Mama On The Move

I was walking along, minding my own business when I was viciously attacked by a rogue nail. Thank goodness I didn't have thinner shoes on, (or no shoes, this is Hawaii after all) because that thing went all the way through my shoe and poked me in the foot.  I had to use a pair of pliers to get the thing out!

Well, at least the dogs are enjoying the lack of furniture. 

There is a dog in our neighborhood who is "in heat".  I know this, because Rigger suddenly can not contain his adoration.  He thinks Ringo smells really, really nice.  He follows Ringo everywhere with his nose pressed to Ringo's body.  When Ringo stops, Rigger just stands over him, drooling.  Ringo's fur is wet from his head to his tail.  His fur stands up all over his body in spikey, drool covered clumps.  Ringo gets tired of this treatment every so often, and barks at Rigger to leave him alone.  Then he goes and hides in a closet where Rigger can't find him. Then Rigger just stands in the middle of the dining room with a glazed expression and pants, loudly, and breathes hot doggy breath all over us.  It's rather like having a warm, moist choo choo train with bad breath standing next to you.  The temperature of the room goes up about five degrees. We'll all be glad when this is over.  But I must say, I'm glad Rigger's aff...

As a last Hawaiian hoorah, we had some family photos made at Ali'i Beach on the North Shore. Duck Face - a common Facebook pose for teen girls The Glamorous Ones We're going to miss Hawaii!!

Because our room was free, I decided to reserve the character breakfast for Emily's birthday. We got to meet Mickey Mouse, all dressed up Hawaiian style! It's funny that I'm still excited about seeing the characters.   I'm all like, "It's Chip and Dale!  It's Chip and Dale!" The kids thought it was fun, but not the way they did when they were little. The characters came around to the table while we ate. Goofy stopped by to wish Emily a happy birthday.  She was unimpressed. "Aunty" stopped by to sing Happy Birthday.  And Emily was given another birthday treat.  The little sign was edible.  The breakfast was a buffet, which was HUGE.  There was every type of breakfast food imaginable.  This is what a $201.00 breakfast looks like. Better enjoy that picture, because you will never see a meal that expensive in front of me again.

Another great thing about Aulani is that Emily's aunt and uncle were able to call and have a gift delivered to her as well as a little birthday dessert tray.  I never knew such a thing was possible, but boy  was it cool! Unfortunately, she couldn't eat parts of it because of her allergies, but Kerry helped her out! Then Ben picked the chocolate letters off the plate.....  And licked the platter clean!