Veni's kindergarten interview

Took my son to meet his teacher today and see how much he knew. at first I was nervous about him going to school because he's never went to daycare or anything else that has kids minus me or his sisters. watching him yesterday interact with his dr. and then today with his to-be teacher eases my worries. he was very confident counting and letting her know that he could write his name. he even wrote some of his numbers for her. i was a proud mom, but daddy's the one to get the credit for always pushing him to practice his writing.

rates desk

now working rates with Ane and Eni. we are the night crew. the ones who's daytime lives are messed up cuz we live here at work and are up all night. My girls had their 1st day of back to school today. My son and I went to get his immunizations and the poor little guys tears were so sad. I hated taking him. if they ask for my kids to get a flu shot in the fall, I also say "no". i remember as a child we only went once and my mom tells me its because my dad hated for them to hurt us as well. i know in the long run its sppsd to help but a parent cant stand to see their child hurt. that's when mama bear comes out lol grandma has since moved to my aunt's house and my mother in law is here visiting with us. She leaves this sunday, but it's been good for her to bond w/her grandkids. my mom has helped tons with her and so has Finau Selu.her box is ready to go. Veni and I went to visit gma today and miss her. glad to have spent time with her. took her some money. she looks happy and healthy. since lita's passed I missed Lita a lot and I only helped with appts and little runs to the store etc. I cant imagine how much gma misses her when she was the nurse and chef for Lita. i got the bad news that being a nurse would be a downgrade in pay and it doesnt make sense for me when I am on a roll paying off our debt. by this time next year I will be out of debt paying the way we do now. Can't explain what happiness that brings. i cant go to school for another 6yrs to find that we're in worse debt and unhappy. Keai, me and our kids got to visit SFO last month. made me appreciate my job and how we can jump on a flight and leave for the weekend. when we came home Keai wasnt feeling so well and we got 1 first class seat so we let him have it. I was so proud sitting in coach that I could give that to him and help. so glad we got into rates. way nonstressful. that's all I can ask for in a job..flexibility, good pay, and good coworkers. luv it.

dreams

Up until now I have a had a few dreams that I knew were trying to teach me something or warn me of something. It was my day off and nights I usually work. so my husband knowing I am so grumpy without my sleep, let me wander off to bed in the middle of the day.

I go to sleep and I am dreaming that I am awake and seeing this house that I want to be at. it is beautiful white stairs, green garden. I am walking around thinking I know this house. Then I am dreaming that I pick up my phone to try and find the house that I have been seeing. I am thinking in my dream that I have been at that house before and how bad I want to go there again. Not long after picking up my phone in my dream, I find the house on the phone and am astonished that it's on my phone. I call my brother Eli (as I am dreaming still) and show him the house on the phone. I am switching pix around the house and showing him. I say to him "I cant believe this house is on the internet. I want to go there. do you know this house?" He says "you dont know this house?" i reply "No" he drops his head and cries. I say "what's wrong" he says "this is the temple." I cry. there came the answer that I knew I had been there and knew that house. yet there I was not recognizing it fully. as I am crying in my dream, my son jumps on my bed and awakes me.
I call my husband to the room and explain to him my dream. he says "it's been a long time. The Guy upstairs watches over you and here he is trying to tell you"
the next thing I feel is my aunt's presence. i feel like she is looking out for me too. she probably reported that I have been to the temple foreeeever. I was angry and found excuses for not going, but I know Heavenly Father's been looing over me and my family and He misses me. What a way to teach me.

auntie lita

My auntie Lita fought a good fight. she taught me patience, love, faith. she loved my kids and took care of gma and gpa. home hasnt been the same since she passed. For the past couple of years I have taken her to appts and couldnt have imagined that I would miss her this much. I went into wal-greens a week ago and almost broke down just cuz I would go there to get her meds for her. I looked at my calendar to make sure I had my week scheduled only to find that I didnt have to adjust my work to work around her appts.
She was always paying her bills on time and if she said she would pay you back, that's exactly what she would do. If you would tell her that you promised something she would expect the same from you. and if you didnt keep ur side of the deal you'd be sure to hear about it. As a child she would let us sleep in her room with her at times and she would tell you of her dreams and stories about her sisters.
She was diagnosed with cancer after she moved in with me and Keai. Sometimes her pain was so bad it would be hard to listen. I dont think i could take all that she went through. Heavenly Father waited to make sure that I did learn from her and that I would have patience and love her before he took her. I am grateful I had the opportunity to help take care of her. Our home is too quiet without your laugh. I miss u Lita. I am glad u dont have to suffer any more.

zerins 9th bday

For Zerins 9th bday her dad took her, kale, veni, littl apisai, vili, loni and lexi to Nickelcade. it looks ghetto to us but the kids luv it so there they went. I had to wk that night so I slept in. a couple of hours later keai calls and the van had died. lol. so i go to pick them up and then we took them on our cars to Chucks....was soo hungry. so glad we spent time w/the kids and zerin but I know that there's no way I could handle that many kids 24hrs. too mucho for me. Zerin got an ipod shuffle and shoes frm her aunt Laina. we gave her $$ and then just made sure she had fun.


Soni had his farewell program this past sunday. he's going to nicaragua. so happy for him and his family. was so pleasantly suprised at how well he prepared for his talk. he's gonna do great! the Lord does bless those that have the desire!

family day for kale's 10th bday

We went and took the kids to eat (they pick when it's their bday) and then we took them to play. The place we went to has a merry go round and kale gets on. the kids race to see what animal they will ride. she grabs a big tiger. The ride comes around the 1st round and her she is on the only animal that doesnt go up and down. lol.she looks at us sadly and says "wee" lol. that girl.

Veni gets on the bumper cars. 1st time I've seen him do this. terrified for him but to my suprise he gets and controls it like it's a daily thing he does. it was so hard for us to get him out of that place. he loved it.

Zerin's already planning on Kale's bday what she wants to do for hers. she asks about an expensive Brazilian place and I tell her "yes but it'll be over $100 so you wont get a present" only takes her 3 seconds to says "no"

prayer night

My husband calls the kids together for prayer...he says he will say it. The kids start volunteering that they'll say it (I am lost)...then it dawns on me that they dont want him to say it cuz it takes him too long. He's still saying he'll do it when Kale starts praying. He stops her midsentence and she says "Awww" ..cant stop laughing that he stopped her in the middle of the prayer so that he could say it and that she just started saying it in hopes she'd beat him.

ETL

started at the beg. of Jan to try to live the Eat To Live way (fruits, veggies, nuts and beans) lost 3 lbs in 3 days and then fell off the wagon. Got back on the wagon 10jan and feel great!!! it's only been about a day and 1/2 but I have made the decision to suceed. no looking back at any nonsuccessful times. Keeping my eyes on the prize and looking twrds the future. read about an older lady who suffered from angina (pain in chest from shortness of blood getting to heart) and then following this fruits and veggies way lost 90 lbs and kept going. I can do this!! I feel good and want to keep feeling good. I love that I can eat a lot and lose weight. I dont feel hungry and went around prepared today with my apple and salad. even made Keai a salad for lunch. I miss being at home and being able to keep everything organized.

my friend and sister Tu

Today 2 Jan was a sad day. My Tu passed away. So I happy i had the time that I was able to spend with her laughing, talking, laughing, and laughing.

I remember one day Tami having us walk for training and we walked for what seemed like 82miles. There was Tu with her high heel slippers. We kept saying how outta breath we were and how our bodies were in shock. lol. Most walking I'd done in 4eveeeeeeeeer. Right after training she learned she had cancer. I stopped by her house once to laugh with her and take her some food. I was one that was blessed to have come to know her. What a work-aholic she was. She served a mission and I had gone to high school with her little sister but never imagined how much fun I would have with her. I got to sit with her in a couple of training classes. and man did she love her phone and facebook :) ....update on Memorial Day 2013 Keai took me and the kids to go see Lita, gpa Vili, gap Sione, Lotoa. right beside one another our family's were laid to rest then we end up married....what r the chances? then not more than 20 feet away sat Latu's parents visiting her grave. was so touched to see them there. I felt Tu's love for them. I know Tu was happy they were there. Glad my kids were there for her to see too :) luv u Tu!!