tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58546570017055116512024-03-08T06:41:43.826-08:00Oli's Skene Clan Family and FriendsOlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-8584834654692094892014-01-13T12:45:00.000-08:002014-01-14T13:04:54.672-08:00News from the PNW (Pacific NorthWest)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sam's first "team" basketball game!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taking a shot. . . jackpot . . .naturally . . . which is why I posted it. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A "shot" of a different sort -- of little brother, Ben who, to all our great delight, still travels with Grown-up Eagle, or Eagle for short. Oh boy, do we have wonderful stories about Eagle's escapades. :) And Ben, such an admirer of his big brother. He patiently watches whatever Sam does, and Sam teaches him the fine points of MineCraft, building robots, jumping bikes, you name it. They are a special team . . . when they're not adversarial *smile*. </span></div>
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Olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-68143402093449188162014-01-12T22:31:00.001-08:002014-01-13T23:40:27.266-08:00BREAKING NEWS FROM NYC: The Princess is "IN"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-47457223247741405832013-12-25T20:17:00.000-08:002014-01-09T20:37:27.054-08:00Christmas Day Family Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How nice it is that everyone still gathers to display the clan plaid. That's Richard and me sitting on the red bench, and my two "children" are Alli, who is nearest to me, and Doug at the far right. Mary (next to Doug) were married at Skene Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and their little girl, Isabella, is sitting in Ben's lap and Ben is sitting next to Sam, both of whome are Alli's children. Her husband had to work, and even though we missed him, we are thankful for his service in the Navy.</div>
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In her inimitable fashion, many "Scottish" activities were devised, starting with hugging their prized rooster, who is the son of the original rooster who is also on duty in the chicken pen.</div>
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These two have been friends all their lives, with only 23 months between them.</div>
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is the first church to be erected on O'ahu, often referred to as The Mother Church. It was established by missionaries coming from the NE via a 6 to 9 month ocean voyage. They were well received by the royalty and subjects of Hawaii's monarchy. Each "brick" is a 1,000 lb. slab of coral that was chiseled from the ocean! Kawaiaha'o (pronounced Ka-v-eye aha 'o) means The waters of Ha'o named after the Chieftess Ha'o who came here for fresh water from the spring which rose from the desert of Honolulu.</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Read a brief history here: </span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kawaiahao.org/index.php/about-us">http://www.kawaiahao.org/index.php/about-us</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zLJRWekFNWY/TbVqqja5mdI/AAAAAAAACFs/o3h6fY8rvPk/s1600/2011-04-22GoodFridayKawaiaha%2527oChurch+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" i8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zLJRWekFNWY/TbVqqja5mdI/AAAAAAAACFs/o3h6fY8rvPk/s640/2011-04-22GoodFridayKawaiaha%2527oChurch+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each attendee placed a nail at the foot of the cross to symbolize surrendering our burdens to Jesus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZsCq6dJOgI/Tb5qZNmlSFI/AAAAAAAACGE/gUhL6omwqD4/s1600/2011-04-22GoodFridayKawaiaha%2527oChurch+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZsCq6dJOgI/Tb5qZNmlSFI/AAAAAAAACGE/gUhL6omwqD4/s640/2011-04-22GoodFridayKawaiaha%2527oChurch+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This church has great meaning for Richard and me -- we have been here several times over the last few years and learn more each time about the missionaries who came to Hawaii, and the lives of the monarchs who attended here along with their "subjects". Richard and I have visited and taken photos in the church graveyard, noting the inscriptions of great faith on the head stones of those whose children died so young. As Alli noted when she visited, this was well before vaccines could have saved many lives. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The 3-day-in-the-making Volcano Cake went to school today to show off!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUKJkrU89eI/AAAAAAAACEk/d9-3h_AJPio/s1600/2011-01-27SamBdayVolcanoCake+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUKJkrU89eI/AAAAAAAACEk/d9-3h_AJPio/s640/2011-01-27SamBdayVolcanoCake+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>There's Alli with this amazing cake! Per Richard, "I'll have to say, she's outdone herself this time!"</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUKKXN4utsI/AAAAAAAACEo/3MjdYVhV2uE/s1600/2011-01-27SamBdayVolcanoCake+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUKKXN4utsI/AAAAAAAACEo/3MjdYVhV2uE/s640/2011-01-27SamBdayVolcanoCake+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The traveling road show packed into school in one trip, and after the class, it migrated to the school office for a re-creation! That cake was HEAVY! Ben's legs are sprawled atop the dry ice container, and on top of the stroller are such things as paper plates and forks, a trash bag, implements for "igniting" the volcano and wipes for 28 kindergartner mugs and hands.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUKM6agqsdI/AAAAAAAACE4/mAGBMBJRjCk/s1600/2011-01-27SamBdayVolcanoCake+%252818%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUKM6agqsdI/AAAAAAAACE4/mAGBMBJRjCk/s640/2011-01-27SamBdayVolcanoCake+%252818%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Teaching time - </strong><span class="comment"> <strong>SUBLIMATION! which is when, for example, dry ice, which is frozen carbon dioxide, goes from solid to gas without a liquid phase like water has.</strong></span><strong> Also, some teaching about Hawaii's active Kilauea volcano which we will see tomorrow when we fly to the Big Island.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUKOyrhtnyI/AAAAAAAACFE/MivQsG3n8Q8/s1600/2011-01-27SamBdayVolcanoCake+%252827a%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUKOyrhtnyI/AAAAAAAACFE/MivQsG3n8Q8/s640/2011-01-27SamBdayVolcanoCake+%252827a%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left"><strong>Can we have more, please?</strong></div><div align="left"><br />
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<strong>Just wait'll tomorrow when Richard and I get back from Honolulu with dry ice! Alli will dump some chunks into the half-soda can in the top, and pour in a little hot water, and billows of steam will pour out. Theoretically. She'll run a test tomorrow at home, but at 1 p.m., the cake goes to school for 28 members of Sam's class to witness this active volcano!</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUE44jvLJZI/AAAAAAAACEc/oaSwkneRS_0/s1600/2011-01-26VolcanoCakeFinalSam+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUE44jvLJZI/AAAAAAAACEc/oaSwkneRS_0/s640/2011-01-26VolcanoCakeFinalSam+%25284%2529.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Here's the right way to scoop out large globs. We had scrubbed hands first, of course!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUERl1Im8MI/AAAAAAAACDY/LsUfaQke4WU/s1600/IMG_1769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUERl1Im8MI/AAAAAAAACDY/LsUfaQke4WU/s640/IMG_1769.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Only once, at the start, did Sam suggest "I should probably take just a little taste of the frosting . . . to be sure it is fresh!" Amazingly, when he was through globbing, he WASHED his hands instead of licking, but when I asked if he'd help clean mine off, he happily got right in there to eat it!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUESYZeUicI/AAAAAAAACDc/wghoZ74i6CE/s1600/IMG_1775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUESYZeUicI/AAAAAAAACDc/wghoZ74i6CE/s640/IMG_1775.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It's mom and Sam's partnership that delicately added the "lava flow". A great team effort!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUES5tfoxaI/AAAAAAAACDg/546W7FL_4MI/s1600/IMG_1783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TUES5tfoxaI/AAAAAAAACDg/546W7FL_4MI/s640/IMG_1783.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>PERFECTION!</strong></div>Olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-60685935509211674512011-01-25T02:39:00.000-08:002011-01-30T00:35:12.390-08:00HERE KEY, HERE KEY, WHERE ARE YOU, KEY?<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>That's an early sign that not everything's in place for this day! Richard and I got the call while at Kalapawai waiting for breakfast, asking for a jump from "Triple R". </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>That's for "Richard's Ready to Roll".</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_6x-WDfJI/AAAAAAAACCw/BWnL68wQSOE/s1600/2011-01-25BenJumpsTruck+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_6x-WDfJI/AAAAAAAACCw/BWnL68wQSOE/s640/2011-01-25BenJumpsTruck+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Apparently, </strong>"<strong>somebody" left the truck key in "accessory" position overnight, resulting in a nice dead battery surprise for the morning! Ben, quickly discerning his mom's need for rescue, put the jump cables on his "ATV" and coupled them to the truck. There wasn't quite enough "oomph", so lucky us, we're in Hawaii in just the right place to rescue the damsel. Ben was so sweet, having earlier tried to pump up tires and do whatever might make the truck work.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_75xwDSLI/AAAAAAAACC0/452n5EVf9to/s1600/2011-01-25BenJumpsTruck.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_75xwDSLI/AAAAAAAACC0/452n5EVf9to/s640/2011-01-25BenJumpsTruck.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>In return for his effort, he was to start the car (pretend). You should see our little '96 Ford Escort (seen through the far window) jumping the huge Nissan X-terra! It's hilarious! This is x-2, since we had this drill about 4 weeks ago. Practice makes perfect.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>However, this is volcano cake baking day, which entails a trip to the Commissary only 2 miles away. Not enough of a trip to charge the battery, so "gwamma" gets to go and sit in the idling Nissan while Ben and Alli scramble through the shopping. Gwamma has no objection - her iPhone 4 keeps her amused!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_9kppxyqI/AAAAAAAACC8/QrtHAchLB5c/s1600/2011-01-25BdayVolcanoCakeBakeSam+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_9kppxyqI/AAAAAAAACC8/QrtHAchLB5c/s640/2011-01-25BdayVolcanoCakeBakeSam+%25286%2529.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Arms are flailing around everywhere when Sam gets home from school! This is no common cake, of course! It's a volcano cake (we'll be going to the Big Island this weekend to see one up close), which will be spewing hot gasses (dry ice in the center with a little water to make it spout). It's many layers of cake which will be loaded with frosting and taken to Sam's class at school. Sam's holding the electric mixer here, Alli containing Ben (somewhat), and that's my hand on the red bowl hoping to keep it from spinning onto the floor! :)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-69451492196128772942011-01-24T03:42:00.000-08:002011-01-26T03:25:41.464-08:00YOGA TO PINEAPPLE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT63k0hDE2I/AAAAAAAACBw/mPUdfLoaIwU/s1600/2011-01-24+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT63k0hDE2I/AAAAAAAACBw/mPUdfLoaIwU/s640/2011-01-24+%25283%2529.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Nice reward for getting up early to do my walk!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT63_WvmPfI/AAAAAAAACB0/wFpDa89Bers/s1600/2011-01-24+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT63_WvmPfI/AAAAAAAACB0/wFpDa89Bers/s640/2011-01-24+%25282%2529.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>We call this the "VW Bug Move" with Ben driving.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT64Ubp7GEI/AAAAAAAACB4/cTLohQhAFdI/s1600/2011-01-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT64Ubp7GEI/AAAAAAAACB4/cTLohQhAFdI/s640/2011-01-24.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I guess this is the "horsie move".</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT64oicx_UI/AAAAAAAACB8/ikGAbuE0yM8/s1600/2011-01-24+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT64oicx_UI/AAAAAAAACB8/ikGAbuE0yM8/s640/2011-01-24+%25285%2529.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>On our way to Dole Plantation, we stopped at our local Kalama Beach Park to take a look at what the sea delivered last night. Unusual. An abundance of driftwood met up with some creative users.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT65GtAFK3I/AAAAAAAACCA/r0eiZ_CAatY/s1600/2011-01-24+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT65GtAFK3I/AAAAAAAACCA/r0eiZ_CAatY/s640/2011-01-24+%25286%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Over the H-3 - here's what an O'ahu highway looks like from our Windward side. Clouds veil the Ko'olau Mountains making for some dramatic views.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT658XepfiI/AAAAAAAACCI/XaoF5yLBfkM/s1600/2011-01-24+%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT658XepfiI/AAAAAAAACCI/XaoF5yLBfkM/s640/2011-01-24+%25287%2529.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Equipment from the early 20th century. Immigrants were desperately needed during the 19th C. for plantation work, which gave rise to the nice cultural blends we have in Hawaii today.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT66sdxlXwI/AAAAAAAACCM/2WMcFxh2c18/s1600/2011-01-24+%252810%2529DolePineappleExpressTrain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT66sdxlXwI/AAAAAAAACCM/2WMcFxh2c18/s640/2011-01-24+%252810%2529DolePineappleExpressTrain.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The "Pineapple Express" train.</strong></div>Olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-85565824050936609802011-01-24T02:29:00.000-08:002011-01-26T02:38:44.814-08:00DOLE PLANTATION (continued)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_3_4tVOpI/AAAAAAAACCg/H0RF82olUZo/s1600/2011-01-24DolePlantation+%252819%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_3_4tVOpI/AAAAAAAACCg/H0RF82olUZo/s640/2011-01-24DolePlantation+%252819%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The Pineapple Express - a nice overview of the plantation</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_4iXANsmI/AAAAAAAACCk/OT01UmznoUk/s1600/2011-01-24DolePlantation+%252815%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT_4iXANsmI/AAAAAAAACCk/OT01UmznoUk/s640/2011-01-24DolePlantation+%252815%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Collections of hibiscus. The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT6x8NNG6FI/AAAAAAAACBg/c3f5avZeVhU/s1600/IMG_1592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT6x8NNG6FI/AAAAAAAACBg/c3f5avZeVhU/s640/IMG_1592.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Richard introduces Ben to a BEEEEEG truck!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT6yjs-JNtI/AAAAAAAACBk/_iwREyvtiAs/s1600/IMG_1594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT6yjs-JNtI/AAAAAAAACBk/_iwREyvtiAs/s640/IMG_1594.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Bonus: it's a LIFT truck! And it's making deliveries to Kalapawai Beach Market, where we often meet up with Alli and Ben for breakfast. How handy!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT6zLvK-HOI/AAAAAAAACBo/nMGWApI9BQc/s1600/IMG_1610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TT6zLvK-HOI/AAAAAAAACBo/nMGWApI9BQc/s640/IMG_1610.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Now for a little laundry, and the singing of "Laundromat Love" - ummm, we used to get into little spats over how to do laundry, until we decided to "sing" our spats! :)</strong></div><div align="center"></div>Olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-56862862606521286512011-01-20T15:09:00.000-08:002011-01-21T19:59:37.114-08:00SEA LIFE PARK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTlpwac07sI/AAAAAAAACAg/LCc0cP0ITgg/s1600/2011-01-20MorningWalk%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTlpwac07sI/AAAAAAAACAg/LCc0cP0ITgg/s640/2011-01-20MorningWalk%25282%2529.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>But first, a morning walk from home to a park which parallels the bay.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTlqWxVKjRI/AAAAAAAACAk/gaBjpghd3kU/s1600/2011-01-20MorningWalk%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTlqWxVKjRI/AAAAAAAACAk/gaBjpghd3kU/s640/2011-01-20MorningWalk%25284%2529.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Taken from the park. Can you believe it? This is a cellphone picture!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>OFF TO SEA LIFE PARK!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTlrRwg3nJI/AAAAAAAACAo/znFYphFQR4s/s1600/2011-01-20SeaLifeParkBenAlli+%252819%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTlrRwg3nJI/AAAAAAAACAo/znFYphFQR4s/s640/2011-01-20SeaLifeParkBenAlli+%252819%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>We've been here many times, but the diver today was a special thrill. She spent a long time with the sting rays, motioning them over to her and stuffing their mouths with shrimp. She'd swim them over to the window so we could see up really close! That's Alli and Ben on the left, on a "date" while Sam is in school.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here's a link to Alli's site and the wonderful video she took of the feeding. <a href="http://www.kampkrug.com/album/2011/2011-01%20JAN/Sea%20Life%20Park/slides/Sea%20Life%20Park%20sm.html">http://www.kampkrug.com/album/2011/2011-01%20JAN/Sea%20Life%20Park/slides/Sea%20Life%20Park%20sm.html</a></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>You will be hearing the peaceful Sea Life Park background music and Alli's narration to Ben as we all watched.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dww9muPP5pfzRCdMwrERfLfUxD_YfJEMe5PtADB205vEjA4pJm3CiemimlnIp3WCAE0rvtjzmJ4bmiTk2Fljw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>This video is of loudly posturing sea lions. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>There weren't many visitors to the park today, which suited us well. It's a "just the right size" park, meaning you can dig deeply without having to race around to see it all. And because we're a small island, coming to its sites frequently is no big deal. Everything is close by; so handy. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTlu_V9snVI/AAAAAAAACAw/EkRUaSVRloA/s1600/Sea+Life+Park-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTlu_V9snVI/AAAAAAAACAw/EkRUaSVRloA/s640/Sea+Life+Park-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here's Alli's handiwork - a gathering of "faces" Ben made for us, to show us what fishies' mouths look like. Shark is top left, I think. Alli did pretty well, too! :)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>Typical morning - Sam bikes to School (Kindergarten) with Alli jogging behind, pushing the stroller and Ben enjoying the ride.</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTJHEWg3b_I/AAAAAAAAB_Q/uRfeGTXD9e4/s1600/2011-01-11Makapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTJHEWg3b_I/AAAAAAAAB_Q/uRfeGTXD9e4/s640/2011-01-11Makapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%25286%2529.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for all the pictures, Richard. It was a fun hike!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTBCm6mAtyI/AAAAAAAAB-c/zNbYIQb_bik/s1600/2011-01-11Mokapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%252817%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTBCm6mAtyI/AAAAAAAAB-c/zNbYIQb_bik/s640/2011-01-11Mokapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%252817%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An inchworm was a captivating amusement!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTA2DO3mvGI/AAAAAAAAB90/cbrCNv789oI/s1600/2011-01-11Mokapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTA2DO3mvGI/AAAAAAAAB90/cbrCNv789oI/s640/2011-01-11Mokapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%25286%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's the parking lot below, left taken from about our half-way point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTA23azZQRI/AAAAAAAAB98/IKhspZotL9M/s1600/2011-01-11Mokapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%252820%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTA23azZQRI/AAAAAAAAB98/IKhspZotL9M/s640/2011-01-11Mokapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%252820%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . I'd say, Richard got quite a picture!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTA3V07J7xI/AAAAAAAAB-A/hLsT74DKgkY/s1600/2011-01-11Mokapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTA3V07J7xI/AAAAAAAAB-A/hLsT74DKgkY/s640/2011-01-11Mokapu%2527uHikeWithTamara+%25287%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plunk in a little flora for interest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And last, watch a cute video I nabbed, of 5 boys and an inchworm who was passed around - and at the moment of the video, Mr. Inchworm had landed on Tamara's bare-chested 4-year old birthday boy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kampkrug.com/video/inchworm-riot.wmv">http://www.kampkrug.com/video/inchworm-riot.wmv</a></div>Olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-41079428414301941182011-01-08T16:08:00.000-08:002011-01-14T04:15:06.481-08:00CHAPSTICK AMUSEMENT<span style="font-size: large;">Alli snagged a chance to shop at a nearby bathing suit/sportswear shop while I tried to amuse Benji. Grammas - here's a sure-fire gambit that lasts longer than most.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwYVsZkU9sQwAmhw4rdwq4cqSbsXe9rycrO5FU7B5Kq_RHH1e8yS_zhIcRrx0yePWzIA2pThZWX_F98qHvVyA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015823437511500769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854657001705511651.post-37303997353524699032011-01-05T19:02:00.000-08:002011-01-14T02:28:55.212-08:00DAY and NIGHT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Un-retouched and un-edited photos)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTAf493Xt4I/AAAAAAAAB8c/S7wIPNPdNV0/s1600/2011-01-05MorningWalk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTAf493Xt4I/AAAAAAAAB8c/S7wIPNPdNV0/s640/2011-01-05MorningWalk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">A morning exercise walk doesn't get better than this!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTAkDYsShtI/AAAAAAAAB84/3dqzIOQ8VZA/s1600/2011-01-05EveningSky%2528a%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wi74JjFaXag/TTAkDYsShtI/AAAAAAAAB84/3dqzIOQ8VZA/s640/2011-01-05EveningSky%2528a%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">What a beautiful camera day! Thank you, Lord!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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