Aloha friends!

Well the week started off good! We went to a Halloween party my cousin was throwing at her condo – or the area behind her condo. My kids had some fun time with their cousins and ran all over the place. My cousin bought like all the Halloween games and kid activities from Target! We had a blast.

But then my daughter’s cold…came back. Day after the party she was congested and had a runny nose and then her cough came back. And then her brother got her cold two days after her. So it’s been lots of sneezing, runny nose and coughing again in my house. I’ve actually been lucky to not catch it myself even though my daughter coughs in my face all the time!

So will we actually be going on our East Coast trip in 2 weeks or is she going to have another cold? Seems like she has a cold every two weeks and my son gets it once a month. 🙁 I will say she did better this time around and got better quicker? So I hope her immune system is getting stronger because it’s being bombarded with germs.

In other news my grandma, who lives in the Philippines turned 100 years old! My mom (it’s her mom) and dad left for the PI 2 weeks ago and will be there for another week. They planned a surprise birthday bash for it, which is exciting for all of them. I wish we could’ve gone but I did manage to facetime to wish her a happy birthday and she got to see my kids – even though the connection was bad.

I hope all of you had a good week and a wonderful week ahead of you! Happy Halloween to those who celebrated! 🎃

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So I fell into a reading slump for a few days – I think it was because my kids were sick again and I just felt tired. Anyway I did manage to finish two books at the end of the week. But I feel like my reading is slowing down as the busiest time of the year approaches.

Books I Read:

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Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

• House of Dragons (HboMax) – looking forward to next season!
• World Series Major League Baseball – because the Phillies are in it and my hubby is from Philadelphia so we have to support them, even though we never watch baseball 😅

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Aloha friends!

It was a good week and my daughter is done with her antibiotics and the flonase is helping a lot with allergies so I’m happy! They had a school carnival and yes it’s late October but it was about 85 degrees with the sun making me sweat – my weather app says “it feels like” 90 degrees. Let’s just say we played most of the games and left after 30 minutes because my shirt was kind of drenched in sweat. Gross. Other than that we have a Halloween party my cousin is throwing today so that should be fun.

This week will be Parent Conference week which means my kids will be let out early for 2 weeks so they can get through all these meetings. Ours is on Wednesday so I hope I hear great things! Can you believe October is almost over? I can’t!

I hope all of you had a good week and a wonderful week ahead of you!

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Books I Read:

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Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

• House of Dragons (HboMax)

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Aloha friends!

Did both my kids finally get through one week of school without being super sick? YES. Except my daughter’s cough (which I think is now due to allergies/post nasal drip) was bothering her at night. So I had her take Zyrtec, and set a cool-mist humidifier on at night – hoping it helps. Basically I’m just trying to fight it turning into some sinus infection or something. I just need her cough to go away, it’s worst at night. Since my son had to go to his annual physical on Saturday I asked if they could see my daughter too for her cough and she’s going to try another round of antibiotics plus Flonase to clear up all her congestion. There was a news segment here in Hawaii that the children’s hospital and pediatricians all over the state was seeing an unusual amount of sick kids so early in the year (instead of around Nov-Dec usually). And their doctor and I talked about it, so she confirmed that yes it was a rough September for lots of kids. Let’s hope this regimen works for my daughter. 🙏🏼

As for me I barely made it out of the week – I had what seemed to be a stomach bug/stomach flu whatever you want to call it. I had body aches, chills, an elevated temp, sweats, and diarrhea. Not fun! 😒 I’m not 100%, I’m getting there though. Main thing is that I can get up and still get through my daily routine/chores/errands/keep the household going – ya know? 😅 And I think our fridge is finally fixed! I hate to

Plus…it’s been hot this week! We had rain, which is nice but that means it’s been so humid. I blame the weather for messing with our sinuses and allergies. It sucks but just gotta keep going! I am really taking it week by week here lol.

Also – I started Christmas shopping! Have you guys started? I figure I start now because November is going to be crazy for me and then my hubby leaves for Okinawa, Japan in the second week of December. 😓Chills and Thrills ~ Spooky Book Season

Hope all of you have a good week!

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Books I Read:

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Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

• House of Dragons (HboMax)

Games I Played:

• My Singing Monsters – mostly to keep up with my kids who love this game

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Aloha friends!

My kids were on fall break and honestly we didn’t do much. I’ve been just trying to make sure my daughter got healthy this week so she can start off Monday on a clean slate, no cold. But I do think she’s dealing with allergies – she has a post nasal drip that causes her to cough. So just trying to deal with that and so far she’s so much better! My son recovered nicely from his sore throat episode and good thing too since their October is packed with school activities.

I did get some reading done which is nice and we did do a family outing nearby to the Kroc Center which held an Kroctober Fest.

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Books I Read:

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Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

• House of Dragons (HboMax) – the drama continues

Games I Played:

• My Singing Monsters – mostly to keep up with my kids who love this game
• Splatoon 3 – the connection errors suck but I still play
• Overcooked 2 – because my son begged me to play/help him lol, there was a lot of yelling going on between us

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Aloha friends!

Last week was a hard week for me. My daughter was at the tail end of her flu when my son then got sick AGAIN but this time with a super sore throat that was not flu, strep or covid…I think it was laryngitis. So he was home with me for 3 days. But to top that off I had the worst muscle knot in my neck/shoulder/back….and to top THAT off, my neighbor told me the ambulance we saw last Saturday night was because her husband passed away. The husband that cut the grass 3x a week and I would say hi to him almost daily…really nice guy who was enjoying his retirement. I just saw him last month but he was limping and I was caring for a sick household so I was inside a lot. I had no idea he was sick, though now that I think back 3 months ago he told me he was hard of hearing (that was new) and I saw him limping last month. His wife told me they found out he had glioblastoma brain cancer and they only found out this summer. He was deteriorating so fast and had no clue why until his wife insisted on an MRI. And like that…in a few months without me even knowing he was that ill…he’s gone. 💔🥺

The pain in my shoulder, my son getting sick and the news of my neighbor happened on Monday (pain in my heart). I was done for the week. So I was sad and am still sad every time I look at their house and imagine what they are going through.

I hope my kids get this week to heal their bodies from illnesses going around I know it’s that time of the year but we need a break. I need a break!

Anyway, I hope all of you had a better week than I did! I did manage to read some books at least!

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• Book Covers with Skulls

Books I Read:

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Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

• House of Dragons (HboMax) – the drama continues

Games I Played:

• My Singing Monsters – mostly to keep up with my kids who love this game
• Splatoon 3 – the connection errors suck but I still play

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!