MOney doesn't grow on trees.

It's July and the car hasn't been registered. The Gooey Babes want to go "holoholo" but I'm afraid to get caught driving an unregistered car. Hello. So, I told them that I only have $50 in my wallet. We need money. You all want to go out but I don't want to drive an unregistered van. So, what are we going to do?

The Gooey Babes were quick to lend their money. Too bad, money doesn't grow on trees. So, we all chipped in and were able to come up with what we needed.

So, we (the kids and I) headed down to Kailua City Hall and paid our dues of $300 plus.

Yey! The van is now registered. That's a relief!

**We got a phone call from Mama today as we were pulling in the parking lot at Pearl Ridge. Wow, they bought a "load". It was nice hearing from them. The kids were able to talk to Mama and Papa as well.

Why is this so exciting? Well, they no longer have a land line we could call them at. People keep stealing the phone company's cable. So, the land line is always out of service. Because of that my parents decided to get rid of it. They only have a cell phone that they "load" when needed. Calling international cell phone is very expensive so I don't call. I just text them once in a while.

When my brother Pat or sister Grace calls them, they'd call me so I can be a part of the conversation. (My sister and brother are very good to me). That's the only time I get to talk to them. Anyway...it was nice to hear from Mama and Papa.