My Brother who calls me "Bro"

My little brother who calls me "bro". This is his family. Let me introduce them to you. Starting with Mich (my sister-in-law),  the 3 boys JP1, JP2 and JP3 (new edition) and then of course my "Brahdur".   I haven't seen them since March of 2004 in the Philippines when Inang Baket passed away. It was nice talking to both of you last week. Ay, agbirthday gayam ni JP2 this week, anya? Ket agpa-party kayo?  Well, take care.   Love and miss you guys.

Last week in June

Warrior 1 went to a week long Scout camp up at PUPUKEA.  He earned a couple of merit badges. He worked  hard.  He had a blast.  Scout Master said he was a crack up.  Throwing a one word or his two cents to a conversation that made those in his troop  laugh.  When asked what he liked about camp....he said "the food." and giggled.  What?!  That's it?  His favorite  was Thursday night's dinner.  It was steak and shrimp.    He said he really enjoyed working with his pocket knife.     Forgot to take his medication but was fortunate to not have any seizures.   Anyway, he survived camp.   No, mosquito bites compared to that first overnight camp they had last year.  Choke bites!  Well, Friday we were able to  attend their LUAU and saw how and where they lived for a week.   After dinner, we went to their camp site and there Warrior 2 and Warrior 3 entertained themselves playing with sticks until the 8 o'clock bonfire. We stayed until 10 o'clock and watched the different troops perform their songs and skits.  It took them a while to get the bonfire going and when it did....it was a big fire that went out pretty quickly  before the skits ended.   Had to use flashlights to shine at the boys doing their thing.  Some funny and others not so funny.  It reminded me of girls camp.  Some songs brought back memories of yesteryear.  There was this one troop who came all the way from TEXAS (loved their spirits)... and man they were a loud bunch of boys who had great  enthusiasm alright.  They wore their a very bright version of  an aloha shirt  and they had their troop numbers sewed on their straw hats.    How about that?  eeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!    Our troops  did the HAKA as the finale in honor of the very first boy scout in HAWAII who is 97 years old  and was present that evening ( forgot his name --I'll find out later) anyway, after the Haka was done Texas became very quiet.   They didn't know what to think I guess.   

 Now, that camp is  over.  Warrior 1's troop now have to fund raise to pay back  Uncle Andy and raise money for the troop.  PLATE LUNCH /$5  (chicken katsu, mac salad, fish cake noodles)  Warrior 1 needs to sell 20 tickets.  He has 16 tickets left.  This is for the 19th of July.  Interested in purchasing a ticket or two  give us a ring.  TITA 96762  and Mr. Tonga  thanks for your support!   We will see you later tonight for FHE.  The kids are looking forward to the activity prior to our FHE and dinner.  =)

I haven't been eating good this week.   I tried to eat more greens but  cravings for sweets dominated.   Aside from my yoga twice a week... I failed to wake up and go walking with Aunty Raine at 5 am Thursday....I was just too tired.  So we, tried again Friday and I was able to get up!  yippee!    I hope I wake up tomorrow to do some jump roping. =)  Oh, yeah!  I finally bought myself another stability ball.   This time I will not take it outside  for the kids to play with.  Last time I did that, it made a PUKA (abot, butas, hole).

It's been really hot lately.  NO BREEZE whatsoever.  HOTsu!  Sticky and so napudot (hot) man.  My back and my head hurt, I crave for chocolate and anything sweet. Yup, you've guessed it!  It's that time of the month.

  Well, it's the last day of the month and I still haven't done my visiting teaching yet.  My companion went on a vacation and I told her that I would  drop our message to our visiting teach-ees.   (I just cracked my upper back.)   This month's message  and some homemade oatmeal chocolate chip with Hershey's dark chocolate and almonds would have to count as our visiting teaching this month.  Hey, my companion is gone so that will do for now.

Next month is going to be busy.    Starting with the 4th of July celebration at  Turtle Bay.  (KCC will be fundraising for their trip to Carnegie Hall next summer.)  Uncle Lee and Aunty Jenn will be here this weekend.  Aunty Raine and I will be attending a pre/post natal yoga training.  Then we have ward camp.  My honeybuns is busy at the moment trying to get things ready for this big event.  Warrior 1's plate lunch fundraiser on the 19th and the end of the month...the kids go back to school.   That's some short summer.    

Belated Happy Birthday to Lauren (6/22), LavaLava (6/27) and Aunty Kuulei (6/28).

Belated Happy 38th year Anniversary to Mama and Papa (6/28).

Kathy and Kyle  belated happy anniversary to you, too.  I just remembered we were married the same day!  

Yoga Babes!

Natural Yogi and Yogini.    Here is Warrior 3 doing the Lotus pose or the pretzel with hands in prayer at heart center.
Princess is doing the bound Lotus pose while Warrior 3 sticks to his pretzel pose.  

FOURTEEN years!

Happy Anniversary HONEYBUNS!
Grateful for all that you do. Love you from the bottom of the deefest pish bowl. I love you as tall as the tallest telepon fole. (Stream laughs and says.. "that is not very deep." ) So, let's change that to ...I love you as wide as the Deepest atlanticpacific OCEAN. I am not going to get all GOOEY here.  My King, you are the MAN. You're my big man with a big ....uhm.......... EVERYTHING.   Heart, MOUTH, MIND and hands! (Heart, might, mind and strength...same smell.  You know what I mean.  Since you know me so well.)  Let's take care.   Lob U por-e-ber.

XOXOX.
moih

What a Week!

Since last Friday....what has happened at the Gooey Goos house. 

6/14/08 Saturday     Gooey Babes counted and sorted Warrior 3's coins and put them in rolls.  Turned them over to the bank.  Did some food shopping.  Made dinner for a friend who just had a baby.   The kids and moih were going  ballistic.  Went for a walk, Warrior 3  not feeling so good.  Got fever and the runs.   Missed Daddy's call  4:30 pm.  He wanted us to meet him in town to watch a movie but didn't get his message until 7:30 pm.  =( gooey babes sad.

6/15/08  Sunday Father's Day!  Gooey Babes made breakfast for the King.  Eggs, sausage and pancakes with boysenberry sauce.  Princess made Mickey mouse shaped pancakes with chocolate chips.   yumm!  after which they presented the King with their homemade gifts.  (cards, cookies and a ROCK!)  A rock that says "Dad, U ROCK! "   funny ha ha.    I didn't cook this evening... the King's steak dinner was made by the King himself.  I don't do well with steaks and fire.  I end up burning them and making them all tough.  

6/16/08  Monday Princess went to piano.  Warrior 2 woke up not feeling good.  Had a fever and headache.  Slept in until 10 am (when I dragged him in the car to go to Nuuanu...at the ALOHA COUNCIL to purchase Warrior 1 and 2's  scout uniforms.  OH, MY GULAY! (goo-lai = vegetable)  Sooper EXPENSIVE!  Hold on someone's donging and dinging the doorbell.  okay that was Mrs. Au across the street she just gave me a whole bag of ripe MANGOES she just picked this morning!  YUMMY-LiSCIOUS!  Thank you Mrs. AU!   Anyway, talk about expensive uniforms.   Warrior 2 was sick alright..he had no energy to do anything.  We had peace and quiet.   Lucky he never threw up in the car.   Hold that thought Warrior 3 just finished reading 1. Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise  2. Horrible Harry and the Triple Revenge in 4o minutes and wants me to record it in his log book. (The gooey babes are participating in this summer reading program they have at the Library.  They get weekly treats as rewards. The older kids however get a treat for every book that is read.  Princess got about 10 in a week.)  Okay, where was I?  Warrior 2 sick.  We got home and he continued to sleep..hardly ate anything.  Got him some popsicles.

6/17/08 Tuesday   Warrior 2 still sick.  Fever and the runs.  Missed Cub Scout Day Camp.  Took the princess to a pool party.  Door-to-door guy finally came to pick up my boxes.  Taught YOGA.  Had a meeting.  (The king was released from being the Gospel Doctrine teacher.  He is now the new Ward Activities Chairperson.)  I just sat and listen to them plan the activities.  The ward CAMP coming up in July.  Someone was  grumpy, snappy and barked at me today. The big Kahuna.  The big dog.  Several times this week actually (no patience).  But I just try to understand --any person out of whack, sick, or imbalanced  could snap.  Nothing personal.    Or is it just KARMA?  Karma from nagging and snapping at my kids all day.    Anyway...let's move on.  

6/18/08 Wednesday Warrior 2 still not 100%  but didn't want to miss the last 2 days of camp.  Went to the clinic to get warrior 1's physical form filled  out, stopped at the library and lucky us we got there just in time.  For reading time and the people from Bishop Museum came and presented all the different creepy crawly insecto.  Warrior 1  totally loved it!

Had a meeting in preparation for Warrior 1's week long  camp at PUPUKEA.  (just dropped him off this morning).  The King comes home sick.  What's up with that?  Everyone taking turns getting sick.  The princess and moih goes for a walk/jog to BYU.  Got home.  Jump roped.  Showed Princess some cheer leading jumps I used to do.  What was I thinking?  Boy, my legs and butt have never felt so heavy that take off was awful and landing traumatic.   My mind was telling me one thing while the body another.  I didn't not however attempt to do an eagle.  I'm not that crazy.  Felt my QUADS the next day, alright.

6/19/08 Thursday.   The King is sick.   Baked cookies. Princess called around and was taking bread orders.  Went with the kids door-door at TVA (BYU-H student married housing) to sell the goodies.   Warrior 1 had Court of Honor.  Received a couple of merit badges.  Princess went with her brother to represent but later found out that the other 2 Warriors and  the sick King ended up going as well.  Went to YOGA class.

6/20/08  Friday The king stayed home from work today.  Baked some goodies.  Ate some.  shared some and sold the rest.  Met mom at the commissary.  Did a little bit of food shopping.

6/21/08 Saturday Baked and sold some cookies.  Looked after Maidy's kids while she attended a session at the temple.  Warrior 3 was so cute!  Warrior 3 ran to the kitchen and quickly grabbed a paper towel.  Turned ran to the sink and turned the water on to wet the paper towel and then ran back to Wyatt.    Come to  find out that Wyatt just had a smudge of melted chocolate chips on the side of his mouth.  

6/22/08  Sunday Went  to church.  Got good seats on the left side facing the pulpit.  Got there on time.  =)  woohoo!  Taught my YW Laurels today combined with the MIA MAIDS.  Ate lots of junk today.  Melon with evaporada and asukar which I put in the freezer on Saturday.  OISHII ne.  Had cake and ice cream next door.  It was Drama Queen's 4th birthday.    Did we miss Lauren's birthday Glet?  When is her birthday again?  I know bad aunty.

I Have a Loose Toof...

Warrior 3 has another loose toof {From the center, bottom right next to the adult teeth}. He lost his first 2 teefs the end of last year and I was looking through my pictures and saw this video clip.  I thought it was cute.  Below the  clip is a tooth poem I heard over and over from Mrs. C's  kindie  class.  They always recited a lot of poems every day and this is one of them.  It's so adorable!  I can still hear in my head how these high pitched kids recited this poem.  Some of them TOOFLESS!  da cute!

I Had a Loose Tooth

I had a loose tooth, a wiggly, jiggly loose tooth.

I had a loose tooth, hanging by a thread.

So I pulled my loose tooth, this wiggly, jiggly loose tooth.

And put it 'neath the pillow when I went up to bed.

The fairies took my loose tooth, my wiggly, jiggly loose tooth. 

So now I have a nickel and a hole in my head.

Ruth Kanarek

Daddy

by Gooey Babes

Warrior 1

"If I had lots of money, I would bye Dad Play Station Games.  

Thanck him for a house we live in and food to eat and a TV to wotch."

LIST

1.   Bot a DS

2.  Let's me play playtion

3.  We whent to Disnyland

4.  Play football whith us

5.  Cooking

6.  Tacking us to D&B

7.  Byeing Vido Games

8.  Loving

9.  Working

10. Gets mony

Warrior 2

"The things that I like about Daddy is that he bought me a DS for my birthday with two games with his own money that I don't have to earn.  If I had lots of money I would give it to Dad to thank him for everything he does for us."  

1.  Video games

2.  Food 

3.  Cooking  

4.  Work  

5.  Money  

6.  Caring  

7.  Loving

Warrior 3

1.  Helps me with homework when Mom is gone.

2.  Helping me putt when I was putting junk.

3.  Helps us when we need help.

4.  Cooking

5.  When he plays football with us.

When asked  what he would give daddy for Father's Day.....

"If I give him a frog that wouldn't be good.  The frogs  eat flies and it makes dookie all over the house then we would have do clean it up.  How about a fish tank with a fish in it?"  

You see this little warrior have been reading  books about frogs and fish.   He is still in  book talk mode.  

"I would buy Daddy a flat screen TV because he wants a new TV."

Princess

The top 5 things that I love about Dad are...

1.  His cooking.  It's

soooooo good!

2.  His sense of humor.  He is really funny.

3.  He took us to Disneyland 3 x.  It was so fun.

4.  He paid for us to go on vacation while he stayed home.

5.  He loves us very much.

"If I had a lot of money I would get Dad his 42" HigH Definition Flat Screen TV that he always wanted and pay off bills and rent.  He then can spend the left over money on whatever we want or need."

Bored!

Wow!  First week of summer break and the kids are driving each other nutsoooo and me,  too.  We had a lesson on being good friends  for FHE and how it supposed to start at home and all that good stuff.    Well, the wiring inside their coconut shells apparently went to dysfunction mode that evening from the BONKERS game we did after the lesson.  Because the next day it was forgotten!

Anyway,  I think  they are still "high" from all the activities  at the last week of school. {waterpark, parties, sleepovers and a lot of beach}.   They were constantly craving  for fun.  I know, who doesn't?  Get this,  we've had three sleepovers within 5 days and so they've been staying up late and sleeping in late as well.  By the time they wake up, the day is over!  They eat and then they want to go to the beach and play some more.   "Can we go and jump on Aunty Plain Jane's  trampoline? " "Can so and so come over?"  Man, what's up with these kids now-a-days?  Boredom seem to quickly creep in their system.  Whatever happened to just staying home and doing some work and learning to play with one another?  Oh, excuse me?   Who will do our chores for us?  We don't have a maid or cook!  Do I really want to clean the house?  Of course not but it needs to be done.

So, yesterday was another day.  Sparing you all the details, the Gooey Goos were being annoying.  Fingertips scratching that black board kind of annoying to each other.  Cube that.  Blood pressure boiling hot.  Steam forcing its way out of my nostrils and ears.  I finally had it. Got my magic wand.  Worked its magic.  Then peace and quiet followed.  NO TV.  NO DS.  NO COMPUTER.  NO PLAYSTATION.  NO PLAY!  NOTHING FUN!   {i can be mean}

Well, that was yesterday.  Today is another day and I'm sure enjoying the peace quiet.  Baking 10 loaves of bread  (as I am typing right now) 8 for YW Camp pot-luck dinner tonight and 2 for us. Meanwhile the Gooey Goos are quietly doing their math,  reading and writing in their journals.  Oh, happy day!  

Mind Reader

I want to help you. 

Sometimes I just don't know how.  

I know.   Call me clueless.  

Sometimes I just have a hard time guessing {what is wanted or not} 

I know.  How clueless.

Should I do this?  Should I do that?

Do you want this or do you want that?

Just tell me.  

I know you are in pain.  You say you are okay.  

But I can see clearly you are not.  

It would really help out if you just told me

I can't read minds so don't pout  

If I don't do what is on your mind.

Please, don't leave me guessing.

I really want to help out.