Should I leave on Vacation with a dirty house?

It is SO hot here today- when I say 'here' I mean Hawaii- It is one of those humid hot day's when your hair goes to a certain frizz that can only be obtained 2 ways:
1.  Going to the beauty school and getting a permanent wave with the smallest curlers they offer (we're talking like 1.16th of an inch rods) and then sitting with the perm solution on for WAY to long- When they unroll your hair you've got such tight frizzy curls water will not even absorb into your hair and your hair just kind of stands on end- (This is a true story- My mom still has the pictures of my sister and I after getting the described perm above- 3rd grade pictures were so super ugly!)
OR
2. You work outside or inside on a hot humid Hawaiian day and you have just enough natural curl to frizz out!

We do not have air conditioning- and when the days are really hot it is like shutting your bathroom door, turning you shower on hot and letting it run for 15 minutes on pure hot- The air feels thick and energy levels feel completely depleted.

My dilemma is this:
I am leaving for vacation and my house is dirty- dishes, laundry, and beds totally unmade...........Because I am completely over-heated and drained- I am tempted to close up shop "as is"................o.k.,so my husband, that has a knack for cleanliness might freak just a bit and maybe my son Eli, who also has the same knack my husband has might give me a grown up lecture on the benefits of cleanliness..............
As I am blogging about my dilemma I am starting to realize that maybe I do not want to come home to a dirty house- It really might be kind of nice to have the beds made and laundry folded and not just in the basket sitting on the couch-
hummm........... I just heard the washing machine beep that it is done- I think that is my beckoning call to wrap it up on this blog post and go clean house-
I had my camera by me and snapped what I am looking at right this very second so y'all could be privy to my dirty house and my icky Hawaiian Head of hair today :(-

I am sitting on my couch with the fan buzzing- I peeled
my sunglasses and flowered head band off of my sweaty head

Not really sure why a paper towel with mustard is sitting
on my couch? 

No Time to Blog So Instead Posted Pictures-

I have absolutely no time to blog today but thought it would be nice to post some pictures-
FYI we are having a perfect weather day here in Hawaii- Looking at my digital thermometer and it reads:
83 degrees with 56% humidity- The trade winds are blowing and the sun is shining.  The water at the beach is an aqua blue and the waves are calm...............ALOHA BABY!

The Plumeria Tree in my front yard- Please notice
the hammock behind..........LOVE laying in it reading a book....

Bath Tub beach here at the ranch

My precious Boys

The Hyatt has such beautiful landscape

Fishing anyone?

Our local Harbor

My beautiful niece Rachel came to visit :)
Love you Rach!

Hi Babe-

This picture is compliments of my Aunt Petra- She caught Eli just
as he was wiping out

Dropping Butter on My Macy's Full Price Boots

Last Oct. (2010) I was headed to my home town in Oregon for a spontaneous visit-  I knew that Oct. in Oregon meant warmer days and cooler nights.
From what I have both heard and read, your blood thins down when you live in a constant warm climate- making what used to feel like a 'warm' day in Oregon (high 60's) feel pretty cool- the 'cooler' nights now feel frigid!
After realizing that I was going to be making a spontaneous trip to Oregon,  I went to our local Macy's to look for a warm pair of boots to wear on the trip- For the past 5 or so years before we moved, boots had been a staple in my wardrobe- Here in Hawaii wearing boots, to me, feels claustrophobic. I brought a pair over and wore them just a handful of times- My last experience with my boots was when I wore them to Church shortly after moving here- By the time service got started I had a sudden impulse to rip them off and finish the service bare footed because my feet felt like they were ON FIRE!  The sermon that day was lost to my overwhelming thoughts of freeing myself from the boots- When we got home my feet were so swollen I sat on our bed while Matt yanked as hard as he could to get them off- YUCK!
While at Macy's looking for a pair of boots I realized 2 things-
1.  I had no coupon (Julie- Where were you with those great $20.00 off Coupons :)
2.  I was gonna have to pay FULL PRICE for a pair of boots
I despise paying full price for things-
On our island, the shopping selection is limited- I knew my options were in my vision as I stood before the 'New Item' sticker in front of the boots at Macy's that day-
I brought the 'selected' boots up to the counter- asked the sales associate if they had any coupons behind the counter that they would mind scanning for me.  The curt 'NO' sealed the deal that I would pay full price for my boots..............
Back to the thin blood comment at the beginning of this post- I have noticed that my tolerance for heat has significantly risen over the last couple of years- what used to feel overwhelmingly hot now just seems normal- I think my blood has thinned down quite a bit (Hallelujah).
As I was getting ready for church this past Sun. I thought I would break out those Macy's full price boots and try wearing them- the weather was mild and over cast- not to hot- so the perfect day to 'try'.
All went well!  They were not to hot and did not feel claustrophobic AT ALL- I thought to myself multiple times how nice it was wearing jeans with boots here in Hawaii..........
Here's where the title comes into this blog post.  When we got home, I went straight to the kitchen- I was mashing potatoes and putting the 1/2 C. butter in when I dropped an almost melted piece on my right boot- It hit in 3 spots!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I grabbed my computer and Googled how to get butter stains out of leather- The advise was not super promising- the instructions were the following:
1. Blot area with a soft towel to get any excess (butter) off
2. Put Talcum Powder on the spots and leave for 8 hours- this may absorb the grease

I did the above.......  however, I substitute the 'talcum' powder for 'mineral veil' (bare mineral) because that was the closet thing I had to powder at my house.

The butter stains were still visible..............

I was completely desperate- I had convinced myself I could wear the boots with the stain but knew deep in the back of my mind I could not-

I went out to my laundry room- Grabbed the Shout and sprayed it all over both boots- I rubbed the grease spots with even more shout- let the boots sit- then ran them both under warm water and gently but firmly scrubbed.

IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!! The butter came out and the boots look perfect- I wish I would have taken a before picture- Below is the after picture.

Oregon Oct.

Fashion With A Side Order Of 3 Eggs

I only have a sec to blog tonight so I'll make this short and sweet..........
I was laying in bed last night going over outfits in my mind that I am taking to the main land for our vacation- After letting my brain go into fashion mode, I figured my outfit situation out and started thinking about adoption- Still in fashion mode and thinking about adoption I realized that I had the most adorable headbands (thank you Hope and Kelly for these) with the most adorable bows for our little addition (no placement yet.......but we are hoping and praying for one soon) that will work great when she came home from the hospital but nothing for in the hospital-  At this point in our adoption story we do not know if we will adopt an infant, and if so, whether we will be able to be at her birth- If we are able, and if her birth mom allows- This is what you will see on my precious girls head during her hospital stay:

P.S. I ran to our local Wal Mart today and picked up new born hats- right around the corner from the hats were bows on clearance for $1.00- A little hot glue and waaa laaa.........

P.S.S 3 Eggs Left!!

Had us a little get together

A couple weeks back we had some friends over- Here is what the afternoon looked like- Such a fun day!

(About 1/2 of these pictures are compliments of our guest Mary- Thanks Mary your pictures are AWESOME!)

Mary and Lilly

The boys hiking

Beautiful Lilly

More Hiking

There is something so sweet about this picture

Dionne

Eli and Julie

Kimo and baby M

Martin

The boys cooking goat :(-

Jasmine and baby J

Beautiful Girls!

Uh-huh..Uh-huh..I like it!!

25 (I accidentally put 25 when it is 35)  35 Eggs to go and no word yet regarding the birth mom placing her 7 month old baby girl- Thank you again SO much for all of your prayers!

Passing by the baby section.....

It's so hard to know when walking through the store, passing by the baby section, and seeing something cute whether I should buy it or not- Theoretically we have not been 'chosen' by birth parents yet and there is that chance that we may not be chosen- That God has other plans for our life besides adoption- It hurts my feelings to even write but it's the truth. Today I found myself with a few minutes to spare before I had to pick up the boys-  I was wandering around the store and found myself gradually making my way back to the baby section.  I first was looking and mentally planning what I was going to buy Becca's Baby who is due in July- Then I found 2 adorable outfits that would look ever so cute on the twins my cousin Molly is having in Aug. (Molly is Becca's sister in law)- Then I found myself standing and staring at little baby girl hair bows, blankets, dresses, etc...I found myself picking up several and carrying them around with me justifying in my mind that I wanted to be prepared.....what if we were to get a call that we had been selected for instant placement (meaning that our precious baby had been born and we would need to get on a plane ASAP to fly to where she is)- As that thought passed my mind I remembered the 2 boxes of clothes I have for the 'instant placement'- ones that I have boughten, my mom has boughten, close friends have boughten, etc...
I put back several of the things I was holding but kept some also.  I had bought my boys things today at the store- just special 'goodies' that I knew they would like- and in the name of being fair to my child I have never met but have so much hope will join our family soon I could not walk out of that store without something special for her also.....
Wherever you are today my precious child we are SO SO SO SO excited to meet you and your birth mom- You and your birth mom are so prayed for and so very loved!!
P.S. Happy Birthday to my niece Sissy- She should be opening the Message in a bottle we sent!
Also, have not used any eggs yesterday or today- I am hoping to do some baking this weekend.

Not what I bough today- but a picture very fitting for
this blog

Spiders and Bird Poop

Matt and I were riding off into the sunset (it was actually the middle of the day but sunset sounds so romantic) on the 4-wheeler- the palm trees were swaying, my arms were wrapped around my man of almost 17 years, my head was resting on his back listening to the beating of his heart..ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom.....(cheesy cheesy cheesy)
uuurrrccchhh.......tires squealing to a stop....Matt and I look down at the same time.......
'MATT!!! DID YOU JUST SPIT ON ME!'(it's not uncommon to get a bug in your mouth when you are riding and spit it out) as I whip my had back from around his waste I notice that he looks down at his shirt at the same time........
I also notice that on my hand and down the front of Matt's shirt (cause he had turned around and looked at me by this time) was BIRD POOP! Not white sticky bird poop but purple and white bird poop- I'm guessing that the bird had eaten a ton of berries, we had driven under a tree where it was sitting, bam...in the line of fire we innocently found ourselves.....We laughed really hard as we wiped it on the bottom of Matt's flip flop and finished our ride-
I should have just stayed in the house the rest of the day cause the next part of this story grosses me out to even write.
Eli was attempting to take his dirt bike up a mountain and wanted me to come take some pictures (will post those tomorrow)- I was bringing the 4-wheeler (here's that 4-wheeler again) behind Eli just to the bottom of the mountain so I could walk up behind him taking pictures.  I ended up stopping and talking to Kelly as Eli rode up ahead- I could see Eli a quarter of the way up the mountain by the time I was finished talking- but was not sure exactly what trail he took to get up to where he was-
I left the 4-wheeler at the bottom of the mountain and started walking up by way of what I thought was the trail they used...What I did notice right away as I started up the trail was that there was an unusual amount of spider webs- Thankfully I had not seen any spiders in the webs yet- I started thinking that I must be on the wrong trail cause the boys would have broken through the webs- As this thought was going through my mind I SAW A SPIDER-  attached to his web still (Thank you LORD).  I stopped before hitting the web and turned around really quick to get outa' there- My hair was back in a pony tail and as I turned my pony tail whipped the spider off the web- I was so busy booking it out of the trail I did not realize until I was just about to the end of the trail that I felt something weird on my neck-
my hair is standing up on my arms as I write this blog-
Below is not the exact spider that was on my neck (may he RIP) but the exact type of spider that was on my neck
I have my egg update in my blog for tomorrow- I don't want to take away from the bird poop and spiders