Thursday, August 14, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
OK: Where did it go?
Hope's Cheesy Smile
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Hilary
www.freewebs.com/jhbviohl/
Friday, July 25, 2008
Something I learned about roaches: but it doesn't change my opinion of them
Thursday, July 24, 2008
The Yellow Car
I still have my keys to The Yellow Car. One is still on my key ring, and the other (this particular key that you see) is in the hide-a-key magnet that used to be under the bumper (we won't talk about how many times I actually used that useful invention). It is a particularly good magnet for holding recipes on the vent hood when I am cooking. I can’t seem to get rid of these keys. The Yellow Car passed away when Jack and I were living in
I was recently reading about Learning and Memory… and it mentioned episodic memory (dang, well, I think it is episodic memory) when trying to recall where you last left your keys. The author wrote that unless you have an emotional attachment to your keys, you are not likely to use emotional memory to find them. I would argue that I do have an emotional attachment to my keys. Goodness, I still have the Yellow Car key and no Yellow Car. Plus I have a Snoopy key chain I bought in
My car that I have now still has no name. I am close to picking one, but nothing seems to fit yet. Brady calls my car “mommy’s car.” But then, every PT Cruiser he sees is a “mommy’s car.” I will let you know if I ever come up with something. It seems a shame. We have had this car since 31 December 2004... anyway.
When my sister and I used to drive this car to school guess how much gas cost? You might want to hold onto your chair. We complained repeatedly about it. If we had only known what we know now, we could have stocked up! There was a time we could fill the tank for $10. Then it went up to $1.32 a gallon and well, we would have to break an extra $5 or, heaven forbid, a $20. I am *gasping* for breath. Jack told me the other day that now, when he fills the tank, he stops at *gasp* $50. whether or not it is full.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Soccer Camp
Thanks again for navigating over here to view the pictures. Not sure what is going on with Freewebs.
Here is Brady on a water/snack break. Those kids wanted to eat at every break. They would have too, if given the time.
Hope really liked kicking the ball around that one of the moms brought for her to play with while the other kids were in soccer camp. Her son is also four and in the same U6 group that Braden was in. When Jack went with us yesterday, we found out that she sings in the same worship team "Heaven Sent" that Jack sings in. It is a small world and an even smaller island!
My number one favorite flowering tree in the whole world: Rainbow Shower Tree. This is my favorite color variety too! There were several of these trees at the park where the soccer camp met. Such loveliness. I love their scent too. Just very faint, but nice and sweet. mmm. When I have a house I want one of these trees! Hope. What a silly girl. She always gets a cheesy grin when it comes time to pose for a photo. She had found her pockets and was walking around with her hands in them.
Brady actually looks like he is listening to his coach here!
Hope was fit to be tied that there were so many soccer balls out on the field and she couldn't play with them!
Today was the last day of soccer camp. Each participant received a certificate for being there. This was Brady's coach. All the coaches were from the UK.
Silly Brady. This was his pose for the duration of group pictures! Nice.
Brady has also been in swim lessons. He has two more classes in this session. Yesterday's session was cut short: it was too cold and windy! He has lessons at the YMCA. The Y just opened up this month. The pool is bran spankin' new! and it is HUGE. It is an outdoor pool (thus the windy coldness of yesterday's lesson).
Thanks again for looking over here at the pictures. Hopefully things will get figured out at Freewebs...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Paper Mache with Friends: A better look at the pictures...
Paper Mache with Friends
I have been working all afternoon (ok, not literally, but it might as well be) on trying to upload this very photo to Freewebs with no luck. I thought I would give this a try. Looks like I just might be switching over sooner than I thought...
Thank you, Morgan for taking these pictures on your camera.
We had Morgan and Brandon over last week to cover balloons with paper mache. It was FUN and messy!
Hilary
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
my aunt
I like opportunities such as this! I love my aunt too.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Still thankful despite the time gap...
* My son has made it through our horrid vogs with out having to go to the ER.
* We had NINE new kids at VBS this past week. I hear they are going to invite friends! VBS is going well. Hope we can touch some hearts.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. | |
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms {and} hymns {and} spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. | |
Whatever you do in word or deed, {do} all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. |
I found it at the following location: http://www.blueletterbible.org/
Wow, we have so many opportunities to read the Word! I didn't even have to get up off my butt to find that. I had considered walking back to my bedroom to find my Bible, then thought I would do an on-line search. I didn't even have to go looking for a dictionary to find the correct spelling for my misspelled words. Spell-check is awesome. The tools we have at our literal fingertips! I am thankful for this...not to be lazy, but that it is here for us to use.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Easter
Monday, March 24, 2008
What was lost has been found!
We arrived at church and as I was taking her out of her car-seat, I realized her ring was gone. Sadness! I determined that it was not in the car. So it must be at home. I decided that I couldn't worry about it. I would panic later! My friend Mary confirmed that I couldn't worry about it and that it was most likely at home.
It is a cute little ring. I don't recall ever actually wearing it! My grandparents gave it to me once upon a time. I am glad that I have a little girl to pass along my girlie keepsakes to!
I was thinking that OH NO, what would I tell my mom? What would I tell my gramma, that I had lost this keepsake? That I have saved that thing for what, thirty years, only to let my 18 month old wear it just to lose it?
I determined that no rubbish would leave the house until I was sure there was no ring mixed in with the boxes and paper (who knows where she was when she took it off!). I would sweep the house if necessary to find that ring. Thankfully it didn't come down to searching through boxes and papers or sweeping the house to find it. It was on the rug in front of the couch. I noticed it while I was resting. THANK YOU! I am very thankful that it is no longer lost! Now we can save this ring for another thirty years...
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Title
give thanks to the Holy One
give thanks because he has given Jesus Christ, His Son...
Everything else could fade away and the one thing I am most thankful for will still remain. I am so grateful for the salvation that my Jesus brings to me. With out God I am just nothing. I am thankful that God sent His son to take my place so that I can go to heaven when I die and be with him.
Not only does He grant me salvation from hell, he gives me here in the present, peace, contentment, and joy even in the midst of the craziness of life. I still need to make a conscious effort to be joyful and thankful, but He has given it to me, so I want to experience it! It is in reach. This blog is a tool to help me be more aware of being thankful for the blessings in my life as well as just being thankful for the little "stuff." I think it is helping. There are times when I think of things I can write about for which I give thanks, but don't have an opportunity to write. I am thankful for so much more than what you see here.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
another list
soda crackers
sleep
comfy blankets
pillows
Jack
Klarisse
chicken noodle soup
rest
movies
--can you guess that I was sick?
Monday, March 10, 2008
monday morning list
clean bowls
Cheerios
Milk in the fridge
a calm and quiet ride into Kapa'a
no traffic in Kapa'a (of which there always is)
Welcome songs!
Circle time
math manipulatives
pens and paper
soft play dough
story time
Aunties
friends
finger paint
bubbles
"Good bye Song"
a calm and quiet drive home
no Kapa'a traffic (there is always Kapa'a traffic)
Friday, March 7, 2008
READ A BOOK TODAY
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
My Sister!
I LOVE YOU.
What you can't see...
We were taking a "road trip" to the North shore to find a sunny beach to play on and well, it rained a lot that day. As a result we were able to see many rainbows on our "trip."
I had Jack turn around (on that narrow winding road) so that I could take this photo. There were some tourists taking the same photo, but they were crazy, letting their young children stand on the
I love views like this. Someday I will get to go back down to this portion of Lumaha'i Beach.
Psalm 139
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thoughts from afar.
You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
you are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Even before there was a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You knew it all.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
and laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it.
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, You are there.
If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I settle in the remotest part of the sea,
Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
and the light around me will be night,"
Even the darkness is not dark to You,
and the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to you.
For You formed my inward parts,
You wove me in my mother's womb.
I will give thanks to You,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
and my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they would out number the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Untitled: more stuff I like (am thankful for)
sand
warm ocean water
family
my kids
friends
sunscreen
aloe vera
picnic lunches
canvas chairs
warm beach towels
blue sky
blue ocean
monk seals
mountain views
igneous rocks
tiny shells
shave ice
--can you guess what we did today?
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I have this friend who has deided to do short daily blogs rather than letting time go by and writing long blogs. I have been enjoying reading her daily posts. She is studying in Rome at the present and she has such adventures. Makes me almost envious because I love to travel and see new places. But I am truly not. I am having my own adventures and opportunities. Sometimes it doesn't seem so adventurous, since this is now "home" but there are days when I can truly appreciate the absolute beauty of this island. Then there are days when I wish roaches weren't part of the adventure! thankfully we haven't had one of those for awhile.
I am thankful that I have friends who keep in touch regularly. I have friends who miss me (and I miss them too). We are all in this big adventure of life in different areas of the world and the US and I am OK with it.
This is all sounding rather random. My apologies. I am going to go now because of the next thing I am super thankful for. BOTH. MY. KIDS. ARE. SLEEPING. oh yeah. It is nap time for me too.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Merci! Mahalo! Arigato!
I need to be consciously thankful. So. Here I am going to write about stuff I am thankful for. So why am I still mulling over this idea? Not sure of the format. Do I do "Favorite Things" or "Stuff I Like" or "For this I am grateful" or "I. Am. Thankful. For. (the following)." It really does make a difference. Not really. But yes. Because in my HEAD it is different and that is what matters. Right?
I have so much to be thankful for that I don't know where to begin. Just this evening I was watching a DVD that I am going to show to the youth at my church in preparation and as part of the 30 Hour Famine (partnering with NCM) we are participating in a couple weeks from now. It was hard not to cry! Kids who have absolutely nothing and I have food scrapings to send down my garbage disposal. 29,000 kids die EACH DAY do to hunger and malnutrition...
If you happen to stumble across this blog please take the time to follow the link to World Vision and check out their orginization and how you can make a difference in the life of a child: be it through sponsoring a child, or participating in the 30 Hour Famine. World Vision is a charity organization that I believe in. Do check out thier site for more information. There are two main issues that tug at my heart: kids who go hungry and kids who don't have education. WV addresses both needs and more.
So yeah. I am thankful for my God, family, food, a nice place to live (even with those bugs I always complain about), nice weather, etc!
Feel free to comment with what you are thankful for. It is healthy to be thankful. Take the first step and let me know what makes you say "thank you!"
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
I have a freewebs site. It isn't like I am not already blogging, I just do it somewhere else and for a specific audience. I post stuff there for my family and friends so that they can keep up on the growing grandkids...and I complain about bugs a lot there. I think I really need to stop complaining about the bugs. There is more to Hawai'i then bugs and roaches and bugs and roaches. There are lovely rainbows: which we got to see several on our rainy trip to the northshore on Saturday (which wasn't all rain. We actually did get some sun and had fun!). I have been thinking that I need to start counting my blessings and focusing on the positive aspects of living here.
The thought has also entered my head that my vocabulary is suffering. I am constantly with my kids who are 16 months(my girl) and almost FOUR years old (in two weeks: my son). My opportunities to use large words are not often. I have rather lost what I used use. I DO use "big" words for my kids, I can't help it, but I am still a far cry from college. yeah anyway, what did that have to do with this post? Oh, that is right. Doesn't help to journal in ones head and not write it down. I am trying to think of a purpose for this blog. And my writing seems so simple these days. Not a bad thing, since the point of communication is communication and being understood.
Well, I will leave you on that thought. Can't promise when I will be back, but I am sure the cry of blank pages will bring me back sooner than I expect. And maybe when I return I will have ideas and a purpose.