THE LATEST ... before the latest before that ... ha ha!

 Ok...Let's try this again!  Let's try some pictures ... if I can remember how to do this! 

Our 2008 Graduate and Mom!!  I'm so proud of her!!

The Graduate and Stepdad!!

The Graduate and Family!!

The Graduate and Dad and Rose!!

The Graduate and Brother and Tati!!

It was a wonderful day ... filled with rain, rain and more rain!!  You couldn't tell with all the leis draped around her!  All I can say is, "WHEW!!  I'm glad it's over...and so is she!"  Shelly, you're lovely and getting lovelier!!

Before going back to Hawaii...sad day!!  Only 7 days to visit!!

...OK, I'm going to try this again...

STAY TUNED... I am going to attempt to re-learn what I really did not know in the first place and get this thing up and running again!  I will soon have two kids out of the house who probably would like computer updates regularly...so here I go ... again!!

...maybe this weblog thing will get easier with time!

  Oh, boy ... where does the time go!  It's going to be short and sweet!

Hearnes came and went ... it was GREAT to see all of you!

...this one is for Josiah!!!

...oh, how you are missed!!

A long-overdue visit to family in the Tri-Cities!

  ... waterplay in the summertime ... isn't it grand?!

 ...the youngest cousins ... they are truly gifts from above! 

 ...YES! this is truly a sunset in the Tri-Cities...who says the desert is just hot and dry!

...and sadly ... only one more week before we send our oldest back to Hawaii to begin community college...

  ... he has never realized how naturally athletic he is!  Kaleo, the tears are already coming, my son!

...and now I must go give one of those "famous" motherly massages!!!  ...more later!

   Well, hello ... to the many friends and family who are racing to my new weblog site!  I still can't figure this whole thing out -- it took me 10 minutes to get to this spot!  As of 7/25/07 at 12:03 am, my two older children arrived safely back home.  Kaleo looks great -- tattoo and earrings and all!  He has been gone from our home for almost a year and his presence has been sorely missed.  Shell sports a rather nice Hawaiian tan, and also needless to say is glad to be home (to her car mostly and her bed next!:).  Matthew and Nicole have their best friends back, so they are on cloud 9 (where did "cloud 9" come from? ... hmm!).  Matthew is rather addicted to the game of golf and his mastery of every part of it!  Nicole ... nicole ... nicole -- a little of all of us wrapped into one sweet little package!  What more is to say!

... a few pics of our June '07 trip for you to enjoy (if I can figure it out)! 

... It took me 20 minutes to figure this out ... more later!

Greatly enjoyed the Roberts' visit and looking forward to the Hearne's visit! 

We love you guys!

Joel's face says it all ... priceless, my dear!

Wow!  I did it!  Enjoy ... 'cuz I spent WAY too much time figuring this out!  ...until next time!