SORRY!

Hi Everyone! Sorry I haven't posted anything lately. I've been extremely busy. We're in the process of attending classes for LJ's Baptism. Which will be December
20th so save the date. I'm still watching Taya Monday's and Friday's. I've decided to open my own family daycare instead of working with Dante's mom so I'm still taking classes and trying to get my house in order for the inspection. I promise to post something soon. I have some pics from Halloween and birthday parties we went to. So stay tuned!

Reunited!

Yesterday, I had some of my closest friends Ailey, Katie, Jennie, Emily and Lisa over for the Seahawks game. We didn't really watch the game because we were so busy chatting and catching up. It was soooo fun getting everyone together finally after all these years!

After school I kinda went my own separate way for what reason I really couldn't tell you. Like I had said before I lost touch with Lisa after she transferred high schools but for the rest of them I tried to make at least a yearly phone call to see how everyone was doing. I would for sure talk to Ailey every couple months or see her when she would be home visiting, so she would always update me with what was happening with the rest of them. They were always on my mind because they were my best friends growing up and I missed them dearly and hoped they were all doing well.

We had a great time yesterday, eating, drinking (well not me but the rest of them), and reminiscing. They all played with LJ and the rest of them got to meet Lisa's little boy Sergio. He really took a liking to Emily! He was sooo cute. Must be the blonde hair!

I'm so glad we all got together. I'm happy Ailey's back home for good! I love all of them so much and I hope we all can hang out more often!

I love HEAT!

First off I want to wish my brother...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Lando's repeating his 25th birthday this year and even though we aren't seeing eye to eye these days I still love him and want him to have a great birthday! Love you Lil Bro hope you enjoyed your day!

So this is exciting news for me! It'll probably be weird to you guys that I'm blogging about this but that should just let ya'll know how important and excited I was about it!



In our tiny house there is no heat. When I was younger we had baseboard heaters then my parents stopped using them for some reason. We then had a kerosene heater which was nice. Even though I burned the crap out of my hand when I was 5! I was trying to walk backwards, tripped and placed my hand to catch myself right on the top of the heater! OUCH! So from the time I was 5 till about 2 years ago we always had a kerosene heater warming the house.


After my parents left and the house was ours we got rid of the kerosene heater because I hated the smell and hated that we had to go buy kerosene like once a week! We bought portable electric heaters but as you can imagine our electric bill went up during the winters.



So when I got pregnant we started talking about what we were gonna do about the heat. I wanted something that would heat the whole house (not like it's that big) but not cost and arm and a leg. So we decided on a Pellet Stove. Dante will research something till you want to pull your hair out! I'm not even joking he drives me crazy! He'll find the one he wants or he thinks he wants online then go look at it in the stores. And he'll go to multiple stores...talk to the people about it. The process takes months for us to get new appliances in this household. Research, research, research. Then he'll compare pricing. I don't mind that part but when I'm pretty much sold on something I'll just go buy it. Not him he'll wait and wait to see if it'll appear on Craigslist. Thank the lord we got lucky and just so happened the one he wanted was on Craigslist. We had to drive all the way up North, I believe it was Camano Island but the guy had purchased it for his home while he was remodeling but then decided to install the stoves that are inserted in the walls. He said he only lit it like 4 times so basically it was brand new.



So mind you we bought this thing in March it is now Oct! Dante finally put it in today! It is wonderful! I've had it on since he finished and my house is now nice and toasty! I LOVE IT! I even took a picture to share with all of you!

Here's a pic I took this morning of Dante and his boys!

Reunited!!! and Rockin the New Do!

I love reconnecting with old friends! Thanks to Myspace, Facebook, and blogging I've found and reconnected with lots of people!

This last Thursday I met up with my friend Lisa. I literally haven't seen her for over 10 years. We went to school together through Jr. High and our Sophomore year of high school. Played sports together and actually were really close at one time. We lost touch after she transferred high schools our Jr year. She would pop up in my mind from time to time and I was always wondering what she was up to.

So LJ and I made a trip up to her home in Shoreline to visit her and her son Sergio. It was sooo much fun hanging out with her and catching up after all these years! We reminisced on all the good times we had back in the day. I got to meet her 2 1/2 year old son Sergio and she got to meet LJ. It's crazy how much we've both grown up, the lives we now have with our families, yet we both agreed that we were pretty much the same. It was like we hadn't missed a beat. We had such a good day and I hope that we hang out again soon.

Sergio, Lisa, & LJ

I finally took a pic of my new hair do!

Me rockin my Kate Gosselin hair do!

Oh I forgot to announce!

Today is my Baby Pug Coke's 1st Birthday! I can't believe it was one year ago that Juicy gave birth to him! Crazy! Tomorrow are his sisters Lucy Liu and Kai's Birthdays!

Happy Birthday Coke!

LJ's middle name

LJ's middle name was given to him by one of my best friends Candace Marticio. We've known each other for over 15 years. We started out as hula sisters dancing for Auntie Claire and then when she started her own halau in 1996 I started dancing for her. We weren't really that close to begin with. While dancing with Auntie Claire, even though I was technically a keiki (child) I always danced with the older girls. So with her being older, I always looked up to her! She is such a beautiful and talented dancer.



I danced with her halau on and off through out high school then kinda faded out out for a couple years. In 2001 after she had Makana I started dancing again and that's when we became close. Like I said she is one of my best friends and Dante and I are even God parents to her third child Kahanu.



So when I found out I was pregnant I immediately asked her to give him his Hawaiian name. I knew it would take some time because it's not like she can pick a name out of a book. These things have to come to you. Well the name came to her in a dream...actually now that I look back on it, it was exactly 2 months before I gave birth. I still have the email she sent me, which is dated April 16th! Weird huh? So here's what the email said:



Again, water comes to mind. (Previously she was always having dreams about water and my baby)



The name is Kahe'enaluokekai (Kuh-hey-ey-naw-lou-oo-kay-kai)



"The Surfer of the Sea"



I chose this name because of the feeling one has on the ocean. It is a free and adventurous feeling. To navigate the waters and not be afraid. To have an accomplished feeling once you have reached the shore.



This baby has been long awaited and just like the journey LJ has taken to get here, this name will help him succeed in life because the name will guide him in wisdom and give him strength.



I thought a long time on the name and once I realized what my dreams were about, it led to the meaning. I think that is what makes it so important.



Let me know what you think.



I love you and am very excited to give LJ his name!



I absolutely love his name and his full name all rolls together nicely! So that's the meaning behind his Hawaiian name, Candace did an excellent job!

Here's a pic of Leland John Kahe'enaluokekai Ragudos with his Ninang (Godmother) Candace!

Sorry! Been busy!

It's been a minute since I've posted anything but I've been super busy and exhausted by the time I had time to even think about posting anything. So I apologize to those who keep checking and there's nothing new.

Ok, where to begin...My Little Sir is 3 months old now! I can't believe it. He's growing to fast! We went to Babies R Us to get his monthly pictures. This months theme was Seahawks! For Daddy. We got him the cutest outfit. It was a sweat suit. The jacket was super cute. We went on Wednesday the 17th and he was not having it! He just cried and cried and nothing made him happy so I rescheduled for the next day. Well we get there the next day and the same thing! Just cried and cried. He felt a little warm so I took off his coat. We got one shot with his pants on but his mouth was open. Then he started crying again. So I ripped off the pants. Guess what! He was happy! So after spending $40 on this dang outfit he took his pics in a Seahawks onezie! They still turned out cute!

Oh I got a job...Well not really a real job! I'm going to be doing in home daycare with Dante's mom. I thought of it when I was pregnant but then forgot all about it, so after my one day of work the idea came back to me. Well, with the help of Dante, he reminded me. So I talked to Dante's mom and she thought it would be a great idea. So together we can have a total of 12 so with LJ 11. I'm so excited! She's still going through the process of getting the house in order and inspected. She has her first inspection on Oct. 10th. So in the mean time I've been taking the classes to get licensed so I can watch kids! It's gonna be great because now I can be with my boy and make some money! YAY! So if you know of anybody that needs childcare contact me!

I chopped my hair off as well. It's been driving me crazy, plus with all the change in hormones it's been falling out. They say that's normal. And I should expect for it to happen for another 3-4 months! So I decided to get rid of it! I donated 10 inches of it to Locks of Love, the Wigs for Kids. It's sooooo short! The shortest it's ever been. I haven't taken pictures yet but I will post some as soon as I do. The style is like Kate Gosselins hair on Jon and Kate plus 8! Told you I was obsessed! I love it and I can't believe that Dante actually likes it too!