Moving Blogs!

Tara's visits always mean new and better computer programs, and this time she introduced me to Wordpress. I'm movin' my blog, so go here from now on! Note- it's still under construction, but the posts are there. I just need to get some time to edit the extra stuff in it.

Big Island!

Okay, I lied. I don't really have anything interesting to write about after Easter. Just that I had to get up reeeeeeally early to do a song in sign language with Arlene, Megan, pretty much all of the moms -including my own- and Mom's friend Sally. Fun fun fun... The only new thing I have to report is that Mom, Dad, and I are headed to the Big Island tomorrow, yay! We're gonna be gone from tomorrow (at the crack of dawn, I might add) until Monday night. So I'll blog again when I get back, and I'll have a lot more interesting things to write about. ^.^

Sunshine Knives

I wasn't sure what to call this post, so I just called it the first thing that came to mind: sunshine knives. Just kidding, there actually is a reason for that. I was putting the dishes away in the kitchen, and it struck me what a ridiculously large amount of knives we have. I put away like six, and there's still a whole wooden block with more. We have sixteen knives, and that's not counting case knives and butter knives. *Questionable eyes* Heh, bet you're wondering about the whole *Questionable eyes* thing. It's a Laura-ism. We were talking about something, not sure what, and someone must've done something suspicious because the next thing she typed was: *Questionable eyes*. I cracked up when I saw it, and I was like, "What in the world? What are questionable eyes?" S'pose it was one of those 'you had to be there' moments, because it doesn't sound that funny when I type it. Sunshine! And lots of it. It really hasn't rained much since like last week, so Mom and Dad went for a drive around the island. I was like, "No thanks, I think I'll stick around here." I'm enjoying my nice, alone, stay-at-home, sunny Saturday today, and I'm in no mood for driving today. Grr, I'm such a weenie when it comes to depressing endings. I finally got my hands on and read Inkspell, the sequel to Inkheart. Such a good book, but I found myself trying not to cry at the ending. I've always thought that I'm not that bad when it comes to sad book endings, but apparently that isn't the case. I stopped myself, though, and groaned at my emotional... ness. (That isn't even a word, is it?) *Mutters* Stupid hormones. Ooh, I finally got a copy of Chronicles of Narnia! I've seen it twice since Tuesday when Mom picked it up for me at Wal Mart. I LOVE that movie. =) Well, there's really not much else to tell. It's been a rather uneventful few weeks since I last posted, and I guess I'll have more to tell after Easter.

Rain, Rain...

It's pouring. And by pouring, I mean continuous, driving sheets of rain pelting our island of O'ahu. It's been doing this at least once a day for the last... month? Month and a half? I've lost count. Mom heard on the news that the rainfall on Kaua'i in the last thirty days was 120 inches of rain. One-HUNDRED and twenty inches of rain! It's no wonder that dams are breaking there, and that there's ridiculous flooding both there and here on the windward side. But guess what? I can't get enough of the rain. Everyone else is like, "MAKE IT STOP!" But me? I love it. Love getting wet, even when we're going places (hey, I won't melt or freeze in this weather!). Ooh, and we've actually had real thunderstorms here. Not those dinky little winter storms we had before, but real, boomin' thunderstorms that make the power flicker. Not so good when I'd like to be on the Internet, but hey, there's always writing, blogging, editing, Painting (with a capital P for the program Paint), and changing settings to do... minus the Net and the power cord, as I found out last night. Better doing non-Net stuff than blowing up a compy chock full of information and stories that should be backed up, but haven't been recently because I can't find my USB drive. Ah well, I'll find it eventually... and THEN I'll do my backing-up! Heh, this has nothing to do with anything, especially rain, but lately I've discovered the joys of double braids. Mom's been braiding my hair right before I go to bed or go places, and it's done wonders for the knots that always seem to find their way into it during the night. Double braids make me feel more comfortable, and they also give me something to tug when I'm bored. And, if pulled in the right way, they make great neck-cracking handles. Who knew that my unruly hair could be calmed by something as simple as braids...? And for the latest on the book report, I've almost finished Unspoken, and I'm now working on rereading both Mossflower by B.J. and The Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis. On top of that, I've taken out a book from the library called Operation Red Jericho. Yes, I know, I'm probably taking too much on at once, but there are so many books to read, as well as reread, and so little time!

Hellos, Goodbyes, and Reading of All Sorts

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The best simply because I loved having Marvin, Winnie, Jan, Cathy, Carrie, and especially Trisha visiting with us, and also being able to share our island with them. When people from Pennsylvania visit, it's like having a little piece of home with us here. There was lots and lots of driving around, but for the most part it was fantastic! The worst was the duo of goodbyes said today. Not one, but two. Only a short while ago, I parted with Trisha and her family at the airport, but luckily my crazy hormones agreed with me and I didn't cry. I thought I might, though, especially since Kelsea (from church and youth group) said her final goodbyes today after a lunch with our small group and almost got me to crying. That was really sad because I might never see her again (she's moving to Texas with her aunt). Kelsea was the life of our small group, so it'll be very strange without her. On a lighter note, I finished both Eldest and High Rhulain, both excellent books. The latter is now my favorite of the Redwall series because I think that Brian Jacques' books keep getting better and better. Now I'm working on Unspoken by Francine Rivers. It's a book about Bathsheba, and it's very interesting so far. Revival started this morning, so we're off for church in an hour and a half. Mom tells me we'll be having spaghetti for dinner, yay!