate……. and nobody wants anything to do with me while I get rested up.

Tonight took Squirt to RE. I honestly hit every red light from Makawao to Kihei. That’s quite a few red lights. Then on the way home, every time I went to pass someone, they sped up like they were on a race track. CRAZY!!! They’d be going 30 in the fast lane, I’d go to pass them, they’d speed up to 80! Did I have a neon sign on my jeep that said “don’t let me ahead of you at any cost?”

And what is with all these people having to be first. It’s extremely annoying.

Besides….. don’t they know that’s my spot???

JUST KIDDING!!

OK, so it’s time for me to hit the rack and catch some z’s. Those darn things, they keep escaping.

Good Night all!

 

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

 

Aloha from gorgeous Maui!!

The sun is shinning, the trade winds are gently blowing. The air is cool and I am looking out my picture windows to a view of the ocean.

Regardless of things that may go wrong, it’s nice to take time and appreciate that beauty of life.

I am in a relatively good mood as I finished my paper, and found out that I should be able to dive! Whooo Hoooo!! Course I have another paper next week, and one the following week, but hey — got to enjoy the blessings when they come huh???

Just relaxing a bit now. Watching sappy chick flicks. I can only do that when hubby is gone, surprisingly he’s not that much into chick flicks.

I admit, I love action movies, and comedies, but every once in awhile I just want something that makes me cry. Hard to understand…. I know, but that’s proof that women are the more evolved gender, we’re harder to understand! 

Men are fairly simple after all. Even the really good ones like my hubby — It’s fairly easy to keep him happy. Which is good for me!!

Ahhh, for this moment, right now….

Life is good.

 

P.S. I know the movie is cheesy, but sometimes I like cheesy, and Brendan Fraser……. Need I say more?

Short entry today, as I have homework to do. Lots of it!! Like a 3-5 page paper with references, and bibliography. 3 more articles and another 70 pages of readings, plus Discussion questions for each of these and then step 3 for my research project and comments on at 3 students answers. All by Monday at midnight.

Thank goodness for procrastination. Otherwise I would have been doing this all week long!!!

Silver_Fangz is evidently having a great time at the Youth Rally. Although she was a little (read VERY) reluctant to spend the week end around all those “religious” people. Not that she is against religion, and she is a Christian. BUT….. she’s 14!! Nuff said.

Hey Thisisbulldookie…………… no more playing poker without me, unless….. the party of the second part is playing poker in her region of the world, then the party of the first part may play poker.

Ok —

Time to go attack the fleas again, starting with dipping the dog. WHooo — HOoooo.

It’s endless amounts of fun here!

Ya’ll want to join???

Alright… This is for  Silver_Fangz since we both suffer from the same deficiency.

Height.

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Short People

 

Short People,

a song now declares,

are worthy of only

life’ nightmares.

 

            But before you condemn,

            those who are small,

            remember your height,

            before you got tall.

                       

Now let me tell you,

or give you a clue.

I’d rather be short,

then tall like you.

 

            No platform shoes,

            that alter my prance.

            Why suffer discomfort,

            to heighten my stance?

           

A tiny mind,

in my head you may find.

But often it’s smaller,

in those who are taller

 

            If you pick me up

            to say “Hello”.

            Your wasting your time,

            I can hear from below

 

It’s a wonderful world,

yes, I agree

Especially if your short

and love it like me.

 

            When I was a child,

            on my grandmother’s knee.

            This was the message,

            she imparted to me.

 

God made some women tall,

to be admired.

And some he made small,

to be desired.

Author Unknown

Well, disappointing week.

I have to agree with Silver_Fangz…… bad stuff happens on Wednesdays.  We couldn’t do our beginning dives due to the fact that hubby, Squirt and I all needed a medical release. Squirt cause of her frequent colds, hubby because he’s over 45 and has a family history of heart disease. So we spent the day in the classroom.

We decided since we couldn’t dive, at least we could snorkel (as we had our gear with us). So we went to a local beach and went snorkeling. While there someone stole my backpack out of the jeep and Silver_Fangz dive book. Grrrrr……. There was nothing in the backpack but some of the girl’s clothes so they could change after snorkeling. But it was my favorite backpack.

Thursday comes around and things start to improve. Had a series of events that lead to an improvement in our financial situation for the month. Some man called and had found the backpack in the dumpster …intact with everything including Silver_Fangz dive book. Actually, he contacted the dive shop and they called us, all the man had was Silver_Fangz first name on the back of the dive shop card. What good luck!!

Then the bad luck struck…… Hubby and Squirt got released, but………..my stupid brain cloud is going to keep me from diving. The regular doc, called the brain doc, who recommended that he talk to the a Hyper Barric Unit on Honolulu for a recommendation. Guess what they recommended. Damn!! I was so looking forward to it!

Man I hate this! And leave it to me to come down with something that only a couple of people per 1,000 get. I couldn’t get something that everyone has and is easy to treat… NO,  NOT me!! I have to be DIFFERENT!

Heavy sigh.

It really bites!

We are going to try some things, like asking for a limited release that limits my dive times and depths. Also some more research. Seems like if I can fly and go up to the top of the volcano without problems, I should be able to dive 40-60 feet.  I really hope so.

 

AARGH!!

 

 

 

Today was much more relaxing. Spent some time cleaning the house — boy did it need some TLC!! That’s what happens when mama goes away for the week end. 

I choose to neglect my school work today. Needed a break from the brain exercises. I studied my PADI book. Tomorrow we begin our SCUBA training. Huzzah!! Silver_Fangz is concerned. She believes only bad things happen to her on Wednesday. She feels that trying to breathe under water on a Wednesday is a mistake. Matter-of-fact she believes that she just may die tomorrow….. (nah… just kidding, she just like to be a drama queen).

Tonight is NCIS — I can’t wait. I love Dinozzo (Michael Weatherly).  I’ve loved him from when he was Logan on Dark Angel. He’s gorgeous!

Here’s a joke for the day from Arcamax jokes.

 

Real Politics

Two political candidates were having a hot debate.

Finally, one of them jumped up and yelled at the other, “What about the powerful interest that controls you?”

And the other guy screamed back,

“You leave my wife out of this!”

Hope everyone has a smiling day.

 

We’re reading this aloud. We are now on Chapter 15. Of course, Silver_Fangz and I have already read it all the way through. We finished it several days after we got it!

Well it was a great week end. The retreat was very nice. Although a little weird to share a room with 3 other women. I’m pretty solitary, so I was uncomfortable some of the time. All in all I am glad I went. I had been really debating, mostly because of room sharing thing. I guess it was where I was supposed to be.

Today I spent finishing up my homework from last week as it was due tonight! Yikes! Nothing like putting it off till the last possible second.  I had a major  block today, just couldn’t put the words together. Not my best work, but it’s done! I just couldn’t focus on Skinner’s Operant Learning theories. Don’t know why!!!

Tonight we went to a mandatory meeting for the youth rally silver_fangz will be attending (albeit reluctantly) this week end in Honolulu. I think she will have a good time. After all… 100′s of teenagers, in Honolulu with no parents. OK, OK , they’re with their church group, but still…. can’t be too much of bummer… right??? I wish my parents had sent me to stuff like that. Besides if it works out I plan on letting her go to the UK and Ireland with People to People. That’s cool right??

Sometimes being a parent is tough. It’s the best job I’ve ever had, but the hardest and definitely the most time consuming!

Squirt has recently turned 12 and it’s official. The drama and melodrama has started with a vengeance. I love my girls and I love the fact that they are strong willed and independent, but it definitely makes my job as a parent much more challenging. Lately Squirt has taken to correcting everyone about everything. I remember we went through this with Silver_fangz too.

Man I hate having to repeat some of this stuff. Some of it is good. I love when they start developing their more mature sense of humor. I love when they start thinking on a deeper level and start making connections between their knowledge and the outside world. Every age has been a great age, but I find I really do appreciate the people they are becoming as they get older. Really cool kids. I think the next 5 – 10 years are going to be really interesting. I can’t wait!

Well it’s late and I burned out my brain earlier today trying to get my final assignments done, so I’m off for some much needed REM sleep.

Tomorrow is a fresh day. The coffee is set up and the bed is waiting. Until tomorrow……………. 

Just a short note tonight… Don’t have time for more, and besides…. I’m tired tonight.  Mostly just want to give a big hug and kiss to my hubby. Today is his 46th Birthday.

 

Happy Birthday Honey!!

 

I have some assignments still to do. Learning a lot about human behavior. Well….. actually, technically, I’m learning about rats, pidgeons and dogs.

That should help in the classroom.

Hope everyone has a great night and great morning. I’m planning to take the girls out to lunch and for some window shopping. I’m planning to just enjoy my day — so hope you do too.

Until Later!

Me at 5:15 as I hear the garabe truck rumbling down the street:

GARBAGE!!!

Hubby: NO

 

Sizzle…………… that’s the sound of my brain on Learning Theories and Action Research…. LOL

I forgot how much work college is. I think I have some selective memory situations. Just wading through the readings is tough.. much less the actual assignments. Let the fun begin!

SF is planning a Halloween party, but has decided to still Trick-or-Treat too. LOL. I’m glad. I don’t want her to be “all grown up” just yet. Now a days children grow up too fast. Adulthood is where you get to spend the majority of your life — hopefully. Why rush to get there? Both the girls have cute costumes. We love Halloween here!

Unfortunately we already broke into a bag of Halloween Candy!! It now needs to be replaced!!

I hid the sad remains this morning, but the damage has already been done!

We are also trying to get through our PADI books so we can get certified starting the 23. I am really excited! I love to snorkel and can’t wait to really get down there and stay down for awhile. That is one definite benefit that I love about living here!

Ok… off to hit the books. Hope everyone has a great day!!