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Weekly Wrap Up | 11/6/22

Aloha friends!

**I wanted to mention I was devastated by that Halloween incident in Itaewon, South Korea. I was devastated seeing that news before Halloween and I pray for those young souls lost so tragically.🙏🏼** So heartbreaking.💔

It was Halloween on Monday and it was a busy day for us. I was so happy my kids’ school chose Nov. 1st as their waiver day (school closed) – so we didn’t have to wake up early the next morning! They had a school parade in the morning. Then at night we went trick or treating. I bought about 5 or 6 big bags of candy – I made 40+ goody bags for their classmates – the rest went into the candy bowl to pass out. We had a LOT of candy to pass out! Usually we leave the bowls out by the steps and go trick or treating. By the time we came back to the house the bowls of candy was almost empty. By the end of the night I think I refilled the 2 candy bowls twice? And we were left with only a handful at the end of the night. Here are some of the pics from that day and night:

Can you guess what my kids are? My son is a red PIKMIN (a Nintendo game character from the Pikmin game). And my daughter is Pikachu – the ears on her hood is flat in the picture but they are there lol. And yes my son is in slippers (as we call them in Hawaii, flip flops on the mainland lol) – it was 80 degrees outside! My hubby and I were Peanut Butter (him) and Jelly(me). We loved seeing the houses that go all out on decorating! I wish we had as much motivation to do it lol…but it gets expensive. There was one house that was a bit too scary for my kids – it had some ghostly girl swinging on the porch and a creature thing that looked like it didn’t do anything until you stood there long enough and it screamed at you. 🤣

The skeleton house is always popular and the skeletons are SO huge! My kids say it’s their favorite house on Halloween. And then my daughter and I found this one woman who was dressed as a fortune teller and was in full character, asking my daughter to ask her a question, etc… SO cool!

The rest of the week went quick – my birthday was on Friday and we went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory.

I loved my daughter’s drawing that she made me on Procreate. And yes her name is Layla…can you tell? 😅🥰 Me and the kids are lactose intolerant so we had to take some Lactaid tablets to enjoy the hot fudge sundae. We didn’t have cheesecake because I’d need like 2 more lactaid for that. Cheesecake is hard on my tummy and I only became lactose intolerant in my 40’s. SAD huh? My favorite used to be the Oreo Cheesecake or the Pumpkin Cheesecake…both of which is painful to eat now. 😩

We are counting down the days to our trip…so I’m trying to figure out who can take care of our dog for 2 weeks 😢 – our vet is full, a home sitter I found on Rover.com with good reviews said she’s not available for the dates we are gone. Bummer…so…last resort is he goes to my mom’s house but she doesn’t allow dogs in the house, their dog is an outside dog and it’s a busy/rough neighborhood. I guess I’ll check with one more vet that was recommended…and see what they say. 🤞🏽

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Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

  • World Series Major League Baseball – Phillies lost, oh well! But the Astros had really good pitchers.
  • Selena Gomez – My Mind & Me – I can feel her sadness through this documentary 😦 but I’m glad she is healing. I loved the scenes of her going back to the small town she grew up in.

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 10/30/22

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:

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 10/23/22

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:

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 10/16/22

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!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 10/09/22

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.

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 10/02/22

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!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 9/25/22

Aloha friends!

Well, brought my kids last week to urgent care just to make sure their cough wasn’t anything worst. Dr said their lungs sounded clear and it’s just a cold…well, they went to school on Monday, and my daughter came back home with a 102 fever. SIGH…she’s been sick all of September! So I brought her back to urgent care because I couldn’t for the life of me get through to her pediatrician’s office. Urgent care was so busy with kids that sounded like her 🤦🏻‍♀️ – this time we got another doctor and I told him, she’s been having a fever once a week so he said okay let’s test her for covid (tested her all month and she’s been negative each time), test her for flu and test her for a UTI. She was positive for FLU so she missed another 4 days of school totaling 12 missed days of school already in only the first 2 months of school. 😅

My son is over his cold thank goodness. I’m praying for a better, healthier, no illnesses for the rest of the year. 🙏🏼

Anyway – this whole month stressed me out seeing my kids sick so I feel so much tension in my upper back. It was hurting me all week until I forced myself to stretch it out. I need a massage!

Anyway, I hope you all had a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

  • House of Dragons (HboMax) – the drama continues

Games I Played:

  • My Singing Monsters
  • Cooking Dash – still grinding!
  • Splatoon 3 – I’m obsessed but had to pause a bit because my hands hurt lol

Music I Listened To:

BLACKPINK – finally got a chance to listen to their new album on repeat. I don’t know why but Happiest Girl makes me want to cry. That one is on repeat maybe because I had a hard month lol. Also this song always reminds of that moment in a book…for example a contemporary YA romance where the girl is at her lowest, maybe the guy breaks her heart, etc…and this is the moment she has to stop crying and show her face to the world. You know what I’m talking about lol…that moment in a teen movie where it’s prom and the girl shows up alone or whatever LOL…this song needs to play at that exact moment.

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 9/18/22

Aloha friends!

My kids were sick most of the week so…I was Nurse mom basically. There was lots of tissues, snot and coughing. 😩 I did get to read some books while I was caring for the kids at least.

We finally got the day of when my husband has to be in Okinawa, Japan for work. Dunno if I mentioned it here, but he applied to a few jobs (he works for the federal government)…because he needed something new. He’s been at his position for the past 10 or 11 years? And he needed just something new and applied to many other jobs here but wasn’t getting offers. He applied to 2 contracts in job contracts in Japan and got both, but chose to go with the one in Okinawa. He has to be there by December 9th SO…it’s going to be a count down starting November. We have our postponed East Coast trip to visit his family mid November, for 2 weeks, then we come back to Hawaii, he does his final packing and will be gone.

I decided not to uproot our life here because we have a house, our dog, kids who just started the school year and it would have been really short notice to move overseas…plus it’s only a 2 year contract. Our plan is just to keep the family chugging along, with daddy long distance and we are already trying to plan a visit or a few visits if we can budget it out. And since I have to go to Okinawa, this will be my time to explore Japan! I’m excited, and somewhat stressed out too that I’ll be living the single-parenting life for a little while, but yeah…it will go by fast. At least I hope it will. Just gotta hold down the fort – as usual lol.

Hope you all had a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

  • House of Dragons (HboMax) – the drama continues

Games I Played:

  • My Singing Monsters
  • Cooking Dash – still grinding!
  • Just Dance – for exercise
  • Splatoon 3 – I love it, but still hate the communication errors and I’ve been having way more of these than when I used to play Splatoon 2. So is it because they need to fix some things on it? Not sure but I still try and play it. But if I get too many connection errors, I stop.

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 9/11/22

Aloha friends!

I actually had time to read this week, yay! It was still a long week – my sprinklers by the sidewalk is finally fixed, the tree roots damaged the pipe there. Boo! But I’m just glad it’s fixed. It was a short school week but for some reason felt long to me. Then I had to run around on Saturday with an orthodontist appointment for me son and a pool party for my daughter’s classmate. They were both supposed to have Sunday school today but my daughter is running a low grade fever since we got caught in the rain at the pool party. We were wet…which was fine since we were in the pool, but the cold because the sun was setting by then…so not good. We both got chilled but she’s the one with the fever today. My son woke up with allergies that are making him sniffle and cough (he kind of still has a lingering cough from having covid last month). So yes…sick kids again! lol…it never seems to end. Hope all of you are staying healthy!

Hope you all had a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

  • House of Dragons (Hbo/Max) – the drama continues!

Games I Played:

  • My Singing Monsters
  • Cooking Dash – still grinding!
  • Mario Kart (Nintendo Switch) – played with my son
  • Katamari Damacy Reroll (Nintendo Switch) – played with my son and daughter

I really want to play Splatoon 3 though! Hopefully I can get it soon.

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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 9/4/22

Aloha friends!

Here we are in September and things are just nonstop busy…STILL. I had dinner with friends yesterday which was fun, but also my daughter has a cold? I’ve been testing her for covid and it’s negative even though her cough sounds just like her brother did when he had covid. So I guess she has a cold with lots of coughing. Trying to get her better so she can go to school on Tuesday, because she loves school. Other than that, I didn’t have a chance to read much.

Hope you all had a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

Shows/Movies I Watched:

  • House of Dragons (Hbo/Max) – the drama continues!
  • Partner Track (Netflix) – lawyer drama – I was getting so mad at Ingrid though! I love her besties Tyler and Rachel – their storylines were so good. It had a great ending though and can’t wait to watch season 2! I could never be a lawyer – too much stress!
  • Lord of the Rings – The Rings of Power (Amazon) – cinematography is gorgeous!

I’m loving all these fantasy shows out right now! House of Dragons is dark as heck…and The Rings of Power is more light than dark to me…so I love that I get both to keep me entertained.

Games I Played:

  • My Singing Monsters
  • Cooking Dash – still grinding!

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!