http://yrick.dyndns.org News from our family to yours... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:51:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 20 JUN 08 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! My XXth birthday and I get to begin the celebration by taking my cup of coffee to the edge the lava and watch the sun rise over the ocean. SWE-E-E-ET! One-by-one everyone begins to rise, eat breakfast, prepare for the day…and say nothing to ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/our-vacation-day3 19 JUN 08 After a well deserved nights rest we awake to the sun rising over the ocean out the back yard of the rental we are in. Less than 50 yards to the ocean…beautiful! A cup of coffee and a walk across the lava flow that forms the three story ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/our-vacation-day2 The party's over and the bags are packed! We're goin' to Hawaii! @#!*&%$ Forgot about airport security... Let me say this about airport security at SFO: AAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is that clear enough? Okay. After surviving airport security, we get to our gate and wait. We get onto the plane...and wait...and wait...and wait...and...you get the picture. ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/our-vacation-day1 It took Kathi nearly a YEAR to plan this special trip for Erin and Julie’s high school graduation. We were really excited about sharing our new love for the Big Island with the kids! Over the course of the next few entries, I’ll share with you the highs and lows of ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/our-vacation-pt1-before-we-even-left After the hurrah of the graduations and ensuing celebration, we embarked upon our family trip of Aloha (the Big Island of Hawaii). What an experience! From the warm springs of Ahalanui State Park (south) to the peak of Mauna Kea to the floor of the Pololu Valley (north). We visited waterfalls ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/erin-and-julie/aloha-graduation-trip The time has come. The last have finished. Erin and Julie are now High School Graduates! :scholar: The days of compulsory school are no more. That's weird. :alien: The party was fun! Kathi created a couple of AWESOME edible fruit bouquets (like the ones sold here), we bought ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/erin-and-julie/they-did-it Julie recently had an ultrasound and found out her baby is a BOY! :yes: You can see her ultrasound yourself here (on our photos page under "Assorted Videos").  You can also see her prom night photos on the photo page too. Must be somethin' in the air! :rooleyes: Katie (my sister, not my daughter) ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/erin-and-julie/its-an-outy When last I wrote, Kathi was in Hawaii with her mother.  During that time Julie had her Senior Prom!  WOW!  She looked gorgeous (photos). Go, go, go, goooooooooo!  Kathi was home no more than a week when she was back in the air with her mother flying to San Diego to ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/prom-graduations-and-hawaii Well.  It's just me and the girls. Kathi is in Hawaii with her mother until Thursday, April 17th.  She went with her mother as a traveling companion to assist her.  Her mother doesn't get around too well.  They're staying at the Hilton Waikoloa Villiage, the same place Kathi and I stayed ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/me-and-the-girls There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her.She told her boyfriend, “If I could only see the world, I will marry you.” One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the ... http://yrick.dyndns.org/family/life-is-a-gift