GOOEY GOOS

BYU museum

2012-02-16T13:42:00.001-10:00

Lovely. Checkout Warrior 4's bush!

Secret Valentine

2012-02-16T13:31:00.001-10:00

Princess got a secret Valentine. Went to school and found flowers and chocolate on her desk.

Free slip ons!

2012-02-08T14:59:00.000-10:00

I got this in the mail today for free! I just had to turn in a very short clip of Warrior 4 in diapers!

Spanish homework

2012-02-08T12:52:00.008-10:00

I love it when the gooeygoo babes work together. Here is a video of the Warriors helping out the Princess with her homework.

Butterfly

2012-02-08T12:26:00.002-10:00

Crinkle the nose.

The two buddies hanging out and having fun with the butterfly.

Just lovely. I hope they remember these times and stay close like this when they grow older.

After our dental appointment

2012-02-08T12:10:00.001-10:00

We went holoholo after the dental appointment.

Here is our Princess all grown up! I can't believe that she is a Sophomore in High school. She is my couponing buddy.

Here is Warrior 4 crashed after eating his share of one scoop of FREE ice cream from Baskin and Robins. Love the mustache.

Here are the two being goofy goos. Monkey see and monkey do.

Warrior 4 loves his sister.

Ninja

2012-02-08T12:04:00.001-10:00

Red Ninja from Lego's Ninjago. Ceck out Warrior4's angry face!

In Daddy's Arms

2012-02-08T11:51:00.001-10:00

I had to capture this moment. After coming home from our Relief Society dinner activity with our spouse, I gave Warrior 4 his bath. After putting his Jammies on he ran to the King and just nestles in his arms. The King and Warrior talk stories a little, King massages Warrior's feet and notices that they're cold so I go and grab some socks. The King rubs Warrior 4's tummy and not long after he goes into lalaland. He must have been so tired. Of course! That's what happens when he doesn't nap in the afternoon.

I like it when the king outs him to sleep because he doesn't look for "dede".
I decided to sleep in the living room because when Warrior 4 wakes up in the middle of the night he won't look and ask for "dede" knowing the source of "dede" is not by his side. Looking for the day when Warrior 4 is totally "dede" Free.

Baby Rachel

2012-02-05T15:15:00.001-10:00

After 19 and half years.... She finally decided to come.

Safeway Haul

2012-02-02T15:45:00.001-10:00

Great stock up price on Digiorno Pizza. Limit is two but the cashier was nice and let me do three different transactions.

Pizza on sale for $3.99
$3/2 coupon
OOP= $5.36 for two makes an awesome deal!

Yesterday's Haul

2012-01-27T15:28:00.029-10:00

Here is the rest of our shopping haul yesterday at Longs and Target.

Spent $10.80 for all this at Target. I saved $13.78. A little over 50% savings.

3 Huggies wipes (72 counts) $2.94
3 $0.75/1 = $2.19 each

4 Wet Ones $1.29
4 $0.75/1 = $0.54 each

2 Up and Up dryer sheets $1.52
2 $1/1 = $0.52 each

6 Up and Up Paper Towel $1.14
6 $1/1 = $0.14 each makes really cheap paper towel!

MY LONGS HAUL $10.78 + tax

2 Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce $1.19
2 $1/1 = $0.19 each

4 Always pads $2.19
4 $1/1 = $1.19 each

2 Listerine $2.24
2 $1/1 = $1.24 each

1 Reach Dental floss $0.99
1 $1/1 = FREE

4 BIC pen $0.99
4 $1/1 = FREE

10 SURF Laundry Soap (small box from the travel section good for one load) $.099
10 $1/1 = FREE

I didn't have coupons for these but they were on sale for $0.79!

More free sauce!

2012-01-26T17:34:00.001-10:00

Well, not really. I had to pay for tax. All $.15 of it!

Free Laundry Soap

2012-01-26T17:13:00.001-10:00

This laundry detergent is on sale at Target for $14.99. I found in the back by the Bodega section of the store. I scanned one found in the laundry soap section and they were ringing up at $20 plus. Anyway, this box ended up being cheaper than the sale price. It rang up at $9.98. So, what makes this free? I'll be mailing in a rebate form and they will be refunding my purchase price up to $15.64. Too bad the sale price didn't scan... If it did I would get $14.99 back instead of just $9.98. Other than that....a big box of Gain laundry detergent = FREE!

Tamura's Haul

2012-01-25T16:12:00.001-10:00

Suave deodorant is on sale for $1.09 at Tamura's. Used $.75/1 made these babies $.34. I didn't realize I got 2 that were $1.39 each until I got home... Lesson learned: always check the screen when cashiers are scanning your products. I usually do but today I didn't. I could have saved 60 more cents. A pretty awesome deal!

Toilet Paper

2012-01-24T11:22:00.002-10:00

Maika'i Rewards deal at Foodland for $1.99. Stacked with 4 $1/1 coupon made these toilet paper really cheap! OOP $4.34 FOR ALL THESE!

Commissary Haul

2012-01-21T02:10:00.004-10:00

Here are some things we were able to get last week Saturday using our coupons. Mom took us to the com. We were excited to use our coupons for these things! Snacks for the kiddos for really cheap!
7 Honey Bunches of Oats. $2.00 each
Used $1/1 printable coupon
Total: $1.00
9 Cheese Nips. $1.00 each
Used $3/3 coupon
Total: Free
9 Snack Sacks 8 oz (Oreos, Teddy Grahams, nutter butter, chips ahoy) $1.28 each
Used $3/3 coupon
Total: $0.28
4 Panko and 4 Tempura Mix $0.89 each
Used $1/1 Kikkoman printable coupon
Total: FREE + overage

Cheap cough drops

2012-01-21T01:53:00.002-10:00

We were able to score these at Longs. These Ricola cough drops were on sale for $1.29.

We used $1/1 printable coupon

Total: $0.29 each bag

The Halls however were $1.19 each.

We used $1/2 printable coupons (smartsource.com) which made the $.069 each wyb 2

**one bag already opened and used.

Free Dental Floss

2012-01-21T01:31:00.001-10:00

We got these at Target for FREE + overage.

Here is the receipt

2012-01-21T01:22:00.001-10:00

Sambazon

2012-01-21T01:11:00.001-10:00

Scored all these at Foodland! The juice bottles are on sale for $1.89. I had 8 $2/1 and 1 $1.50/1 (these were printable coupons but no longer available). The 2 energy drinks were free (coupon from Facebook) So, $1.13 OOP for all these. Pretty sweet!

$0.63

2012-01-17T09:28:00.001-10:00

Barilla Sauce

2012-01-17T09:23:00.001-10:00

I got these at Safeway for .99 cents a jar. But with a $1/1 coupon I got them for free! I just had to pay tax. Oh, I also got a rain heck for 4 more bottles at this price... So I'll be picking those babies up the next time I head to Safeway. 4 more jars Free!

Free mac n cheese

2012-01-17T08:52:00.004-10:00

Target had $1/1 printable coupons for these and they were only .79 cents a box. I was able to print 8 but the coupon or the store didn't allow for the overages. that's okay I still got them for free!

$0.33 tuna pouch

2012-01-17T08:52:00.003-10:00

I stocked up on these tuna packets. After using $0.50/1 coupon, they ended up just being $0.33/pouch. I was able to score 14 of them.

Stocked up on these as well

2012-01-17T01:17:00.002-10:00

......because they were only $0.25 cents after $0.50/2 coupons!

Free

2012-01-17T00:51:00.002-10:00

These were $0.89 each. I was able to print 8 Kikkoman $1/1 coupon which made them totally free + a little overage. This totally makes couponing exciting when you get things for FREE! So, now I have my stock of 4 panko and 4 tempura mix. Can I say "hoot hoot!"

$1/box

2012-01-16T22:37:00.003-10:00

A coupon fairy left coupons on the shelf for these babies. Sweet! So, we made use of them. A dollar a box. But the Fairy left coupons for $1/2. So it's like buying one and getting one free. So, we got about 20 boxes in 3 or 4 various sizes. Thank you Coupon Fairy.

100% juice for $0.99

2012-01-16T22:33:00.002-10:00

WEll, someone posted on FACEBOOK that these were on sale for $1.99 at the commissary. I remembered printing some of these a couple of weeks ago so, I looked through my coupon binder and sure enough they were in there and still good. Six $1.00 off coupons! JUICY! I used them all.

Spam for $1.50

2012-01-16T22:31:00.002-10:00

This was a Longs Haul in December. They had a sale on these buggahs for $2/can. I was able to score some Hormel/Spam $1/2 coupons on Ebay for 2 dollars. I used all my coupons since they were expiring 12/31/11. I had 11 of these coupons. So, great stock pile price for these, eh! Don't you think?

Hubert's Lemonade BOGO

2012-01-16T22:30:00.002-10:00

We had BOGO AND $.75/1 coupons for these. I WAS ANXIOUS TO FIND THESE DRINKS. PRINCESS SAID THEY WERE GOOD. We looked everywhere for them at several Walmart stores and no luck. Target didn't have them either. So, what do you know...we headed back to Laie and found them at our very own Foodland on sale for $1.50. We scored about 12 bottles @ $0.44/each. Pretty lemony sweet!

Meatballs for $1.24

2012-01-16T22:28:00.002-10:00

Scored 4 of these meatballs at the Commissary for $1.79/bag minus $.055/1 (military coupon for December) = $1.24

One of my very first BIG couponing haul

2012-01-16T22:09:00.004-10:00

This was a haul Princess and I did on Christmas eve at Walmart Mililani.

9 Nabisco crackers which we price matched KMart 2/$4 we had 3 B2G1Free coupons which made them $1.33 a box.

8 Dulcolax were MM (MONEY MAKERS) $1.98/each. Used 2 $5/1 and 6 $3/1= FREE + OVERAGE

3 TUCKS $2.68/each. Used 3 $3/1 = FREE + OVERAGE

(We used DULCOLAX AND TUCKS as gag gifts for Christmas!)

4 HARIBO GUMMIES. $0.99 price matched Walgreens (i think). Used 4 $0.30/1 = $.69/each

10 Sobe Life Water. $.88/each price matched Target + $.06 fee/deposit =$9.40 We used 5 $0.50/2 (a peelie from Foodland) = $0.69 a bottle

6 RAYOVAC flashlights/2 AA batteries $1/each. Used 6 $1/1 = FREE flashlights

2 LONG RICE $1.97/each. no coupons. forgot to price match DOn Quijote's

3 KIKKOMAN KATSU SAUCE $2.48/each. NO COUPONS

3 PONZU SAUCE $1.98/each. Used 3 $3/1 = FREE + overage.

4 Schick disposable razors $1.98/each. Used 4 $2/1 = FREE + overage.

2 RENUZIT $.098/EACH. Used 2 $1/1 = FREE + overage.

SUBTOTAL $88.40

COUPONS - $65.70

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$22.70

TAX + 4.14

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total $26.84

YES! WE SPENT $26.84 FOR ALL THIS.

Learning to coupon

2011-12-15T11:04:00.002-10:00

Got these at Walgreens! In the paper, the sale price listed was $5.99 but in the store they were only $4.99 each - $4 Q (coupon) =$0.99 + tax = $1.23 OOP (out of pocket). I did this transaction 6x = $7.38

Then I got $6.00 back in RR (register rewards). So, it's like paying just $1.38 for all these spinbrushes.

Mom took us to the commissary and got these toothpaste for $2.39 a piece. Had coupons for $1/1. We basically got them for $2.78. That's $1.38 each for a tube of toothpaste.

spinbrushes $1.38
toothpaste $2.78

TOTAL $4.16

NOt pau! I'll be getting a $10 rebate for buying these products. I made money! Not bad for being a novice couponer!

Couponing

2011-12-07T01:04:00.001-10:00

Started clipping coupons a couple of weeks ago and I wished I'd started sooner. Walmart trip today ....I saved $30 using coupons!

A year older

2011-10-09T20:18:00.001-10:00

Princess is 15yrs old! Warrior 4 helped blow her candles out.

Thor

2011-09-24T21:33:00.000-10:00

Watching Thor at ByuH with the gooey Babes. Warrior 4 asleep and the king is babysitting! :)
YogaMama

My Sister's Family

2011-09-23T13:22:00.002-10:00

Birthday Shoutout!

2011-09-23T00:33:00.000-10:00

Happy birthday to the man, the KING of the castle, padre de pamilya, father of the Gooeygoo Babes and honey buns to YogaMama!

You are a year older and wiser. Can you believe it? You are one old futt! You deal with aches and pains everyday and yet you still suck it up and go on with your day. So, what's the "motto" with you? Nothing you say. No pain, no gain. That's your motto. I hope and wish for you to be whole and pain free. But you have Aleve and all kinds of "vitamins" to help you ease your pains temporarily.

Go see the doctor I tell you but why go and pay someone to tell you what you already know?

Anyway....
Thanks for all that you do to support our family.

What would you like for your birthday? I can't give you the "rock" again because I can't find it. :). we love you! I love you because you "ROCK!"

YogaMama

Finally husked

2011-09-22T15:19:00.002-10:00

I have been craving coconuts since last month. The 4th Wednesday in August, I was able to score some from the FKTV family. The King finally husked the coconuts on Tuesday evening while I was in Yoga. Yes, the King is super busy that it took him all this long to husk these babies up. (although it only takes him a few seconds to husk one up). Surprised and happy to see the husked coconuts, I got the cleavers and attacked them right away. Yes, I got my healthy dose of coconut juice...lots of natural electrolytes. yey! for husked coconuts!

The rainbow appeared

2011-09-13T09:25:00.001-10:00

After the rain...

2011-09-13T09:20:00.001-10:00

It poured as we were walking Warrior 3 to school. Warrior 4 and I never made it to school because it poured.
YogaMama

Warrior 4

2011-09-07T10:58:00.002-10:00

check out the blue sky in his eyes

These shots were taken by Joy Uyehara yesterday. (9/6/11)

Goo' Morning

2011-09-06T10:24:00.002-10:00

First things first. Zumba at 5 am. Breakfast with Warrior 4. Dishes, laundry, sweep and mop the floor.
(see full image)

Play with Manti and Auntie Joy. Auntie Joy took pictures of Warrior 4. Lunch. Nap. Pick up from cheer practice and drop off Princess to piano. Make dinner. It's Nilagang Baka. (beef stew pinoy style no tomato sauce). Drop off Warrior 1 and Princess to cheer fest practice and then straight to yoga. Eat dinner, pick up Warrior 1 and Princess, say family prayer and put Warrior 4 to sleep.

YogaMama

Bottle. Ball. Bat.

2011-09-05T20:39:00.000-10:00

After Warrior 4 was all done being in the water...I found him playing T-ball with Koa. The King showed him how to use that empty Gatorade bottle as a tee.

Labor Day!

2011-09-05T20:03:00.002-10:00

THE KIDS

THE ADULTS

JUMPING ADULTS

THE WHOLE GANG

We had an awesome day today with some college friends and a couple of King's cousins. We spent the day at Kakela Beach. Lots of food, beach, sun and sand. =) Got to see families we don't normally see. It was good to see our children mingling with each other.

Warrior 4 is now asleep. He is beat from having too much fun. It was a good and relaxing day. Happy Labor Day.

**these pictures were from Kathy Ho and Malie Niu Sasaki.

Seen and Heard

2011-09-04T19:15:00.003-10:00

All dressed and ready to go to church. Princess looking at my behind. This is what she says...
Princess: Mom, you look like a pear. You are wide down there. (as she points at my hips and butt.)
Me: I know...mommy needs to exercise and eat less.
i needed a reality check ....so I got one this afternoon.
exercise and eat healthy.

Peaceful

2011-09-04T00:31:00.001-10:00

After working in the yard... this is how it ends. Sun is going down down down.

Kamote

2011-09-03T23:14:00.000-10:00

Wow! It's been over a year since we moved. I still don't have a garden. The King has plans for the yard. He killed the grass while we were gone on our trip. I can't plant anything on the ground just yet.

Anyway, today I buried some compost in the hard and sandy dirt. I ended up scraping the dried up, dead grass and weeds. Then I started tending to my potted plants which I've neglected for some time now. Anyway, in a tiny (gallon sized) pot was a sweet potato plant. I pulled it out of the pot and found these little fat kamote roots.

Finding these sweet potatoes in a tiny pot is motivating me to plant or start my garden in containers. So, hopefully I'll be able to get some top soil and start soon.

Mom/daughter date

2011-09-03T21:34:00.000-10:00

@ BYUH with Princess watching Jane Eyre. The King and the Warriors hanging out at home. Warrior 4 went to bed early...at 9pm. :)

YogaMama

Angry birds!

2011-09-03T20:03:00.001-10:00

Here are the birds Warrior 3 was trying to draw.

Future Artist. Architect?

2011-09-03T19:22:00.001-10:00

here is a red one.

Here is the green one.

here is Warrior 4 posing with brother's drawing.

Warrior 3 loves to draw. I think he has a talent. He did this just by looking at his slippers. He did not trace it whatsoever. Pretty good ah! What do you think? Future architect? (since he also love to build things. he still loves creating things with his legos.)

Double rainbow

2011-08-30T13:01:00.002-10:00

Beautiful drive to Mililani last night. I didn't drive, the King did. Is that why it's beautiful?

Blessed

2011-08-30T12:29:00.089-10:00

Just jotting down how blessed we are. I know we don't have a lot of money. Right now I don't have a steady babysitting "job". (Little K started preschool this year.) Pennies are being stretched. The pantry and the freezer have never looked so empty. I could sense the King's "worry" look even though he tries to hide it well.

Anyway, we went up to Mililani last night to have FHE with Gramma and Grampa at Auntie Wanda Naumu's home. We try to go every Sunday, but because the King and I had to go to a meeting/fireside we went last night. (The meeting was for the high council man and their wives... the KING played the organ= i lob it when he plays. He is such a teddy bear. When he is behind the piano or organ he melts my heart. He is not all gruff and tough.) We brought dinner. (Beef and mushroom Dijon, rice and lots of rolls.) Anyway.. it was a beautiful drive up there. We saw a double rainbow. I haven't seen double rainbows since I left Guam. But yesterday we saw one by the Pineapple plantation.

Alright, get to the blessings already. Though the pantry is looking empty we are not starving, there is always food coming from somewhere and/or someone. Our almost empty gas tank was filled up yesterday by Gramma Goo. You see, we are all Goo'. HE sure is looking out for us. I acknowledge that He has his hands in all things. We have a lot to be grateful for. We are sure blessed.

YogaMama

Sleepy?

2011-08-30T12:09:00.001-10:00

Warrior 4 must have been hot. He grabbed the manatee and decided to sleep on the bare floor. Much cooler I guess.

Moon bow copy cat

2011-08-30T12:07:00.001-10:00

I just want to point out that this is similar to the moon bow we saw driving through this same area one evening. It looked like a bubble. Background of course was much darker.

CTR 5 and CTR 6

2011-08-28T22:34:00.002-10:00

I was called in to sub one class this morning but then I ended up combining with another class. Aren't they adorable?

Here they are being engaged and I had them draw or write what they learned about the temple.

Here are the CTR 5 minus little Eva who fell asleep.

Here is the complete CTR 5 with little Eva sitting in the middle with her legs crossed. Looks like she is just meditating. =)

Here we have the CTR 6 minus little Layton.
They are so cute and honest. Ask them a question and they'll tell you their whole life story.

2012 Youth Theme

2011-08-28T20:39:00.001-10:00

The youth in our stake is being filmed today to take part in the 2012 Youth Theme. Pretty awesome!

Junior Class Social

2011-08-28T10:09:00.000-10:00

I thought I'd blog about the typical day when the King is asked a favor. Here are some pictures of the process. This was for Warrior 1's Junior class social that took place yesterday.

Everything unloaded.

All set up. Was that fast or what?

Sound check.

Hoping the wind doesn't shift.

Careful assembly. Measure properly.

check again.

check the other end.

pull a little bit.

tighten everything.

catch!

The Gooey Goo Babes are wonderful assistant to the KIng. They learned quickly. If and when the KIng barks you better move! I remember when I was the KIng's assistant......let's just say........those were the days. Now I just sit back and supervise. =)

Kahuku High and Intermediate

2011-08-28T00:19:00.000-10:00

The ever famous "Stoner Tree" as Princess calls it. Next to that is the Red dirt from the Red Raider track and field.

Princess

2011-08-28T00:10:00.005-10:00

Here are some pictures of Princess and her team cheering!

Princess and Rachel acting goofy.

what do you call this stunt?

FIRST HOME GAME. UNIFORMS STILL IN THE MAIL. Can you tell we are in the country? Check out the red dirt. When it rains it turns into red sea. =)

Honk. Beep Beep
Game at the stadium against Kamehameha. Nice green turf compared to our home football field.

Are you still honking and beep beeping here?

CHECK OUT THOSE CALVES!

LOVE it! JV squad. 2 girls and 1 boy missing in the picture.

The JV Squad

Exercising her facials while posing.

Elephant bowling

2011-08-27T17:21:00.000-10:00

Here is our elephant ready to bowl.

Only in the country

2011-08-27T17:08:00.000-10:00

Kept himself out of the King and the Warriors' way. Warrior 4 and Warrior 3 were enjoying themselves by the dunking booth.

Tackling Laundry

2011-08-26T16:20:00.001-10:00

Check out Warrior 3's face. So willing to fold.

getting the car serviced

2011-08-24T18:00:00.001-10:00

Riding the cubby cuboose while we wait for the car to finish. It's being serviced - 33,000 miles check up, safety inspection expires the end this month, brake and power steering needs to be flushed.

I just got a phone call and found out the rear brakes need replacement, need 4 new tires. Can't afford these right now. Next time. Gotta save our pennies first.

Having fun at the service station.

I Caught Him!

2011-08-22T10:33:00.000-10:00

I caught Warrior 4 running to the bedroom and noticed his grimacing face. Ran him to the bathroom and made him sit in the toilet. He did it! He pooped in the toilet and made shishi too. Okay...I hope he'll learn to once again tell me that he is going to make doo-doo. yehey! knock on wood.

All Packed and Ready to Go

2011-08-20T23:45:00.002-10:00

Service all done! Came home with some goodies.

Out cold

2011-08-20T23:27:00.000-10:00

All "pau"

2011-08-20T23:26:00.000-10:00

All the Gooey Goo babes are helping take down the equipments. Warrior 4 is out cold and is snoring as we wait in the car.
YogaMama

Single Adults Regional Conference

2011-08-20T21:04:00.005-10:00

The King is here doing the sounds. He left to go to town this morning to buy parts to fix the broken mics, stands and stuff missing from his speakers.

This is why sometimes I think he should charge something, to help fix or replace things broken or missing. Less stress especially if we don't have money to just fork out to fix or replace things. But.... the King is not like that.

It may sound like I'm complaining but I'm not really =). We get blessings when the King does these kind of things. Some people that the King help are also thoughtful and generous. We've been blessed by getting some money, food, complimentary tickets to the Ambassador dining at Polynesian Cultural Center, free movie tickets and more. Anyway...

Around 2 pm or so the Warriors helped him load up the "stuff" in the van. Unload, set and ready to do their thing at 6:30 pm. Dinner and talent show done. We went to pick up Warrior 2 (who was his assistant this evening) around 9 pm. It is now 9:30pm and the King will be there until 11:00 pm. He is going to DJ the dance portion of today's activity.

Oh, and he still needs to write his talk for tomorrow. He is going to stay up all night again.

The Princess is at the Stadium. They had a game today.

Zumba w/ L4 YW

2011-08-20T20:52:00.004-10:00

Here is a picture of that evening! Thanks Aunty Carol for sharing. Princess is all the way in the back right (my right) corner. She doesn't like being in pictures.

Grateful

2011-08-19T09:01:00.001-10:00

Good Morning!

Little K's parents stopped by thus morning to drop off some $$, pull•ups and some clothes for Warrior4. In the pile of clothes was a white long sleeve shirt ...one size bigger than what Warrior 4 has now. What a perfect timing because the one he has now is running small. He is just growing too fast. Thanks to the Kloeppel Ohana now we don't need to buy one. :). Counting my blessings.

Manang Charisse

2011-08-18T14:48:00.007-10:00

This was our last family picture together. I believe this was taken Summer 1992 in Guam. Our oldest sibling passed away December 1995. Her name is Ma. (short for Maria) Victoriana Barcena Tabayoyong. (She is the one wearing glasses) She was only 24. This month is her birthday. August 30, 1971. We knew her as Charisse/Charisma but at work or school she was Vic, Vicky, Victoria, Marivic and Mahal. I miss her. We were roommates for a long time.

When she passed away it didn't feel like she was gone. It just felt like she was just in another island or state. I still feel that way. I miss her.

I'm just grateful for the gospel and the Plan of Salvation. I feel comforted and have a peace of mind. Death is not the end. We will be reunited with our loved ones once again. Families can be together forever.

Been out of ZUMBA.

2011-08-18T13:29:00.006-10:00

I haven't taught Zumba at BYUH since the beginning of June. That's over 2 months. However, Princess and I have attended several classes to get me motivated to teach again. I need intrinsic motivation right now!

So, on Sunday I was asked to teach the YW tonight for mutuals. I said yes so this will force me to get off my butt and practice.

My butt feels so heavy, my spine feels stiff, my right shoulder is not feeling normal (there is a slight pinch as I lift and rotate it. Blame it on sideways nursing lying in bed. ) Yup, one excuse to another.

Anyway, it's good that I'm doing this because it'll help burn a small percentage of what I ate cake yesterday. I had several bowls of Cookies and Cream ice cream last night and this morning. Haha. Guilty. So, Gooeygoos don't do that.

Yummy in our tummy.

2011-08-17T11:30:00.005-10:00

Our friend Joi Briones Uyehara came knocking at our door with this surprise! A Mini cake! Just enough for me! Hahaha. Although I could've consumed it all by myself, I shared with 3 other boys. Warrior 4, Little K and Brooksie!

I don't know what it is exactly that made this cake super delicious but it was. Need to get the recipe from Joi. The icing was just amazing. It looked really dense but it was silky, smooth and light. It just melted in my mouth.

Anyway....here it is half way gone.

The year 1917

2011-08-13T00:19:00.003-10:00

Last week Monday.. First day of school the Gooey Goo babes brought home papers for me to fill out. I never finished because I was falling asleep during the process. I decided to go to sleep instead and finish 'em the next day.

After our (Princess and moi) 4:45 am workout at the Kahuku chapel, I proceeded to finish what I had started the night before. As I picked up Warrior 3's emergency card I couldn't believe what I had written for his birth year. See for yourself.

Scorpion

2011-08-12T23:56:00.002-10:00

Practicing the scorpion on the wall after our Zumbalicious workout last week Friday. My back is too stiff. It looks more like a forearm balance rather than a scorpion. Yes, yoga is a process. I accept where my body takes me in a pose. This is my "edge". I honor that fact. I am happy with where I am.

Here are a couple of clips.

1st attempt

2nd attempt

Namaste'

Free manicure!

2011-08-12T23:49:00.002-10:00

Check out my first attempt doing the French tip. Whatcha think?

OMGulay! My hands look so old and wrinkly.

Fresh eggs

2011-08-11T16:33:00.003-10:00

We are so lucky we get to sample fresh "brown" eggs from the Keni Klan's hens. Thank you much. Another blessing.

YogaMama

Got Released

2011-08-10T00:42:00.004-10:00

I forgot to mention that I was released from my church calling on July 24, 2011. I am no longer the Laurel teacher. I'm going to miss hanging out with the youth but it is time to go. I make four years in January. It's time to move on. Out with the old...in with the new. Plain Jane is the new teacher. She is awesome!

I still plan on finishing my Personal Progress so I can get my medallion. =)

STOP SIGN LADY

2011-08-09T21:37:00.007-10:00

Hey, check it out! A picture of me as a crossing guard for Laie Elementary school. I did this for 3 years from when Warrior 2 was in kindergarten. So, that was in 2003. That was eight years ago!

Those were good times. Rain or shine. I remember being hit by a kid riding her bike because her brakes were not working as I remind all who ride their bike to walk their bike on the cross walk.

I got to know a lot of kids and their parents. They knew me as the STOP SIGN LADY.

This is our neighbor Mykle Keni on his first day of kindergarten. This picture is from the Keni Klan. Taken August 10, 2006. Thank you Plain Jane for sharing.

For those of you who don't know. Plain Jane was my stunt buddy for cheerleading at BYUH. It just feels like yesterday. Too bad I don't have any pictures of us stunting.

Yogaaaaah

2011-08-09T19:42:00.005-10:00

Aaahhh! Just got back from an awesome class. All 22 students brought their positive energy. It is always great to see guys come out. There were 6 who came out tonight. Totally cool.

Young and old. The flexible and not so flexible. Those with limitations and without limitations all in one room to enjoy a non threatening class.

Dripping with sweat, ridding of toxins, lengthening and strengthening, honoring our bodies and letting go of expectations. Calm. Relaxed. Grateful. Rejuvenated. At peace.

These are the moments I enjoy when sharing yoga to others. Simple. Pure Joy!

Namaste.
YogaMama

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

2011-08-08T10:15:00.020-10:00

BE PREPARED. GET ORGANIZED. PLAN. Well, I clearly failed to do all this. The Gooey Goo Babes didn't have their school supplies before they started school last week Monday (August 1, 2011). Well, mainly for Warrior 3. The high school kids and intermediate kids, as long as they have filler paper and something to write with; they are fine.

Warrior 3 didn't go to school empty handed. Last week Sunday, Plain Jane came to the rescue by giving us composition books, glue, crayons, dry erase markers, pencils, red pen...etc. A BIG MAHALO to the Keni Klan!

So, today we decided to only attend sacrament meeting. We are going to visit Gramma and Grampa in Mililani. They are staying with Aunty Kuulei and Uncle Alvin Naumu. Grampa is still undergoing therapy. He had a stroke the end of May.

We got home from church....made rice, gravy to go with our roast pork and then we headed to Mililani. We had dinner as soon as Uncle Alvin got back from work. We all "talk stories", had FHE--the King gave the lesson. He shared a message from one of his talks--BEING PREPARED. We had ice cream cones, sandwiches or Melona for dessert. Talked some more, laughed here and there. The King shared his feelings of gratitude toward Uncle and Auntie. Then it was 9:30 pm. It's time to go. Gooey Goos gathered and loaded our things in the van. Don't forget the cans and bottles.

We stopped by Walmart (yes, on a Sunday) before heading home to get the rest of the supplies for Warrior 3 and Princess also had her list she needed to get. It took us a long time to do just that. When we finally made it to the car, (the King was already in the car waiting for us) I couldn't believe my eyes at what time it was. Really? It took us 2 hours to just get all that? That is not even a whole lot of stuff. The King was like, "seriously, it took you guys 2 hours to get school supplies? Whatever the reason..whatever the excuse...we just took too long!

Anyway, the King drove. I know it is late and we needed to get home...but he was driving a little on the fast side. Hello. Forty-five. Fifty. He was not stopping there. Sixty. Nope. Seventy. More? I was not feeling good about this. I kept my mouth shut. I prayed that we get home safely.

When we got to the Pineapple plantation...he was going pretty FAST. Police car and a blue light kept popping in the back of my head. When we got to bottom of the hill, the end of the pineapple fields, right before the traffic light....there was a police car parked on the side of the road. King slowed down but we still passed the police car at a fairly fast speed and sure enough...déjà vu |ˌdā zh ä ˈvoō| ....blue flashing lights quickly followed. NOT A WORD from me or the kids. Got the ticket for driving over 50 mph at a 35 speed limit zone. Police gave the King a discount and reminded him to stay at around 45 mph. The King was pretty good and we made it safely home after midnight.

What a way to end the day. I need to be prepared, I need to plan and get organized so that our school supplies will not cost us over $100 more than they actually are.

Dinner is Almost Ready

2011-08-07T08:05:00.004-10:00

I took a long nap yesterday so, Princess and I stayed up to make dessert and potato salad for tonight's dinner. The pork roast in the crock pot cooking overnight. Then I decided to blog until 3 am. NOw, it's time to make some bread. =) Going to Mililani to visit Gramma, Grampa, Uncle Alvin and Ku'ulei Naumu!

Happy Sunday!

So Sleepy

2011-08-07T03:08:00.002-10:00

I'm trying to catch up with a whole year's worth of blogging. I'm checking out because I'm sleepy. Goo' night.

The KING Got the Bug

2011-08-03T08:21:00.000-10:00

The King got the bug. A BIG bug. Friday, July 29, 2011 he had the fever. He came home from work that day feeling "crappy". I drove him to Costco that evening to buy the ingredients he needed to make chili for Saturday's stake activity.

We got back, he took a nap. The kids and I chopped the meats, celery and onions. The King asked that I go to the store to buy him some NYQUIL. Ok. that means he is really SICK and this nyquil will help him go to sleep so he can rest.

SATURDAY--July 30, 2011

King woke up early to cook...I got up around 6:00 am to help him. The Warriors helped him take the small sound system somewhere. The Gooey Goo Babes and I had to leave at 7:00 am so we can make our 8 o'clock appointment. The King all alone with the FEVER.

We got back from our dental appointment CAVITY FREE. We quickly loaded up the van (since his truck is broken) and headed to Hukilau Beach. We unloaded....everything then Princes and I went home to get our beach chairs and what not.

The Gooey Goo Babes had a blast at the beach. Warrior 4 enjoyed his nap. I enjoyed watching the water activities put out by the stake. Ate 3 bowls of chili and rice. I know right. Where is self control when needed?

Okay, back to the KING.

Sunday--July 31, 2011

He woke up early ....spoke at another ward. He didn't want us there. He came home...and stayed home because he was still not feeling good. He didn't go with us so I left Warrior 4 with him. He was nursing and fell asleep. WHAT?! Warrior 4 is still nursing? yes, don't even go there. That is another topic.

MOnday--August 1, 2011

King didn't go to work. I made an appointment for him.

Tuesday--August 2, 2011

Drove him to Kahuku. Filled out papers. First by me then by him. Got into some kind of drama. Blah blah blah. He sees the doctor. a very quick visit. He looks upset. The Dr. didn't do anything (found out later that this doctor is dying of cancer). He was referred to go to CASTLE HOSPITAL--at the emergency room.

He drove himself there. Uh-huh!

BACK TO SCHOOL

2011-07-31T23:33:00.003-10:00

The King gave the Gooey Babes a father's blessing. I'm grateful that we have the priesthood in our home. I'm glad that the Gooey Babes get to experience this every year before they go back to school.

My very first blessing I ever got from Papa was after my first semester of attending college at BYUH. I was too chicken to ask when I was younger and Papa was not the type to just call you on the side and give you a blessing. He didn't even like giving prayers to bless the food. We always skipped him. So, we never bothered to ask him for a father's blessing. NO WAY, JOSE!

Anyway, all will start school tomorrow. Warrior 1 is a Junior, Princess is a Sophomore, Warrior 2 is an 8th grader and Warrior 3 is a 4th grader this year. Warrior 4 still has 2-3 more years before he starts school. OMGulay, they are growing up fast.

Seminary start on Tuesday 8/2/11 for Warrior 1 and Princess.

Dental Appointment

2011-07-30T23:23:00.010-10:00

We went to our dental appointment early this morning and it took us about 3 hours to finish. Lots of teeth to be cleaned. We've had Auntie Nicole as our dental hygienist since Princess was 8 months old.

Aunty Gail cleaned my teeth and Warrior 2's teeth.

I didn't get to take a picture of Warrior 2 because I took Warrior 4 outside to eat. He was getting hungry....so I fed him Bingo--orange filled oreos. That was a bad idea. I won't be doing that again. Sorry to Aunty Nicole who had to brush all those cookies off Warrior 4's teeth so dentista Lindsey Lau can check for cavities.

Here we have Auntie Nicole asking Warrior 4 what flavor toothpaste he wanted. He quickly pointed at the watermelon flavor.

He is starting to get nervous.

Warrior 4 didn't want to lean back with the chair.

He cried! He screamed! He struggled! I'll post a video later.

Warrior 3's turn.

Princess's turn

Warrior 1's turn.

YEHEY!

NO MORE CAVITIES!

Cavity Free until next time!

......but need to FLOSS.

seen and heard

2011-07-29T13:40:00.000-10:00

Me and Princess trying to polish our nails....trying a new technique called marbling....when we heard Warrior 3 talking smack with Warrior 1.

They were talking and somehow Warrior 3 called Warrior 1 a FACEBUTT.

WARRIOR 3: YOU ARE A FACE BUTT.
WARRIOR 1: YOU ARE A FACE BUTT.

WARRIOR 3: NO, YOU ARE A FACE BUTT.
WARRIOR 1: IF I AM A FACE BUTT, YOU ARE A BUTT FACE. NOW, WERE EVEN!

WARRIORS YOU MADE ME AND PRINCESS "CRACK up!" Ha ha ha ha.

Waiting...

2011-07-28T17:57:00.001-10:00

I'm waiting for my yoga class to start. The rest of the Gooey Goos are attending the pack meeting at the ranch. Swimming with family to welcome the school year.

After yoga, I headed back to the ranch and this is what they were doing instead.

YogaMama

Fever broke

2011-07-28T17:55:00.000-10:00

Well, we had a better night. Warrior 4's fever finally broke. He only coughed a couple of times. We all slept good.

YogaMama

TVA (Temple View Apartments)

2011-07-28T11:19:00.002-10:00

Out with the Gooey Babes. Just swinging and sliding.

Bug not Quite Gone

2011-07-27T20:17:00.002-10:00

Warrior 4 woke me up at 5 am. He was talking out loud in his sleep. He sounded angry. I picked him up and he still had the fever. Gave him his dose of Tylenol and made him drink lots of water.

We went back to sleep and then an hour later he was slapping my face with one of his small pillows. "up, mama! up!" he says as he points towards the living room.

In the living room we both sat on the couch and nag-dede. We both fell asleep and when I looked at the clock it was already 6:30am and I couldn't believe how drenched Warrior 4's hair was from sweating his fever out. Walked back in the room and slept some more.

Praying for a better Warrior 4 tomorrow.

Warriors are Bored

2011-07-27T20:02:00.003-10:00

"We never go anywhere. We don't do anything. Ugh! There is nothing to do!"

Can you guess which one of the Warriors said these?

And what is so wrong about staying home? Go and write in your journal. Go and read a book. There is laundry to be hung. Oh, there is a load that needs to be folded. You can start dinner. You can put rice on. You can tidy up your room. Now, there are a lot of things to do.

Grumble grumble. Plops himself on the couch. Ayna! Feeling like Bagoong my dear Warrior? Fermenting in the house like the little fishes monamon.

Complain no longer. Let's go to BYUH parking lot. Grab the bike, rip sticks and skateboard.

So, here we are. I'm giving them an hour to run around and play.

YogaMama

Bug be gone.

2011-07-27T00:12:00.001-10:00

I'm very grateful that Warrior 4 overcame the bug he got last night. He threw up. He had chicken skin. Gave him a dose of Albuterol via the nebulizer. He was so congested he couldn't breathe. At 3 am he was coughing and coughing .... I was still in sleeping mode ...knew I needed to do something but wasn't moving or doing anything. I didn't know what to say. Long story short. The King who knows all questioned my action. Shakes his head in disbelief and says... That this is why he can't trust me to care for him because this is exactly what's going to happen. He'll be dead by the time... I finally figure out what to say or do.

Anyway, I finally got the vapor rub to help with his congestion. Then the King felt that Warrior had a fever. Got some medicine for that and made him drink some water. The King asked me to get socks for Warrior 4's cold feet.

While all this was happening I said a little prayer in my heart. Prayer is always good anytime. So, we all went back to sleep.

Warrior 4 woke me up at 6 am. He was burning hot. He wanted to "dede" so we did; after that I gave him his water bottle and boy did he chug that whole thing dry. So, I gave him some more Tylenol. Fed him some watermelon and he was happy. Alert! Watching his kid shows and playing. I on the other hand felt so tired ...went back to sleep and didn't even hear the King leave. When I woke up it was already 10:45am. Really? I was that tired? Anyway....Warrior 4 still has the sniffles but I am
so grateful that he is feeling a lot better now.

YogaMama

A lot of catching up...

2011-07-26T16:18:00.005-10:00

We've been back from our trip since the 9th of this month. What has happened? Well, Warrior 4 regressed. He no longer tells me that he needs to make doodoo. He just does it in his diaper/pull ups. That's what happens when you go on a trip and can't have access to bathrooms right away. Inside the plane...when he wanted to go... i'd take him but he wouldn't go as he sits in the toilet. An hour later he tells me "mama, doodoo" we run to the lavatory but then the line is long. 5 people lined up on either side. ugh! What else is there to do? Make doodoo in the diaper of course.

Four hour drive in the middle of nowhere...he tells me "Mama, doodoo". So, I tell him...just make doodoo in your diaper. Awan ti banyo. No wonder he is confused. We have to start all over again.

I'm once again motivated to blog. I've been looking through my old photos and felt I needed to get back on the ball. I often think about how much of a gap I need to fill since I've been MIA from blogging. Baby steps is better than none.

Sunday night we made dinner and went up to the hospital (Kuakini rehab) to eat with Gramma Goo and Grampa Goo. The King had to play for the Hawaiian choir at the fireside...as soon as he finished playing the piano he came home and we took off. I texted Gramma letting her know that we were on our way and we just past Waiahole Poi Factory. She replied and told us to go to Grampa's room first when we get there.

Come to find out...Grampa had a fever all day and don't know the cause. Gramma told us that Grampa worked hard yesterday using a walker and was sore that evening. Well, Gramma asked if the King could give Grampa a blessing. She also asked Grampa if he wanted a blessing and he said yes.

The King gave Grampa a blessing and how wonderful it is that he is able to do that. Our family is blessed to have the priesthood in our lives.

Anyhoo, last night was FHE at the FKTV home. Every 4th Monday of the month we all (FKTV, KENI and GOOEYGOOS) take turns going to each other's homes and have FHE together. Anyway, we had a great lesson about PIONEERS and delicious spread of food.

After dinner all the kiddos went in the house to play while the adults stayed outside to talk story. Warrior was happy looking out the window saying and waving "Hi! Mommy!" He'd go to the door and do the same. He'd lick Aunty Amie's window and laugh. He even scribbled on that same window. Hello! He was having fun hanging out with the other kids.

It was getting late (try very late almost midnight late)and Warrior 4 came out to be with me. He wants to "dede". He is tired and the King distracted him and let him play on his iphone. Warrior 4 easily navigated through it and found a movie to watch until he fell asleep.

Talk talk talk. He started coughing more and more, nose constantly running....until finally I could feel and hear his stomach churning. He is going to barf! is what was going on in my head. And sure enough he did!

We finally made it home around 12 am. more later.

Mammoth Exhibit

2011-07-13T23:00:00.005-10:00

After visiting Gramma and Grampa at the hospital, we decided to go to Pearl Ridge Mall to do some "window" shopping and check out their exhibit.

The Mammoth Exhibit. Warrior 4 was so excited to see the mammoth just like Manny the mammoth in the movie ICE AGE. Then we saw the train and he quickly pointed to it so, we borrowed $3 from Warrior 3 and purchased his ticket. (He had the cash that's why.) He was so anxious waiting at the station but when it was time to board....it's another story.

Warrior 4 chickened out when it was time to buckle up and ride the choo choo train. Sorry, we can't refund your money.

So, we just ended up walking around checking out the a couple of skate stores and girly clothes stores. Warrior 2 was able to purchase another set of trucks for his skate board. Princess got me a $7 dress and she was able to get herself a blouse. She used a gift card she won online and just paid about $3 bucks out of her pocket for the two things. pretty good ah.

It's getting late. We are tired and hungry...let's go eat. Warrior 2 bought us dinner. He got 2 plates at Panda express and we all shared that. We asked for courtesy cups and shared the drinks as well. I got my free ICE. Counted our change and was able to get french fries for Warrior 4. Everyone is happy. All is well.

Bought the King dinner as well. We got him some beef broccoli, honey walnut shrimp and some noodles. It's the same thing we had!

We all headed home. Driving through the long stretch of pineapple fields, past the DOLE pineapple plantation I noticed something white, shaped like a dome up in the sky. I had to wipe my eyes to make sure I wasn't seeing things. It resembled a rainbow but it was just all white. Whatever that thing was, it started to look like a bubble, a force field as a drove down the pineapple field. I asked the kids if they see it and they confirmed it as well. I've never seen such a thing. It was cool. Pretty awesome. Thank goodness for technology...I asked Princess to google it for me. "Type white rainbow. is there such a thing?" Yes, they exist. They are known as moon bows. Go, check 'em out.

goo'nite!

No Turning back.

2011-07-13T22:18:00.001-10:00

Here is my new do. I got it cut when I was in the Philippines. We went to David's Salon in Urdaneta. It was only 180 pesos. Under $5. That's a steal! Considering they give you a head massage, shoulder and back rubs while you wait for your turn.

Anyway, I've always had long hair so I decided to go short. Really short. The first time I ever cut it this short was in 2002. It wasn't that bad. So, I did it again in 2007. Now, four years later we are back to having a short bob hairstyle. No regrets but to be honest... some days I like it; other days not so much.

I get the same reaction from people. There are those that say they like it. It's cute. You sassy. While others ask, why did you cut it? You had nice long hair or It's okay it's gonna grow back.

EITHER WAY IT'S ALL OKAY.

Wait! There is one regret. I didn't donate my hair. That was a lot of hair. I have to remember that the next time I chop my hair. DONATE! DONATE! DONATE!

beautiful flower

2011-07-13T17:34:00.002-10:00

Princess took these pictures at the hospital while Grampa was painting.

Visiting Grampa

2011-07-13T17:34:00.001-10:00

We went to visit Gramma and Grampa today. Gramma brought Grampa downstairs to paint between his therapies.

Grampa started out with a plain white canvas the other day which he ended up painting all blue and today he is going to add more details to this blue background.

Gloves on. Ready, set, PAINT!

He was spelling out Gramma's name. Too cute.

Then Grampa continued to trace over the letters until they all connected.

Started blending in the color white with the yellow.

And wallah! Something yellow green on dark blue.

We can't wait to see how the painting will turn out.

Stay Tuned.

MOney doesn't grow on trees.

2011-07-13T13:13:00.004-10:00

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.