whew, its been awhile since my last post.......

so what has happened since January?? ha! Well, Jon is finished with active duty orders, and just in time with all this government BS, holding back paychecks and stuff. Thats messed up! So he is back at pepsi and they are so happy to have him back. He seems happy too. The 1st week back was rough, trying to get back to the working overnight schedule. It has been tiring for all of us. I am also back to work. I mean, I was working all this time, just now, I am available to work more now, so I am getting more hours. Since I started working more, I have been getting these mean headaches. Could be dehydration/stress/tension. I have been popping motrin like nobodys business!! I also have an annoying eye twitch in my right eye. It mostly flares up at work. Also stress related. I told my mom, I dont feel very stressed. She says, even though you may not feel it, your body knows. So hopefully the twitching stops soon. And I have been having trouble sleeping, I dream constantly and my mind is racing!! So I find myself relying on hydroxyzine to sleep. It works like a charm and the hangovers are almost none now.
Jaylene is done with soccer for the season.They finished with 8 wins,1 tie and 1 loss. Thats a pretty great record! Go Mermaids!! She did great this season and I am very proud of her! More than her playing, she has really grown in her social skills. She got a long real well with her team. Anyone who knows Jaylene, this is a real accomplishment!!
I have enrolled Eric into a summer pre k program which starts in June. It is at the public school he will be going to. He is real excited and he is ready!! He is still showing some speech delays.....I met with the speech therapist last year and she said for now hes ok, but they want to see him again after he starts kindergarten.
Both Jaylene and Eric want to join Karate!! Jons guard coworker also teaches karate. She has a class in pearl city so we may check it out.
So my sister leana is due in May! yay! I cant wait! It will be so fun to have a baby in the family again......Also, my other sis Danielle is pregnant and due in October! She is having a very rough pregnancy so far. She is extremely sick.....I sorta know how she feels, but I was blessed with having only morning sickness. I dont have many pregnancy sick stories....with Jaylene, I used to ride the bus to work, and every morning this guy would come on and he reaked of alcohol, like he'd been drinking all night, and it was just coming out his pores already. and when your pregnant, your senses are heightened!! So one day, he sat by me, and I couldnt handle. I had to get off at a stop, barf, then wait for the next bus.
With Eric, I was 6 months pregnant, and our whole family got hit with a killer stomach virus. I felt like death.I wonder how that felt for Eric!!
So, I dont have many stories....I actually was able to more or less enjoy my pregnancies and I hope that Danielle can too.

Christmas/New Years

Thankfully Jon didnt have to work Christmas Day, we had actually planned a Christmas with him working, so we had to adjust a little. Christmas Eve we let the kids open one gift(how can you not?) :) It's like a little tease! We didnt have any cookies for Santa, so we left a piece of fudge and chocolate chip cheesecake, milk, and carrots for the reindeer! I always leave a fake letter from Santa for the kids. So Christmas morning, I woke the kids up at 7am.The first thing Jaylene does is go straight to Santas letter and she was so shocked and pleased that "santa" drank the milk and ate the goodies! She enjoys the "thank you letter" too! I give it till next Christmas that she wont believe anymore. I can see some signs already and she asks too many questions! I read somewhere that this person doesnt like the idea of Santa because its not fair to the children in other countries or children who are in need. They feel sad because they think Santa doesnt love them enough to bring them presents! I never thought of that, it made me sad. But I wont let it spoil my childrens happiness, I will continue teaching them to reach out to those in need. We could have done more this year, I'm guilty. Last year, we went to Pearlridge and pulled 2 names off their Christmas tree(to help those less fortunate)and bought them a gift. Jaylene was so excited and felt great! When you help someone, its like a surge of adrenaline, and a warm feeling in your heart, and I want my kids to help others, not to look good or holy-er than thou, but because its the right thing to do! Back to Christmas, so we opened gifts, Jaylene was the sorter of gifts, and she got sad cause Eric had more gifts than her. I dont know how that happened. But I spent the same. I told her, as you get older, you may get less, but the quality is greater! Eric got a lot of "little" toys. She got more savvy toys! But I will be careful of that next Christmas! I, myself got an ipod touch from Jon that I picked up 2 weeks before Christmas! I absolutely love it and am addicted to Words With Friends!! (even though I am only an average word maker, its fun) The kids also love the ipod. It keeps them busy and there are lots of free apps for all of us to enjoy! And even if you want to buy an app, most of them are only 99 cents!! Jaylene was lucky enough to get her Aunty Jens old ipod(she got a new one) and Jaylene loves it!! its the next best thing to a phone, which she has been asking for, but shes only 7!! Show me a 7 yr old who has or needs a phone!! come on!! I didnt even have a pager till I was in high school!! remember pagers? lol! 143.....823....haha!! all those number codes! now we have lol.....ttyl...
back to Christmas, so after we opened gifts, Jon was grumpy. He was trying to hook up his Ps3 in the room to play his new game cause the kids were out in the living room playing their new Wii game! He got angry cause it wouldnt hook up. We chilled a bit then I started getting ready and asked him if he could help get things ready to go to my moms for brunch. He yelled at me and started going off on stupid stuff! So, needless to say, he ruined Christmas morning and we went to brunch without him.Part of me thought he would let go of his stubborness and show up, but I was wrong. I get so angry cause he takes us for granted and always acts like we are a bother. You want to be single? Theres the door....The scary thing is, to teach him a lesson, God may do something very sad....I cant think about that... him being taught a lesson, is not worth mine or my kids lives. I will be so angry.i cant think about it.....So, brunch was nice and the kids had a few more gifts to open, then we went home to Mr Grumpy and I told him I'm not going to his moms without an apology. He apologized, but I felt like it was to save face at his parents house. His mom already doesnt like the person hes become.He is so much like his dad.So we went to dinner, and it was nice. Our niece Kara is really coming out of her shell and socializing and singing and talking(she will be 3 in March)She is such a joy to watch!
New Years Eve, me and Jon decided(more like me)to stay home with the 2 dogs while the kids sleep over at my moms. Uncle Austin splurged on fireworks(being that its the last year to be able to do them) so the kids really wanted to go. I did miss them, but it was nice having quiet time...lol! quiet time with fireworks! Cody was scared and stayed by me every second of the night. as long as he was by me, he was ok. Roxy is retarted. She was fine until 11:30 and then all the sudden she hears the fireworks and runs under the bed! I  was like, only now you hear them? What a goof! Our place wasnt as bad as I expected, but we got a nice view from our balcony at midnight.New Years day we picked up the kids and ate lunch at Banditos.We have been trying different things because Jaylene has a blast trying new food! Even if she doesnt like it, she loves being able to say she tried! Then we went to my inlaws for dinner. It was a nice day with my family and I hope and pray that 2011 brings good health,wealth and love.We are expecting 2 new babies in our family! Leana is due in May, expecting a boy and my cousins ex wife is also having a boy around the same time!So Jaylene is still the only girl, besides Kara on the Hu side. I hope Jen has another baby soon too! I think me and Jon are done. I dont want to be, but lets face it, we live in a 2 bedroom apartment, and I dont want to have more kids than I can provide.We'll see.....maybe things will change for the better!

Jaylenes bday!!

Jaylene turned 7 on Dec 10!! yay! Her birthday happened to be on the days we had the bad rainstorm. So the night before her bday after she went to bed, I was putting together her crib for her baby dolls and as I was almost finished, the power goes out! So I had to finish with a flashlight and candles! Thank goodness I was just about done though! Her bday was on a friday so she woke up, got ready for school and opened 2 gifts which was a baby doll and rollerblades from Grandma Hu!! She has been wanting those for a very long time! Instead of making cupcakes or giving goody bags to her class for her bday, we bought a Dr Seuss card game set and wrapped it for her class. I know it seems boring, but a memo was sent home that an alternative to sugary cake or cupcakes or candies for bdays, your child can buy a game or book for the class to enjoy! So I thought that was a good idea! After school, she opened the rest of her gifts! For dinner she wanted to go to Genki Sushi! I didnt think anything of our being sick but when we sat down it dawned on me that this dinner is going to be a disaster. I was right.....Genki Sushi is a place where you can sit at the counter top and pick your sushi off the moving belt in front of you.....so moving belt+sick(coughing)family=a lot of stares from everyone!! I dont blame them....I would stare too and wonder why you are here when you are sick! And Eric doesnt remember, pretty much, ever, to cover his mouth when he coughs! So we spread the aloha(aka germs) lol!! this virus is crazy irritating! it lasts for weeks! crazy stuffy nose then turns into a crazy itchy cough, mostly cough fits that hurt your throat and give you a headache and make your mouth taste like blood. Anyway, where was I?? So after that disaterous dinner, we went to the movies to see if MegaMind was playing and it wasnt.....only during the afternoon.....so we went to Fun Factory! Then we drove around Mililani to look at the christmas lights....had some really nice decorated houses! then we went home and ate icecream cake!! it was a good day and Jaylene had fun! My phone was blowing up with all the calls from aunties and uncles for Jaylene! Lil miss popular!! Did I mention she keeps asking for her own phone! ha! keep dreaming girl.....the other day she came home from school and told me "mom, (some girls name)has a cell phone and shes not that much older than me" i said "well, good for her"

Sunday we had a beach get together at Koolina for her bday. So had my family(which is huge now) and Jons side of the family. Thankfully the storm had passed and the weather was nice. We snagged the tree that I wanted too! I made bentos at home for lunch. We had rice w/furikake,hotdog,teri spam and takuwan. Also my father in law bought apple napples and a tray from zippys with beef,katsu,fish......so lunch was good! Erics nose was draining all day(which was gross) Danielle ended up with someones mucus in her hair!! eewww! Jaylene saw a turtle in the water by the rocks but by the time I got there, it was gone! we did see a big black crab and lots of striped fish! the day was fun and all the kids enjoyed the water, especially cause anuty Jen brought some beach toys! thanks Jen!! Koolina is pretty strict with their rules! They dont allow any umbrellas or quick shades...and after throwing the football around on the grass, we learned we arent allowed to do that either!! crazy!! There is a Disneyland Hotel being built at koolina. It will be done next year sometime. We always talk about how we want to stay there. Actually we want to go to Disneyland after Eric is 5 and so far we have saved up $3.62!! woohoo!!!! and we dont even have enough flyer miles to fly to Maui so we suck!! so if anyone is generous enough to give us their miles, I will love you forever!! Me and Eric are heading out soon to Pearlridge to see a friend. Her brother came out with his own brand of balance band. Its called "Ionic Power" band!! So she no longer sells the Power Balance bands, and is now selling Ionic Power at Pearlridge !! So I am gonna pick up a couple as gifts....I am still wondering if anyone with vertigo has tried wearing one and if it helps! If it does, that is awesome! My daughter wears hers all the time and was even wearing it when she tried her rollerblades for the first time! She did great and I asked her if her bracelet helped her balance, she laughed and said " i guess so". she actually did great for her first try!! she looked cute with her protective pads on! when she first fell on her knees, she was like "wow, these pads are cool! i didnt even scrape my knee!" well, until next post......

what a weekend!!

Lets start with Friday(Dec 3) It was Jons 32nd birthday! yay! Woke up, gave him his boring gifts...he calls them boring cause its clothes and a new wallet, then we went out shopping for Jaylenes bday which is on the 10th!! Two december birthdays really puts a hole in my wallet! Anyway, we stayed out until it was time to pick up Jaylene. Then we chilled at home then left for Stuart Andersons for dinner! We havent eaten there for like 2 years! We always use the handy dandy coupons in the sunday paper(thanks to Jen for finding that for us). So we enjoyed our prime rib, my appletini, and the kids had a lot of fun! They were full off the bread and appetizers before their food came...figures...Jon didnt want cake so came home, chilled, then went to bed. We were all super tired. Saturday I had to work cause I made a switch with a coworker which ended up working out great for me! I dropped off the kids in Maili early then headed to work. Work was chaos, cause on top of me not working much(I have brain farts), a transformer blew by our store so it killed one of our computer programs. We had to fill scripts the old school way,and boy is that a pain! We totally rely on technology so when its gone, we are all running around like chickens with no head! I got through the day(making mistakes and forgetting things) but its all good. I had some good laughs with my coworkers, which I really miss! I miss all of them! I will be back to work soon...I hope. It makes me feel whole! I am a succeeder, so for me to stay home, is very hard for me. I feel like I am losing part of me. But I should be thankful I can stay home with my son. Not all parents can do that, and I take that for granted. I am thankful to have a husband who has a good job....picked up the kids after work only to hear Eric has spiked a fever again. His 1st fever was about 2 weeks ago and I thought he was getting better, even though he had a cough still. Saturday night I checked on him and he was burning up! I walked away and he started crying, so my instincts told me to grab him and run to the toilet! Sure enough, he started puking.....mostly mucus, its all trapped inside. I stayed up with him for awhile then he wanted to go to his bed. He slept good. Sunday morning, I called Straub and they said there is a 24 hour walk in clinic in town. So thinking I am so smart, I Google the clinic and drive to South King st, only to end up at Straub hospital. I was at the wrong place. And because I have a phone that has a crappy web browser, and the gps is a monthly subscription, I called my mom for directions. So I had to drive to Waikiki(which wasnt far). Thinking I knew what I was doing, I ended up on Kuhio st when I should have stayed on the strip of Waikiki. (I hate Waikiki....damn one ways) After turning around and driving through a slum area, I was on the right street, still lost, but going the right way. I had to stop for some japs to cross the road, and muttering under my breath, I looked around and sure enough theres Straub! If it wasnt for those japs, I wouldve passed it! Thank you Lord! The clinic was empty, thank goodness, and md was real nice. Eric ended up being fine, just a virus. After we left, Eric says "I'm still coughing" I said "honey, you're not gonna get better right away.we gotta go get medicine" So we went to Mcdonalds for lunch, which he didnt really eat, then we went to walmart(my favorite store) to get his medicine.Doctor just told us to get Robitussin CF.(which by the way,every house should have a bottle of this on hand) It is a great medicine! So, I went in there for a $4 bottle of medicine and left with a cart worth $100!! I hate my favorite store!! :) We went home and got some much needed rest. The End.

Craft fair, shopping, movies

Today we headed out early to the Blaisdell craft fair.....started at 10am so I thought if we leave at 9am it might be ok. Boy was I wrong! We finally parked at like 10:30. It was crazy busy. When its so busy like that, I feel like a zombie just walking amongst everyone.It was hard to even get to a booth and look at the crafts. The busyness really hurts sales I feel cause people end up bypassing booths cause theres too many people.Now that I read that sentence, it doesnt make sense. But I passed a lot of booths that I may have even bought something if I could just get to it. I did manage to find a couple gifts...mostly shirts and Jaylene bought more earrings. Eric was getting antsy already halfway through. I dont blame him. I guess I should have gone by myself. After that, we ate lunch and headed to Pearlridge. We spoiled the kids and took them to see Tangled. It was a great family movie!! Very funny, cute, sad and really portrayed the importance of loyalty. Both the kids really loved it, as did I. I even cried in some parts...And the main cartoon guy is very handsome!! lol! The music was cute too....the supporting characters were awesome too, like the chameleon!! Too cute! We decided to spoil the kids even more and took them to fun factory. Always a fun time....then we got self serve frozen yogurt at Cherry on Top in Pearl City. We usually go to Menchies, but I wanted to go to Petco, which by the way, some of their prices are outrageous! Having animals is just too costly.....even caged animals......rabbit cages need cleaned once a week, but I clean her litter box daily(it gets real stinky), guinea pigs eat tons of hay, like a lot of hay....I guess I should have thought of these things before we purchased them huh? But I have learned that pets are for life....through the good and bad. They are such a blessing and they really humble me. I love how Cody is so happy when I buy him a new bed every Christmas, how Roxy gets super excited when I'm holding a bag and tell her I bought her something(she knows its a new toy, she is a toy fanatic)I love how the guineas squeal when I come to their cage with veggies, and how Sophie pushes up with her nose when I pet her right before feeding her.....these things are so special to me. I am so thankful to the Lord for all that He has provided, and that we are able to enjoy the fun things in life.I am thankful for the family He has blessed me with, each and every family member.I am thankful for the wonderful friends He has put in my life, each of which has taught me or touched me in different ways.I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Have fun shopping and stay sane!

Nov 20, 2010

So today was a busy day! Woke up, made musubi and me and Jaylene went to the Mililani High school craft fair. I usually go and leave feeling disappointed, but taking Jaylene made it fun! She is more on the girly side(which is opposite of me) so she liked all the jewelry stands. She bought earrings and 3 bracelets, all made of crystal and beads...very nice! Also found a bowling shirt for Jon(bowlaholic)lol! After looking around, we sat down and ate our musubis, then went home. When we got home, my mom called and said a lady called and said she may have seen Samson(our missing lovebird) I was so happy! Our first call back in over a month! So I talked with the lady and she told me where she lives and she thinks its him in the tree by her house. Not at that exact time, but hes there a lot. So I took a drive over, and she lives in Ewa. Really nice area(West Loch Fairways) Big monkeypod tree in front of her house, even if Samson was in that tree, theres no way I could get him....ever! I talked with another neighbor and he said he lost his lovebird recently, so maybe thats his in the tree. It sounds like theres lovebirds all over on that street! Its no wonder birds flock there. and the lady said the wildlife bird sanctuary is right behind them. So I still have hope, I just pray that Samson is alive and well. We miss him so much.So now we are home and I dont know what to cook for dinner. And Cody knocked down the trash can while we were gone. Dont blame him with the musubi wrappers in there...lol! he hasnt done it in awhile, but I guess he couldnt resist!

My Friend 2

My friend Julie from high school was kind enough to write on her blog about our friendship,so I want to do the same.Thank you Jul for that beautiful post! I am so touched. Everything is pretty much a blur....I dont know why! I remember certain things so I will talk about those. I know we did a lot together and I was at her house a lot. Her parents accepted me and fed me and cared about me. I remember her mom once made the egg in the bread thing, and I had never had that. And she gave us all one, I scarfed it up and was too shy to ask for more...lol! To this day I make it and think of her....I remember getting ready for the banquet and her cousin was doing our hair and we were getting frustrated because everyones hair would style, but my hair was being stubborn.....(its still like that) I remember Micah coming home and laying on the floor in his surf shorts and calling Ang over only to fart in the fan or at her....I just know we laughed all the time. Lets face it, we are ditzy, so 2 ditzys dont make a smart person! But she fulfilled my life. She is a true friend, one who never judged me, even when I hung out with certain people. I remember sometimes being afraid to share some things because I didnt want to disappoint her, but I do recall sharing something with her and it shocked her, but she took it in stride and she was a true friend once again.(I think it was about Craig) I admired her and the person she was. Her and Ang were and are definitely a blessing in my life. I would give anything to relive those moments. When we were together, I felt like I didnt have to impress, I could just be myself. My mom always used to compare me and Leana to her and Ang. When it came time to redo her classroom, she knew you 2 girls were always in there helping your mom, and we refused to do it and would rather play outside or something.she would always say "why cant you help me like Mrs Brockas daughters" lol! I also remember that church in Ewa.It was also where they went to school?  I remember going to it a couple times...kinda blurry though...I remember, me and Craig were at my house watching a movie, and my dad came out and told me the news of Micah. I felt like a brick knocked the wind out of me and I cried because I couldnt be with her and hug her and comfort her. I felt so helpless. After the news my dad though it a good idea to go to the beach and look for his coral for the woodwork he used to make. Somehow it brought comfort.It was a sad day and I just wanted to be with her. Years went by and its pretty foggy. I know we wrote letters for awhile. Then time went by and our families started to grow, and we finally caught up on Facebook, thank goodness for good ol Facebook, huh? I got to see all the beautiful pictures of her and Ang's growing familes and learn about their wonderful husbands. I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed them in all areas of their lives! And now, 8 kids later, and 3 more to come,we regularly talk through Facebook, about life and more importantly Biggest Loser, which I have some things to say about last nights episode, lol! I know we will be friends till the end, no matter how many miles are between us. I long to see her and hug her, but the Lord knows what hes doing and we are where He needs us to be. I am truly thankful to have her in my life. I love you Julie and I wouldnt change a thing about you! I love you too Ang! You are both like sisters to me. I am truly blessed.