Amy and Fernando were married on Saturday evening at the Hotel Wailea which was just stunning, Mum and I had a great time. The guests were fresh, champagne cold, food delicious and there was plenty of love in the air.
I think it is the nicest hotel on that side by far, pure class. I can’t wait to go back.
Friday we went on the Pacific Whale Foundation whale watch, the weather was challenging and the kids were even more so to say the least. It was an early morning, but great to be out and about. I was very excited to get home to Hana who I new would be very excited to see us, and she was. I love her.
I have so much to write about and so many photos, so many that my little computer can not keep up with me. Jason has ordered me a new hard drive so until then I will be having a rest, fear not.
The weather has turned Winter on us, it’s been wet rainy and cold this week which makes staying indoors a real treat…? We are off on a Whale watch this morning, it’s pouring here hopefully it will be ok on the other side. Something different non the less.
We’ve been working in the yard a lot this week, well we’ve been thinking about the hard work, Pascal and Dan the digger man have been doing all the hard stuff. We hired Pascal to come and chainsaw to the ground what was left of our Bamboo on Thursday, the next day he fed it all to the chipper which made great mulch, on his way back into town Pascal stopped on Hana Hwy to close his tailgate. As he was closing it he spotted a little back pup in the cane grass. Having such a kind heart he felt he could give it a better home so put her in the truck.
When he arrived back at our house with her, we were pretty excited about the idea of having a dog. At least I was, Jason wanted to feed her to the chipper (but has warmed up to her now). We thought we were just holding her over night for Pascal, now we have her until Monday… I think we will keep her, little Hana. She’s such a good dog with a pleasant nature, we shall see. I am happy with her and think it will add to my work load but at the same time be a great addition to the family
Yesterday, “Tsunami warning day” Dan was here digging out the root balls and filling in the holes. It was an amazing day, so hot and perfect. We were all set to go on our whale watch walking out the door at 6:30am. The sirens were sounding and our whale watch was canceled due to the 8.8 earthquake in Chilli. Ryan and Vann evacuated their beach side home and spent the morning with us on high ground, the Tsunami fizzled into nothing which was a good thing both for the fact we were all forced to spend the day together in the beautiful weather like it was Christmas Day.
Amy’s hens night went ahead as planned, Tina, Hanna and I drove to Lahaina where we met with the girls for dinner at Kimo’s. They all went out dancing afterwards but us grannies drove home in the “minivan” to go to sleep.
Today is so wet, cold and grey so different from yesterday. Hana is snuggled up in a box on the deck, we went for a walk this morning before the rain and she’s loving the attention when we go out on the deck. We will take her to the vet tomorrow and get her sorted.
My work load as “Mother” seems to have increased 10 fold, I am so glad my Mum is here.
I’ve heard something about the terrible 2’s been nothing compared to the terrible 3’s and now don’t know if that is a fact or if I am manifesting it all, but Darwin is an absolute handful. He has learnt how to lie and takes much satisfaction in either not doing what he is told or the complete opposite no matter how calm we remain while desperately trying to understand him. Of coarse like any faze there are many glorious moments which counteract these difficult times, he can be so loving and thoughtful which is why it really makes you want to tear your hair out when he is not.
To top it all off he is trying to use the bathroom during the night but seems really confused about the whole situation. He wakes and comes to our bed side with a wet nappy in hand and no pants on then refusing to go back to bed, this is often around midnight or 4am. It is a trying time which I hope we can work through quickly, I thought I’d just got used to sleeping through the night again.