Memoirs of a Geisha...Part II?

Business Trip to Hilo

Last Friday I got to go to Hilo for work. Hilo is on the windward side of the Big Island and after teaching a Kidney 101 class I was free to explore. It really is a fun place to visit.

A small part of Coconut Island.

Next to Coconut Island is the cutest little Japanese Garden.







View from Coconut Island.

One great view after another.

Akaka Falls just outside of Hilo.


This place has the most amazing cookies you have ever had in your life! They have a wedsite too people so check it out. www.bigislandcandies.com
I recommend the macadamia nut short bread cookies, half dipped in milk chocolate. YUM!

What I do.

This is the link to the main program I am over at the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii. It is the Kidney Action Plan Program (KAPP). We have been redoing our web page and I was so excited to get to work on it. I took all of the photos on the KAPP page minus the Talk With Your Doctor one. And considering the hands in the Know Your Numbers section are mine, I did not take that one either. Anywho, just a little glimpse into what I do.

Ok it won't let me post it as a link...so just copy and paste this web address into your browser. Sorry...

http://kidneyhi.org/kapp.asp

28 Weeks till...

CHRISTMAS!!!

Shrimp!

Sunday we had fresh shrimp for dinner. It was pretty darn good and we were surprised to find out that shrimp have a sharp, horn like thing pointing out from the front of their heads. Weird...

Our House Guests

To save on energy we could open the patio door and enjoy the cool Hawaiian breeze. But no, we have two geckos that call the space between the glass door and the screen door home. I must say it is pretty cool though. Here is one of them. Enjoy!

A Vacation at Home

Yesturday we decided to head out early and go to a place I do not know how to spell and considering it is a Hawaiian word, taking a guess and googling it won't work. It's the place Daniel and Megan showed mom when they came. Anywho, we ended up at a bigger part of the resort and it was the first time since I moved to Oahu that I felt like I was on vacation on my home island. Beautifully landscaped lawns, fruity drinks, lots of sun and great views were the order of the day. Very nice I must say. What a great way to relax after a long week!

Fun in Mt. Home, ID

For those of you who have not gotten to see the Martin girls in a while, here are some photos I took during a resent visit.


Anna has gotten so big. I can remember her running around grandma Martin's house in diapers! LOL



Rebecca with her Four H pig.

Aw yes, Mary. Not only do we share the same name, but we have the same birthday as well.





This is inside the pen they keep their Four H pigs in. I love this picture. They are so sweet!


Two of their cats had kittens. So CUTE!


Their version of a silly pose.


This cat was eating grass!

For my sister's mental health: a picture of a floor!

I enjoy frosting...