Who's Afraid of the Dark?

Well around a little before 8pm last night the entire island of Oahu went dark. Apparently a lightning bolt his one of our major transmission. Whatever that means? Bottomline is ... we were without power from last night until around 720amish this morning. I had a feeling before jumping in the shower so as soon as I came out I told Guy to charge the portable dvd player. Lo and behold as we are in the middle of watching a movie the power goes out. We were thankful that I had just ordered two battery lanterns from Amazon and had just bought the 20 D batteries required for those 2 lanterns. Guy, Josh and I played a round of scrabble and listened to whatever radio station on the air via my little mp3 player and Guy's mini amp. How's that for making things work. We slept somewhat into the early morning when the hallway light turned on. We cheered loud because I had to get Josh's basketball uniform cleaned before his game. Later we found out that many parts of the island was still without power even 24 hours later. How did people live without electricity? This does remind us to be prepared!

Ho'oponopono - I Apologize

One can never make up for lost time. I have been so delinquent on keeping up with our blog. To say "I've been busy" seems like a sad but true excuse. I don't think I was even really ready for Christmas and .... now the New Year, hum.

November and December had it's share of activity. Too much to get into but we survived and actually are standing on two feet. Now we are in the midst of the bible college being off (like Fuller) until the office re-opens on Jan. 5th. We are enjoying the much needed time off. Guy dreaded the nasty "to do list" that I so lovingly ask to be my Christmas present. Change the shelving in the laundry area, paint the inside of the kitchen cabinets, give the house a good cleaning, change our area rug, etc. Soon Guy will dread "days off" with me. Oh no, I have to keep my good graces with him.

So ... a New Year's resolution to keep up with our blog. Life is interesting and I love reading other friend's blogs so what's holding me back. I have to make time that's all - simple? We will see.

So Mele Kalikimake a me Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!