day of rest
Sundays can be quiet and mostly I just get ready for church and try to catch up around the place, but generally lazing around. Yesterday was a little different. Wes was at work and the day began quietly. My oldest daughter called and talked about what's going on in her life. I've not heard from her in this way for a long time. I looked at the time and had to rush off to choir. The kids in church were quite rowdy and I really tried to keep them active while teaching them a new song. The boys are happy to learn alto as they are tired of trying to sing at the high places. Their little faces are so cute when they sing. When one active guy told me he doesn't like to sing I asked him to concentrate on just moving his lips. I don't like smart alecks and I remember one time when I kissed a kid who was acting up and he behaved for a long while after that. After church some people from church dropped by to see how I'm doing and stayed for an hour. We talked about motorcycles, classic cars, and gardening. When they left my son in AZ called to tell of how he took his new tangerine Honda Element on the road and he and girlfriend Nichole and dog Kula slept in the car overnight at the Grand Canyon. He was really excited to share this. It was nice to hear from him.
By then it was an hour before people coming to dinner. The project I was working on for graphics on my car was still taped down on the kitchen counter. The neighbor's new dog (purchased over the internet and arrived by airplane from Alabama last week) was out and I shut down the stove to go out and visit for a few minutes as my family began to arrive. Kapua with 2 kids and boyfriend and raw chicken, chips and chocolate was searching my kitchen for stuff she needed. Anisa arrived a little later from visiting her dad for the weekend. I'd already cooked the noodles Kanoe needed for her chicken salad and made my hamburger steak and gravy. Next came Beeker with his brownie mix, eggs, oil, and pan. These guys crack me up when they call looking for food items because we don't go to the store on Sundays and they show up with other food items, but their potluck stuff is not cooked yet. They usually arrive hungry and then have to wait till everything's done. Konohiki and family arrived next with a large bowl of salad and some dressing. Kanoe came and looked around for some lettuce to finish off her cold noodle salad (lettuce, fishcake, green onions and Asian dressing) but at least her pot of rice was cooked.
The kids were getting restless and starting to run around and be loud so Konohiki took them out to play. At home they usually put in a movie to keep the kids still and quiet. I think they look freaky with eyes wide open watching brainless TV. Out in the yard I could hear them all yelling while they played Marco Polo! By this time Kapua had finished checking my graphics and I rolled it up to take to the sign shop. After dinner the kids went out to finish the game while waiting for the brownies to cook and cool. Beeker was on the computer because his is on the fritz, so is his car. This week he'll take it to the mechanics. If they get it running he'll need to decide whether to run it further or go car shopping and trade it in. He probably needs another computer. We talked of how everything we buy nowadays is "disposable". It's frustrating because they are big ticket items. Companies are making their stuff so it's not compatible with others and if one part goes you need to replace everything.
The people who start work at o' dark 30 left first and the rest of the families trickled out the door to go home. Noe took the girls home, they were pooped out by now and Beeker and family hung out a little longer. I set things up for getting to work in my morning and called it a night at 10:30. I realized what a busy day it had been.
I love my family. I like to think that I helped them become the really cool people they are. I still worry about their little families and some of the choices they make in their lives, but the fact is, my BIG job with them is done. The kids are so precious and I don't want anything bad to happen to them. I miss them when my house is empty but they frazzle me when all the kids and grandkids are here. They are very respectful to me and we always have so much fun.
Well, now I need to get myself ready for the new week!! I hope to have a good one!!
By then it was an hour before people coming to dinner. The project I was working on for graphics on my car was still taped down on the kitchen counter. The neighbor's new dog (purchased over the internet and arrived by airplane from Alabama last week) was out and I shut down the stove to go out and visit for a few minutes as my family began to arrive. Kapua with 2 kids and boyfriend and raw chicken, chips and chocolate was searching my kitchen for stuff she needed. Anisa arrived a little later from visiting her dad for the weekend. I'd already cooked the noodles Kanoe needed for her chicken salad and made my hamburger steak and gravy. Next came Beeker with his brownie mix, eggs, oil, and pan. These guys crack me up when they call looking for food items because we don't go to the store on Sundays and they show up with other food items, but their potluck stuff is not cooked yet. They usually arrive hungry and then have to wait till everything's done. Konohiki and family arrived next with a large bowl of salad and some dressing. Kanoe came and looked around for some lettuce to finish off her cold noodle salad (lettuce, fishcake, green onions and Asian dressing) but at least her pot of rice was cooked.
The kids were getting restless and starting to run around and be loud so Konohiki took them out to play. At home they usually put in a movie to keep the kids still and quiet. I think they look freaky with eyes wide open watching brainless TV. Out in the yard I could hear them all yelling while they played Marco Polo! By this time Kapua had finished checking my graphics and I rolled it up to take to the sign shop. After dinner the kids went out to finish the game while waiting for the brownies to cook and cool. Beeker was on the computer because his is on the fritz, so is his car. This week he'll take it to the mechanics. If they get it running he'll need to decide whether to run it further or go car shopping and trade it in. He probably needs another computer. We talked of how everything we buy nowadays is "disposable". It's frustrating because they are big ticket items. Companies are making their stuff so it's not compatible with others and if one part goes you need to replace everything.
The people who start work at o' dark 30 left first and the rest of the families trickled out the door to go home. Noe took the girls home, they were pooped out by now and Beeker and family hung out a little longer. I set things up for getting to work in my morning and called it a night at 10:30. I realized what a busy day it had been.
I love my family. I like to think that I helped them become the really cool people they are. I still worry about their little families and some of the choices they make in their lives, but the fact is, my BIG job with them is done. The kids are so precious and I don't want anything bad to happen to them. I miss them when my house is empty but they frazzle me when all the kids and grandkids are here. They are very respectful to me and we always have so much fun.
Well, now I need to get myself ready for the new week!! I hope to have a good one!!
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