You're how old?!?!

Wow how time flies! The original Frisky addition is five today.

Iwalani Morgan.

Wow.
I love music of all kinds and sometimes I feel like my life could have a playlist. There are certain times that I relate certain songs to and certain songs that just kind of remind me of moments, people, and feelings in my life.
Iwalani would have her own branch of the playlist.
I so wanted her to be my Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison).
I wanted to sing it to her all of her life. No such luck with that one.
The first time I ever felt her move while I was pregnant, I was blasting Easy Like Sunday Morning (Lionel Richie) in my car on the way home from school one day.
Sometimes I hear Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses) and think of her.
...I'm Bossy by Kelis
It wasn't until one day in the car while listening to James Taylor that I found "our song".
So I'll just let ol' JT finish the post for me.Whenever I see your smiling face
I have to smile myself
Because I love you (Yes, I do)
And when you give me that pretty little pout
It turns me inside out
There's something about you, baby (I don't know)
Isn't it amazing a man like me
Can feel this way
Tell me how much longer
It will grow stronger every day
Oh, how much longer
I thought I was in love
A couple of times before
With the girl next door
But that was long before I met you
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you
And I thank my lucky stars
That you are who you are
And not just another lovely lady
Sent down to break my heart
Isn't it amazing a man like me
Can feel this way
Tell me how much longer
It can grow stronger every day
How much longerNo one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today
Whenever I see you smile at me

No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today

Whenever I see your smiling face my way

Happy Birthday.

Another video

I just can't resist posting one last video from the kids' little session.

This is one he's going to see several times in his life (along with buddies, first dates...).


This is just a fraction of what he has to deal with. Poor kid.

Road trip

For school, I was asked to drive a four or five hours into Mississippi and attend a conference. I LOVE road trips, and I am excited about what the conference is about and I WAS excited about getting out by myself. I realized I haven't really been away from John and the kids completely on my own.

Instead of relishing all the things I CAN do without them around, I keep thinking about the stuff I can't:

1. I can't finish an entire meal. I eat until I'm full and have all this left over. I never thought about it before, but I probably haven't finished a meal for 4 or 5 years on my own- without six chubby little hands eagerly "helping me out" with those fries or tater tots or whatever.

2. Pointing out cool stuff- Driving through Mississippi isn't the most exciting, but every time I came upon a herd of some kind of livestock, I instantly thought about pointing it out to everyone in the car--- which was me.

3. I keep having a hard time just getting in the car, buckling myself up, and driving away. I have to fight the urge to buckle someone else in and keep wanting to check the back seat to make sure I've done it properly. It just doesn't seem right when it only takes two seconds to get in and go. It's quite a process at home.

4. Hotel pools aren't as cool. I was so excited about getting in last night and swimming- and I did and it was alright, but I was done after ten or fifteen minutes. It was kinda boring without a monkey of my own making holding on to my back. It was nice, though, to sit in a hot tub.

5. I can't sleep the same. If I ever go to bed alone at home, I will probably wake up with three more people than before. Today, I woke up and it was still just me.

I'm enjoying my trip but I can't wait to get home to all the things I CAN do.

"He was a may-yes."

*scroll down and pause the music first so you can hear this.*



I just couldn't not share this- especially for those of you who read this and forget or don't know what a little Southern girl sounds like, or have never seen Kawika's reaction when a t.v. is turned on.

I thought it was so much funny.

p.s. This video was taken in an attempt to share a photo of their haircuts. She's been begging me to cut her hair for a while now so today we did it. Actually Nani did it but I made a few cuts before I chickened out.

Brrrrrr...

We've had some really legitimate winter weather over here and while I will welcome Spring with dry, pasty, open arms, I have to admit that it's been fun.

Thirty and flirty

Happy birthday my love.