Are donkeys made of metal?

Buddy and his friend got metal detectors at a garage sale...Buddy has found large WWII bullets in some land near our house (remember our island was/is used a lot by the military for military maneuvers)...So the boys put two and two together and thought they should go try out their detectors to see if they could get lucky again...Turns out, lava rock has lots of metal so the detectors were going bananas the entire time, but I totally lucked out and found a drove of donkeys....

Sadly, the donkeys didn't understand my donkey language and kept running away.....I just wanted a hug, is that so wrong???

So all in all a super fantastic, next time I'll get my donkey hug, day! 

 

Easter Bunny!

I'm not sure about you all, but the Easter Bunny looks like he needed a shave this year....

Must've been a hard year with all those eggs he was laying!

Anyway, I decided to create something my mom used to make for us kids when we were little that I just absolutely loved!!!!

Sugar eggs! I made some for some of my nieces and nephews, Buddy and his special friend. I haven't heard from anyone else, but the ants absolutely loved ours! 10/10, would recommend and I'm planning on upping the game next year! Sugar eggs for everyone with ridiculous inside themes.....sounds fantastic, maybe even the cockroaches will be in on it! 

So all in all a super fantastic, trying to be creative like my mom with zero talent involved, taking on one project at a time, day!

 

Daddy-o!

 My favorite dad came to visit me!!!!

I took him to go do all kinds of things, like hide in boxes....

Put hats on statues....

and stare lovingly at his favorite daughter (I may get busted on that one by my siblings....but I'm sure it's true)....

I mean, I'm sure I said, "give me a thumbs up if I'm your favorite"....

Heehee!!!!  

So all in all a super fantastic, should've gotten more pictures for evidence of my favorite child status, day!

 

Shane's getting old!

 Shane had a birthday....weird how he keeps having one around the same time every year! This year we went with a Simpson's themed party, one of Shane's favorite families! We had pink donut cakes...

a life size model of Shane's favorite father figure (which may explain a few things, including his propensity for tighty whities)....

and an appearance from spider pig!

(seriously, I had to take multiple pictures of spider pig because he was a work of art)!

Spider pig was a bit messy...

But then again, spider pig is always a bit messy.....

Too bad I'm not the most super savvy with a computer, because we have video evidence of spider pig's demise that includes a Budster, a sword and a cheering crowd! Spider pig was delicious!

So all in all a super fantastic, Shane is one year older....not sure about wiser, day!

What happens now?

 So I've been a bit neglectful of my blog....turns out I've got a couple of great nieces (and nephew), that are really great nieces(and nephew) that have access to reading my blog and I've been encouraged to keep up the entertainment. So here goes a tiny little recap of this year so far for Gwen, Ellie and Lyman

To start things off strong, or at least strongly smelling, seriously, the bike is a generator of fumes that can rival Pepe Le Pew! 

 Buddy and his dad finally fixed his motorcycle, got it registered and the Budster got his motorcycle permit...

Would it be weird if I told you I spent a fortune in clothes that are supposed to inflate on impact for Buddy to wear, in case he gets into an accident? Too bad the booger won't wear them, I guess I'll have to save the outfits for my old age and just wear them around the house in case I take a tumble and save myself a broken hip! Here is a sampling of what Buddy's clothes can do....

I mean, how could he not want to wear that and fall on purpose....it looks like fun! If you need me, I'll be tumbling down the hallway with my inflatable pants!

So all in all a super fantastic, puffy pants, day!

The yearly rewind

Apparently, I fell off the blogging truck again....I do have a few excuses, not sure if I would call them good excuses, but excuses nonetheless! Since my birthday stunk sooo bad last year, I decided to take matters into my own hands and threw myself the Golden Girls Birthday Party of my dreams! There were costumes, prizes, cheesecake and a rousing game of sardines....what could be better!

The Sophia Petrillo in me was VERY, VERY HAPPY!! Plus, I still have leftover cheesecake in the freezer, what could be better than that! The day before my birthday I started a new job...jury is still out on my thoughts on that. The weekend of my 51st birthday, I ran in my first half marathon, just to prove I could....

I could and I did! Of course, my personal motto of "if you can't run fast, run funny" was alive and well! Apparently,  I didn't think it was so bad since I signed myself up for a full marathon in March.....not sure if I'll be thinking the same thoughts in March!

Buddy and I flew out to Utah the week after my birthday to hang out with my dad for his last few bachelor days....

Then my dad got remarried...

I got to help set up the wedding/reception on Saturday and then send the newlyweds off on their honeymoon and hurry back home in time to work on Monday!

I guess I was still on a runners high, because I signed Shane and myself up for a Christmas themed beer run in our town.....

I figured someone had to run with me to drink the beer at the begin, middle and end of the race....I'm not sure what weirdo created a beer run, but, let's just say Shane came home very happy!

Then Buddy and I took off to Utah again to celebrate one of my niece's weddings....

Not only did I get the thumbs up from my dad during my visit....

I also got to have my first daddy-daughter dance AND take him for a few spins!

Now we are home again! We've had visitors with us this past week, which usually includes hanging out with them to do some touristy trap things....enjoy my touristy trap things pictures...

I'm a sucker for getting to cuddle with animals!!!! Maybe that's why I like Buddy so much! Anyway, we are about to have a ton of visitors again for the next month, but we are also getting free labor for a new bathroom in exchange for the stay (cue back to me starting a new job to pay for the new bathroom)! At least some of the visitors are providing free labor, some are just freeloaders, but it starts with free...so it's basically the same! So all in all a super fantastic, finished the year with quite the bang, day!

 

The big itch!!!!!

Over the weekend, Shane took me camping to Waipi'o Valley. Waipi'o is known as the "valley of the Kings" because it's significance in Hawaiian history where some royalty were raised and protected. Currently, the valley is only open to residents of Hawai'i and you can only camp there if you are invited by one of the 50 residents of the valley. When Shane mentioned he got invited....even though it was our 21st wedding anniversary weekend that usually results in overindulging at a nice restaurant and, if I'm really lucky (or Shane really wants to get more lucky) an overnight stay at a hotel, I hurriedly packed up the gear and high tailed it to the valley.  I think all the mosquitoes did too!!!!

Then, we got to hang out in paradise. We've been lots of time into the valley, this is the first time actually camping there though. The only thing I could think in the morning.....other than, "is it possible to scratch ALL of your skin off?"....was, what an amazing view! It did not disappoint, sadly my bug repellent totally did! Here are a few pictures, which are no where as amazing as the real thing, but you can use your imagination to fill in the blanks on this one!

Sadly, Buddy didn't join us because he was being a pooper scooper and didn't think hanging out with a bunch of Shane's co-workers sounded like the most amazing time for an 18 year old....what a weirdo! I always loved hanging out with my dad's old codgy co-workers! Just kidding, my dad didn't even hang out with his co-workers! Hopefully next time he'll join us (I'm totally crossing my fingers there will be a next time)!  So all in all a super fantastic, my fingers are still crossed,  day!