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Ten on Tuesday

nely — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:18:13 +0000

I just realized I haven’t done one of these in a while…

1. Thank goodness for Netflix instant movies. They saved my sanity this weekend as I had to spend the weekend knocked out by the flu.

2. I might be the last person on earth to discover the Kieslowski gem, The double Life of Veronique. Every frame was visual poetry, beautifully done. It was so inspiring, it made me want to go out and shoot some slide film so I can have them cross-processed. Sure, the cross-processed look can be achieved digitally, but there’s just something about film…

3. Kealoha has been singing God bless America a lot, recently. Except her version goes like this:

” From the mountains to the prairies, to the oceans white with PHO!”

4. We tried to correct her and tell her that last word is foam, but she would not be budged. Our kids do love pho. When Keilah was two, she used to say she smelled good because she smelled like pho. Oy!

5. Anyone else love North and South? I won’t admit how many times I’ve watched the ending. Sigh. Is it any wonder I’m a wedding photographer? I’m a hopeless sap!

6. I’m loving the Dinner Tonight videos at myrecipes.com. The recipes are easy enough with accessible ingredients. Great for non-cooks like me.

7. I’ve been thinking of taking tae kwon do except I’m so uncoordinated, I might just embarrass myself. My college friends – who have visions of me bumping into everyone else at an aerobics class way back when – are dying laughing right now.

8. I took the girls to see Madagascar today. Here’s how the kids convinced their dad to let us go without him:

11:24 AM me: can wy see madgasgro2?

11:25 AM David: is wy supposed to be we?

madagascar 2

You mean right now? Without me?

11:26 AM I heard it was better than the first one.

11:28 AM me: yes madugasgro thank you daddyy

David: madagascar

11:31 AM me: please, daddy. can we see it? we’ll tellyou all about it afterwards.

11:33 AM David: what time is the movie?

11:34 AM me: it is me kealoha 1:30

11:35 AM David: so you guys are going to drop me off after lunch then right?

11:39 AM me: yes

David: ok.

11:40 AM me: thak you daddy

11:41 AM David: You are very welcome

11:43 AM me: love you love kealoha

11:44 AM David: did you type that all by yourself? No one helped you with the spelling?

me: i love you daddy

David: I love you too!

11:45 AM me: yes i did

11:48 AM love kealoha j fok

David: awesome!!! Great job!

9. Thank you to the heroes who fought and continue to fight for our freedoms. God bless America, indeed!

10. I will be posting photos here again soon. I need to get editing.

Hope all is well with you all!

~nely

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Kealoha voted; did you?

nely — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:22:21 +0000

Yesterday, Kealoha came home from kindergarten, excited about what she learned. She mentioned learning about the pilgrims and Thanksgiving. Then the following conversation ensued:

Kealoha: We also learned about the elections, Mommy! We learned about Orack Obama and John McCain!

me: It’s Barack Obama, baby.

Kealoha: Yeah. Ok. We talked about Orack Obama and John McCain, then we voted.

me (very intrigued now. ): Really? You voted?

Kealoha: Yup. We voted on if we like turkey or not! 16 people like it, and 2 don’t!

So there you go. Kealoha voted. You should, too!

For the record, I vote for turkey, too! What about you?

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how old we are…

nely — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:57:35 +0000

David: Honey, can you believe Keilah is turning 8 on Friday?

me: No. Man, we’re getting old!

Keilah: Yeah, it’s amazing how old you guys are. I can’t believe you’re not even limping, yet!

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Dress Code

nely — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:09:01 +0000

Kealoha: Mommy, did you know we have a dress code? We can’t wear Spaghetti – Os to school!

me: You mean spaghetti straps?

Kealoha (in her exasperated, mommy-you-should-know-better-voice): Same thing!

haha. Yeah, I suppose wearing wear Spaghetti – Os would be messy!

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Soooo my kids!

nely — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:13:57 +0000

Keilah: I think I’m going to be an author first before I’m going to be an entomologist.

me: How come?

Keilah: Because I’d have to go to college to be an entomologist, and I heard college is expensive! Maybe I can write and sell some books first.

Kealoha bursts into tears.

me: What’s the matter?

Kealoha: I want to go to college but I don’t like to spend moneyyyyy!

Keilah: It’s ok. If you work hard, you can get scholarships so someone else can pay for college. (Yes, this is how she really talks. She’s 7 going on 35. When her sister asks for another sibling, Keilah lectures her: “Do you know that a baby means another mouth to feed, another bed to buy? We’d need a bigger house…”)

Kealoha: (sniffles) It’s ok! I don’t have to go to college! I’m going to be a gardener instead!

Such is life with two very different girls. One very cerebral and one very emotional. Life is never boring!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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