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December 23, 2012

Tenth Day of Christmas and Counting

Today I woke up very sore. Every muscle in my arms, shoulders and legs hurt. Shoveling gravel takes a lot out of you. It also makes for an interesting story that I think I will incorporate into a novel. After I recuperate.

After a slow start to the morning, I helped my mother-in-law whip up an Italian luncheon. There was a lot of prep work involved, and I harbored silent doubts that a lasagna
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Published on December 23, 2012 17:53

December 22, 2012

Three Days Left!!

Today was rough. We spent all day scooping ten yards of gravel for our family's garage project. We still have about two yards left. Oh my back! So the ninth day of Christmas almost didn't happen. But, thanks to my aunty, I give you day number nine!

Numbah nine day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me,
Nine pounds of poi





Eight ukuleles, seven shrimp a swimming,

Six hula lessons,

Five BIG FAT
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Published on December 22, 2012 21:22

December 21, 2012

It's the Eighth Day, but I Forgot the Seventh!

Yesterday was the seventh day of Christmas, but we were busy doing last minute shopping and then went to see some old friends. There was a lot of catching up, a lot of "talk story" and "remember when" that before we knew it, it was past ten o'clock and WAY past the little guy's bedtime. (Although he didn't seem to notice that he was tired, since he was busy playing with the other kids that were
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Published on December 21, 2012 21:27

December 19, 2012

It's Day Six!

We had a short day at the beach. It was very windy and the clouds hid the sun. Although it was a bit chilly with the wind, it sure did beat 30-40 degree temps! After our stint at the beach, we went to the Maui Mall and got slippers for the little one and ice cream. So these images came from random Hawaiian Host chocolates and a visitors guide. Here we go!

Numbah six day of Christmas my tutu gave
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Published on December 19, 2012 19:18

December 18, 2012

Number Five Day!

Numbah five day of Christmas my tutu gave to me
Five BIG FAT pigs!
(I'm doing this on my phone, so this one is real short!)






(Here's the fourth day...)
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Published on December 18, 2012 23:11

Attention Kindle Readers!

Happy Holidays eBook readers! Circles is now available in eBook format for Kindle. It is currently exclusive to Amazon, but in the next few months I will have versions available through Barnes and Noble's "Nook" as well as through Google Books. It is available HERE and priced at $3.99. For a limited time, you can also borrow it if you are an Amazon Prime member.

On a related note, I'm still
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Published on December 18, 2012 11:07