I apologize, this was written last saturday about last saturday, but I realized I messed the map all up and didn’t want to go back through and fix it right then, so I saved it for later and later never came. So here it is in all it’s imperfect glory. I left the aquarium and kapiolani park out of the map. That probably adds 3-4 miles to our trip. =)
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So we had lots of fun today. We went off to downtown Honolulu this morning, parked the car (Point A) and walked to the Royal Hawaiian Apple Store grand opening. It was the same as the Kahala Apple Store opening, long lines, loud music and free tshirts. Lots of fun. =) Seporah and Felicity were both really good, so it worked out well enough. Then we rode our bikes to the flee market on Diamond Head Road (halfway between b and c) and bought some bread, honey and drank some water. Mostly we just needed a quick break, as the bike ride up Diamond Head Road is all uphill. So after our break we rode the rest of the way up to the opening to Diamond Head Crater, and briefly considered hiking up it, but were worn out enough, and the sun was coming out, so we decided not to hike up. So we rode back down the hill, and since the wind was in our face we felt much better than going up the hill.
Yeah, I know, I didn’t finish this post, or proofread it, or anything. Sorry =)
I took Seporah to nursery yesterday and she started putting the chairs down for class. I went to help but she kept moving my chairs like I was doing it wrong. When the teacher came in she put two tables right where Seporah had put the chairs. I don’t know if I am ready to not know everything in my daughters life yet.
So we gave Seporah some cereal in a bowl because she was asking for it, but we wanted to get her to share with Felicity. As Felicity was reaching for it, Seporah dumped the cereal at her feet and hit her with the bowl. Now if Seporah has learned anything, she has learned she has to be gentle with Felicity, so believe me when I say she gently hit Felicity with the bowl. =)
Märia and I were getting a little frustrated with them and went into our room where Seporah followed us. She showed us the empty bowl, obviously asking for more. We told her it was in the living room. She looked at us and said “Mess! Mess!”. We said, of course it is a mess, we saw you make the mess, you ought to go clean it up. She looked up at us offended and said “Baby! Baby! Baby!”. It was quite obvious she was trying to blame the whole thing on Felicity. =)
I am sure Jason will tell you I was really good at blaming him for things I jacked up, but that is probably just how it works with siblings. We were just surprised at how young it could start! =) So that was first number 1.
First number 2… We ate at the California Pizza Kitchen… and didn’t like our meal! Now you have to understand, we LOVE the CPK and eat there probably 3 times a month. We have had almost everything on the menu and everything is wonderful. But we tried this Thai noodle dish, and it was just horrible. I had to try it 3 times just to be sure!
And First number 3… For the first time that I can ever remember, Märia actually asked to have her food replaced. She has had lots of meals that she didn’t like, and a couple of different restaurants, but she has never actually said anything about it. Today she got a free meal. =)
So I do a variety of jobs in video and audio support, sometimes at different hours. Last night was the Town Hall meeting for Schofield Barracks. It started at 5 and was supposed to go until 7:30. Yeah right.
So it didn’t actually get started until 6, and from 6 to 7 they had presentations from different organizations on base telling upcoming activities and what organizations were doing to improve the community. At 7 the whining began. From 7 until 9 (when they had to cut people off) soldiers wives and even some soldiers came in and cried about how terrible life is. Here is a list of some of the more absurd ones.
OMG!!!! I am an E6 with 5 children living in the large housing area and this E4 with 4 kids moved in next door! I can’t believe they let E4’s have that many children! They should sterilize them or something at 2 so that they can’t move into big houses next to me! What happens if their kids talk to mine!?! I feel like such a babysitter now!
My neighbor keeps parking in my spot!
My neighbor’s music is up too loud!
My neighbor’s kid is riding his skateboard without a helmet! (The MP rep actually recognized the lady who made this complaint as someone who recently got a ticket for using a cell phone while driving. She got huffy when he stated so in front of the whole crowd but she shut up)
The noise from the intersection keeps us up all night! (Their solution went about like this “We are planning on planting a treeline as a sound barrier in Fiscal Year 09 to take care of that problem. It should only take 3-5 years for the trees to get big enough to stop the sound.” The complainer loved that answer)
“My wife and I don’t shop at the PX anymore because the workers don’t enforce the dress code. When you walk in all you see is teenagers with tank tops and baggy pant and their underwear hanging out. If you want us as customers you need to start enforcing the dress code.”
“What can I do to make the MPs enforce the rules. When I call them to my neighborhood all they do is talk to the neighbors/kids/teenagers/hoodlums and then they go away. Nothing gets better” I wanted to strangle this lady; she had no tact and spoke as if she was better that everyone.
The commissary doesn’t carry enough whole/healthy/organic foods. (The Commissary rep actually told this lady that she should fill out one of the feedback forms and that wasn’t something worthy of town hall time. I wanted to kiss the guy!)
“Who reads the Post General’s ‘open door policy’ email? I sure never get an answer and don’t feel anything gets done!” I didn’t even know there was a Post General email we could get ahold of him at! =)
This really doesn’t cover a quarter of the complaints, but it highlights the stupidest of them. =) Talk about needing the WAAAA Police. Rob (the other sound guy) and I were rolling backstage at these peoples.
We mentioned a few days ago that Seporah had a stash somewhere and we found it yesterday! It was behind the entertainment center. She had a white grocery bag with a York’s peppermint candy, lots of gum, lots of toddler snacks, Apple Juice and a big bag of chocolate. And we’ve been wondering why she hasn’t been eating for the past couple of weeks.
Oh yeah, and we found the last 7 boxes of mac and cheese, so we weren’t quite out.
Well, I have been far sicker than I am now, or have been this go around, but I have never been sick this long. Märia and I got sick last Thursday, the 22 of May. We really haven’t had any respite since then. Yesterday I still had a 103.7 fever and today I am still up over 100. And that isn’t even the worst, but the worst isn’t fit for public consumption. Ewwww =)
So I have a new job. I work as an Audio/Video Tech in a television studio! The station is TV2. I always thought of AFN as the only army/military station, but apparently Hawaii has their very own station that is piped into all the Hawaiian military installations, barracks, hospitals, and can be specially requested from the local cable company by soldiers living off base.
My new job so far has been to set up cameras and sound systems. Lots of mixers, mics, speakers and amps. We have done lots of ceremonies and celebrations and so forth. I am also learning video editing and video transferring. There is lots to learn and I actually work all day long. This is really a first for me in my military experience. I never have had a job where I have work to do that takes all day. I have to decide at the end of the day what to finish quick and what to leave for tomorrow!
I will talk more about it later, but it is lots of fun. Tired now and going to sleep.
Well, we all know Jason is getting married at the end of the week. Exciting time for him and all… We will be leaving for Holtville, Ca tomorrow and I will try to keep you all updated as to how it all goes. I am sure Märia will want to tell you all how wonderful Target and the Olive Garden is. =)
So I had been holding Felicity for 10 or 15 minutes to keep her happy and I realized I hadn’t heard Seporah at all. This is never a good sign. So I went to the bathroom to see if she had locked herself in there, and nope, not in there. I peaked my head in her room and there she was on the bed, playing with Mom’s craft scissors. You know, the ones that make designs like VVVVVVV and so forth. Anyways, she was being quiet and happy so I snuck back out and went to tell Märia just to make sure she was ok with it. I told her she was playing with her safety scissors (I didn’t know what they were called) but she seemed happy and I didn’t think she would hurt herself or anything. So she just walks right into Seporah’s room, and as soon as Seporah sees her she throws the scissors and the container that held them off the bed and looked up at us with her hands up, as if to say “I don’t know how those got in here, I sure wasn’t playing with them!”. Maybe you had to be there, but it was really hilarious. =)
She promptly helped us clean up the scissors that she had no idea how they got there, and everyone laughed and was happy.
In theatres now. I saw probably the first hour or so before Seporah pulled me out of the theatre. It is getting horrible horrible reviews but ignore them. Just the every day media attacks on God and anything God-like or God-sent. =)
What I saw I enjoyed, but wish I could have finished it.
