Day of Honor....Day of Service

May we all take time today to remember the sacrifice and the families that have shown us the courage it takes to make important changes in our life. I don't know how to embed a video ....but if you go to this link, you will see the story of an LDS 911 survivor and how his life is ....better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkWc_EKLs4E

Today is now a National Day of Service....so, please, find some way to serve and honor those that left a legacy of life to us at the price of their lives.

Ty's Visit and New Wheels

Tyson loved celebrating his 31st birthday with the folks at the ShoreBird restaurant. He also had a really fun time at the Polynesian Cultural center because.....we had FRONT ROW SEATS! Not sure how that happened, but just another special treat for the birthday guy. His last day on the island, we went to the beach, had a special going-away dinner at Red Lobster and then Bob retrieved Ty's tape player from the airport lost and found, so Ty was one happy dude. He was totally dressed up to travel as a native, complete with orchid leis to give to the people picking him up at the airport. Great memory for us all and helped the old folks with missing the mainland kids and grandkids.

Bob knows how much I miss family, so he got me new wheels to also get exercise while going to the post office or grocery. Yup...a pepto-bismol-pink beach cruiser with a basket and bell! This is my early brithday present and much appreciated.

Bob just got back from from inspections on Guam and says we are taking 2 weeks vacation in August. We are planning to go to Portland to celebrate Mae's passing with a family memorial services. Then, for our birthdays we sail out of Seattle on an Alaskan cruise to Juno, Sitka and Ketchikan. Our dream cruise and someplace coooooool.

How quickly time flies.....7/7 will be Michelle and Taeven's 2nd wedding anniversary.....we wish them continued happiness and much love. Also, Mollie, Bob's Mom, Michelle, Julie, and our extended family members, Betsy Mog and little Trish all celebrate July birthdays. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRETTY LADIES!

Summer & Ty visit and first art show May 15th

Wow! Lots of excitement since the last post.
Summer came to visit...she swam with the dolphins, did a tandem sky jump in the arms of a cute guy, went on a kayaking trip and has pictures to prove it all. We really enjoyed her visit and hope she comes back in August, as planned. Her contact implants were a success but she might still need Lasik. So grateful for this new surgery to improve her sight!
Tyson is coming for a short visit May 4 - 7...yup, just 4 days. Bob is taking some time off and we are looking forward to hiking Diamond Head and maybe going to the Polynesian Cultural Center luau....Ty loves to eat and watch girls dance, so it's a perfect match. We will be his personal tour guides...if we can pry him away from the beach!
New website for the art agent business http://www.hawaiiartagent-lenn.com/ and an exclusive show at the ING Cafe, Waikiki, May 15th. Four different artists being represented, including my talented friend, Sharon Pike. Sure hope to sell something so the artists being represented aren't starving artists!
As soon as the show is over at 7:00 pm, I travel to the big island of Hawaii to Kona and join Bob. He will be there earlier in the week for business, but we are extending the stay over the weekend just to explore the big island and see some sights. His next trip is to American Samoa but it is way too expensive a flight for me to join him, so we appreciate the Kona opportunity.
Mollie, Bob's Mom, Cathy and Evalyn, Bob's sisters, are all doing well and we are so thankful Cathy can have surgery. All prayers appreciated.
Next updated planned for June 20!