I am in the middle of week number two and definitely a lot smarter than I was a week ago! I am missing Richard and my home in Maui but also falling in love with this new tiny being. As I write this, Kaiea is asleep near me on his cushy floor bed. […]

As I am writing this I am finishing day four and beginning to get the hang of taking care of my second grandson, Kaiea.  Who beside a grandmother would give a two month old baby the kind of care he needs when mom goes back to work. I realize that Richard and I took care […]

I stumbled on my own site by accident today but it made me realize how long it has been since I have written. I could write about our trip back to the Northwest or our visits back and forth with Coral and Kai and Makaia or all the visitors that have and will come our […]

I have a much greater appreciation of Cody’s travel blog. It is hard to make this funny or interesting, but I wanted to chronicle our EAST COAST trip! It was like going to Europe except that it was in the U.S. We loved New England. It was a first for me and I was just […]

I am going to pick up right where I left off with the time following my birthday Right after my birthday Richard and I took a three week east coast trip. In many ways the east coast is like going to Europe – easy to get around, but also very foreign! Whenever we had to show […]

This is just an addendum to the last post. We had an amazing weekend which made me realize that there was something else I wanted to include in my update. When Coral married Kai, we really had no idea of how much it was going to change and influence our lives. The Balubars accepted us […]

  I have put off writing for so long! I missed my usual time of reflection at the new year and now as my next birthday approaches I do not want to miss it again. We have been in Maui for a total of ten months which coincides with the exact amount of time we […]

It has not been easy finding the time to write. The more time I have the more I find to do! I returned from Oahu and for a short while felt like I was only visiting, but gradually Maui began its hold on me. I want to start by writing how much I LOVE living […]

What Time Is It Makaiola?   Makaiola Caleb Balubar  September, 2013 It is time to go outside with mommy and say, “Good morning Diamond Head!” ? It is time to sing and dance. I like to listen to Down by the Bay, Apples and Bananas and We’re Going to the Zoo by Raffi! What time […]

Our trip to Oregon and the Northwest came to an end. We were sad to say goodbye to all our wonderful friends but also had the realization that now Hawaii is truly our home and not only that, Maui is our home in Hawaii! It was so beautiful looking over the island as we descended […]