Quick Takes

Here are a few random things in our lives...

-1-
We have been very busy lately doing some remodeling work on the condo upstairs from us...painting, tiling, wood flooring. I (Kamma) found out, while carrying roll after roll of old carpet padding down the stairs and then helping carry 50 lb. boxes of tiles up the stairs, that I wasn't really made for this hard work...waking up the next morning...sore legs...weary body...ugh...
Here are a few pictures. We'll post more before and after pics when we're all done.

Me modeling the huge stack of wood flooring...

Painting supplies (and Michael in the background...)

Yes, that's a toilet in the middle of a hallway...

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We have one grocery store here in Waikoloa, the Waikoloa Village Market, and it is a rare gem of a trip when we get one of the smaller push carts with the carrying basket sized baskets on it. For some reason we both felt the same way the first time we got one, and every time we go, we look for them as soon as we get close enough to the door to see them! Yeah! :)

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One of the things I've enjoyed most about my job at the daycare is being exposed to the vast cultural diversity of the kids. The different ethnicities (most combinations of two or more) include: Hawaiian, Phillipino, Caucasion, Japanese, Portuguese, Afro-American, Tongan, Irish-Italian, and I think maybe that's it. Keep in mind we only have 8 kids! I'll try to remember to take my camera with me one day and post some pictures...they are beautiful!

-4-
Don't know about wherever you live, but here the gas prices got over $4.70/gal. in August...now, however, Costco gas is under &2.50/gal...yeah!!

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Tagging onto #4, Costco is very big here. Going to Costco on a free Saturday is what we and others do for fun. Ah, the simple life on a little island ;)

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A pretty cool picture Michael's parents took while they were here in August that I re-found today....
And I'll leave you with that image!!
Love and hugs...