Musical Beds

The boys have been in the bunk beds for months now and it’s time for me to take down the crib and decide what to do with it.  Parting with certain baby things is harder than one might expect.  Maybe this is why my parents still have my childhood crib…

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Luau

On our second to last night in Maui, we ventured out for the first time after dark and attended a luau at the Westin near Whaler’s Village.  James is fairly certain he saw the exact same luau emcee at his last luau at least ten years ago.  Only now, the…

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Duel

Yesterday afternoon a colleague of mine came to my office door with a plastic vacuum attachment in her hand, the length of her forearm.  “Look what I just found in my purse.” “Is that from your vacuum?” I asked. “It’s a sword.”  She also has two boys at her house—…

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Check Your E-mail

Every now and then this blog enters the realm I think of as “I hope HR isn’t reading this.”  As in: Dear Friendly HR Manager and/or Job Recruiter, Please stop reading this and go back to checking e-mail.  This is clearly the life of someone else— not the smart, creative,…

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Molokini

On Tuesday morning we woke up at our usual 0’dark hundred and drove down to Ma’alaea Harbor. On this vacation, we’ve consistently maintained a record of eating two breakfasts each morning.  One at home and one “abroad.”  On Sunday and Monday we ate second breakfast at the Pioneer Inn in…

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Famous Last Words

Friday afternoon, we finally make it to the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas and unfortunately, our room won’t be ready till 4.  We sit down at the Ocean Pool Bar & Grill for “dinner.”  It’s located next to a large koi pond full of baby whales.  I had no idea…

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Hawaii

On Friday we packed up and headed to the airport.  Before we left the house, Nate asks me, “Are we going to Hawaii?” “Yes!  We’re going to Hawaii!” We board a plane for Maui and fortunately, the ride was fairly uneventful.  Jake receives an A for this last flight, especially…

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