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Countdowns and Updates

Posted on June 1, 2015 by theowenscrew

2 weeks (only 14 days I can’t even believe it) until my mom comes to visit!!!!!!!!!!!

24 days left in Hawaii….mixed feelings on that!

13 shifts left at work, yes, more than half of the days we have left will be spent at work. Good thing I love the work and my co-workers.

3 Sundays and Soup Kitchens and I think I work most of them :0( that sure makes it hard to say goodbyes.

The kids did their Memory Verse-a-thon this week and loved getting to call Pastor Erika and tell her all their verses for the purpose of raising money for kids camp this summer. Together they memorized 68 verses new to them (50 for Caleb, 18 for Hannah) which went a long ways towards First Kidz collective goal of 150 verses…the prize you ask?!? Pastor Erika will dye her hair pink. We haven’t heard the final tally yet but are watching FaceBook for pictures! Go Salem First Kidz!

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Akaka Falls and Waipi’o Valley

Posted on May 28, 2015 by theowenscrew

Again with no plan and not wanting to waste my last day off this week we headed out to explore more of the Hamakua Coast. Well we took a detour and checked out a few more beaches in Hilo. It was raining and not really a good hang at the beach day. Then we headed up to Akaka Falls.

Kahuna Falls was faint and very hard to see through the rainforest mist.

Akaka Falls is a bit mightier so you can see it but still not very well. Good thing the lucious green walk was so beautiful.

We used our umbrella from Great Grandma Lawhead for the first time not that it was raining any more than any other time. It just sounded like a good idea.

We revisited the location of the Laupahoehoe school that was taken out by a tsunami during School hours.

We visited several other beach parks along the coast. When we had stopped for malasadas at Tex Drive-in last week Chad had noticed the burgers, we headed back to do a taste test this time.

The kids opted to buy malasadas for dessert with their own money. They must be good. Then on to the Waipi’o Valley… We have been so close several times and some how missed it, not this time.

Waipi’o is the valley of the Kings once filled with people now only about 100 people live there. You have to have 4 wheel drive to get down there. We didn’t hike it today but now we have at least seen it.

Then we checked out the shops in Honokaa. We should be home before sun down. Now the work week can start.

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Blog Out of Storage

Posted on May 25, 2015 by theowenscrew

A year and a month into our journey and we have officially had to upgrade our blog because we have used all available storage, could be the overdose of pictures. It is totally worth the added cost. The upgrade in storage allows us to also post videos. I am kind of looking forward to using that feature. Thank you for all of your love and support and for coming along with us via this blog.

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Sunday Funday

Posted on May 25, 2015 by theowenscrew

Up bright and early, I have been trying to make a habit of waking up and 5 AM everyday not just the days that I work. Got some reading done and everyone showered way early for the 10 AM service. It is so nice not to be rushed! The message on righteousness was encouraging and of course we enjoyed the fellowship. Our planned picnic turned into lunch at Lucy’s Taqueria then hanging out at the beach.

Hannah and Isabel explored all the islands at the Onekahakaha park while Eve and I checked out the more northern pool. The main pool is way better I’m guessing that is why most of the time that is where all of the people are at. The boys dried some spear fishing but there really wasn’t many fish at all. It was windy and kind of cold so we changed and headed early to Walmart to pick up snacks for the couples game night. We were responsible for bringing “Ore” (York peppermint patties). Jesse and Isabel had lumber and wheat (broccoli and wheat thins). We punched in the address and headed out, I love GPS! I mostly like to support Chad in his love of Settlers of Catan, but game night with a bunch of young couples is an opportunity I could not pass up.

The full on Cities and Knights ended up being a long but good game, we got home at 10:30pm good thing it is a holiday weekend. I tuned off my 5:00 AM alarm…the ambitious getting up at 5 every morning was going to have to take a day off.

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I love this Hawaii House Limerick by Caleb

Posted on May 22, 2015 by theowenscrew

I love this Hawaii house;

I haven’t seen a single mouse;

The cockroaches are plenty though;

There hasn’t been a single snow;

Though, I wonder, if there’s grouse.

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It’s Official

Posted on May 19, 2015 by theowenscrew

Today we signed our next contract! Starting 7/13 we will be kicking it at the Oregon Coast and working in Newport. I’m not sure that I am going to love working at a critical access hospital but I love to learn new things and I have a feeling that I will be out of my comfort zone a few times which is always good for me. What we are looking forward to the most though is being close to home for a little while we have missed our friends and family!

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Malasadas, a Hike and Chillin at the Beach!

Posted on May 19, 2015 by theowenscrew

We finally made it to Tex Drive in today for Malasadas although the did not have Haupia the Portugese donuts for a two thumbs up.

Although it has been raining it wasn’t now so we decided to hike Pololu while the weather was good. What a beautiful and fun hike! There was absolutely no complaining from the kids. The path alternated from muddy to rocky and was a bit of a challenge, no time to be bored and the scenery was absolutely amazing.

There was stacks of rocks everywhere! Look at this Portugese Man of War (like a jelly fish). You don’t want to step one one of these babies!

We saw our first millipede don’t know if these babies are venomous like the infamous centipedes.

At a gas station Caleb picked a pretty flower for my hair.

Then to cool off after our hike and watch the sun go down we pulled into Spencer Beach Park. We all played until 6:00pm when it was time to get showered up and head home.

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Make your own pizza bar

Posted on May 19, 2015 by theowenscrew

we loved having Jesse over for lunch on Sunday it was the perfect excuse to have a treat (home made pizza bar) and take a muddy nature walk around the property we live on.

Hannah had to show off her paper bag outfit as she made some kind of movie quote from Big Hero Six.

The kids tried to show Jesse all of there jungle trails meant for little people.

Then we spent a restful evening working on the kids verses for the memory verse-a-thon.

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Jehovah Jireh

Posted on May 15, 2015 by theowenscrew

Both Chad and I have been feeling like our batteries are a little drained. We had planned to take off the month of July so we could be home with our family. We have a family camp schedule for the last week in July and we planned to return to work the week after that.

Two days ago I was contacted and asked if I would consider a position starting July 13th. I said I would if I could be scheduled off the last week in July for family camp. We have been officially offered that position within two hours of home and feel so greatful to our provider (God) that he saw fit to provide us with our next Job three months before we planned on having it with still several weeks off and close to family!

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