Thank you Northwest Airlines, Delta, KLM...whoever you are

they seem to be having a bit of an identity crisis right about now. My tickets said Northwest, but the plane we boarded said Delta. Who knows? All I know is I arrived at my destination HALLELUJAH!

Part A-Thank you Northwest Airlines for changing THREE tickets to accomodate my husband's supposed arrival time WITHOUT charging me a penny. Even though the husband did not arrive at the time initially given, we will roll with it...it's the miitary.

Part B-Thank you fantastic flight attendants on the flight from Indy-Minneapolis who entertained my children, allowed me to use the "lavatory" ALONE and gave us some coupons to use for lunch at the airport between flights. Mahalo, gracias, danke sien?

Part C-Thank you mind reader on the flight from Minneapolis-Honolulu who realized when I was holding my head in my hands that I needed just a moment to collect myself. I appreciate you beckoning another flight attendant to deliver me a beer STAT! It may have been the tastiest beverage I've had this millenium!

We made it to Honolulu safe and sound, I didn't even have to lop off any appendages from the boys! We arrived to our house, dropped our bags and hit the road to visit our good friends the Parms in Paradise...she's over there along the sidebar, I'm too tired to do the linky thing :) We visited for a bit and the kids played like they had just seen each other yesterday. On the way home we made a pit stop for some milk, cereal and juice since there is NOTHING edible in our house. All I could muster was a quick trip into the mini-mart, I'll save a grocery trip for later....much LATER!

I got the boys to bed and they were so excited to play with all their "new" toys :) I think they finally gave up around 10pm HST...which would be 4AM for our bodies! At 430am HST Magoo was next to me wanting breakfast. I managed to fend them off 'til 730am. They ate and have been playing ever since, haven't really heard a peep. I'm just trying to get things put away and have the house look somewhat clean...organized....picked up??? before DevilDoc arrives. I still have no idea when that will be, but we'll be ready.

On the agenda for today...not a gosh darn thing. Wherever the wind takes us I suppose. I believe a nap will be in order before we do anything though, that's for sure. I'm thinking Dole Plantation, maybe Killer Tacos?! Oh, and we're picking up our Nani-girl from Miss Cyndi later on!!!

I am totally out of order

so you'll just have to bear with me. The last post was Christmas Eve and now I'm taking us back in time a few days for a trip to the Dole Plantation and Honolulu City Lights Trolley Tour...get excited!

I love to take pictures of pineapple


they are just so interesting


Just one more, I promise


And really, what is a trip to Hawai'i without a Dole whip? That's like coming here and not going to a luau, not eating a malasada or never seeing a rainbow! It would be a travesty!


And, while I am on the subject of rainbows...well, not really but play along, k?!


There were some great rainbows that day!

I wish I could share pictures of the train ride, but unfortunately a small blonde child decided to throw the fit of all fits and I marched his little hiney right to the car. Where he continued to throw his fit and scream for his "GAMMMMMMA!!!!" while I looked through the sunroof, fiddled with the navigation system and changed the CDs in the disc changer at least 72 times. Pookins and Gamma rode the train and I don't think there were any pictures taken.

I know I said I would talk about the trolley tours, but I am just too tired. We just dropped mom off at the airport and I KNOW my offspring will be up at some God awful hour demanding bacon, eggs and toast thanks to "gamma"! So, I will tease you with this



I can tell you are on the edge of your seat now :)