Happy Halloween! It is crazy how fast time flies. If you’re anything at all like me, the month of October has come and practically gone in the blink of an eye. It’s definitely true that the older I get, the faster time passes. Everything seems to speed up and get busier. But, there I go off topic. In this post I’m going to share some fun things we did to celebrate Halloween. It is one of my favorite holidays because…
Why Pinterest recipe adventures? One of the biggest struggles that I have as a wife, mother, and just as a functioning adult is COOKING! I work full-time and my husband works double full-time because he owns his own business. In spite of all the work he always has to do, I am very blessed to have a husband who gets up early and cooks a wonderful breakfast for everyone every single morning. It has been our rhythm for a while…
Are you here on Oahu and wondering what kid friendly activities there are? This post was inspired by the fact that I’ve had co-workers and residents come to me to ask advice about what to do on the weekends here. If you’re out of ideas for things to do and especially if you’ve got kids, here’s a list of the best things to do on Oahu with kids. This list is also for the young at heart, not just the…
This post is about adoption from the perspective of someone who actually was adopted. Hopefully it will inspire and help people who are thinking about adoption, or maybe you yourself were adopted and can relate to my adoption story. Blessed by my adoptive family Now that I’m an adult I can honestly say that being adopted by my family was the greatest blessing I ever could have possibly had and I am forever grateful to my family for deciding to…
I’ve added a new page that pays homage to the beautiful island of Kauai, where I was raised and think is the most beautiful of all the Hawaiian Islands. I am of course biased having grown up there and I just wanted to share a post about my home island because I think Kauai is what most people around the world still envision when they think of Hawaii. Gallery I promise to update the gallery on the Beautiful Kauai page with…
In the middle of seeing a clinic patient I see my caller ID and realize that the buzzing of my phone is coming from my children’s school. The only reason the school would be calling me in the middle of the day would be the health and safety of my children. So I take a breath, and in that brief pause before discovering what is going on, a million worse case scenarios run through my mind. Did my child break…
This post is for people who are thinking about taking an Alaskan Cruise. Are you wondering whether the experience on the Disney Cruise Line is worth the extra money when compared to other Alaskan Cruises? After our family vacation in May, 2017 on the Disney Wonder, for a 7 day Alaskan cruise, the answer to that question from the whole family would be a unanimous and resounding YES! The cruise was an amazing experience. Just being on the ship itself…