Next Mossman Ohana Adventure

Will be Ireland 2012! With an extension to Wales.

Almost Back to Normal

After 3 weeks!!!

After Scotland then went to Vegas and spent a MOST FANTASTIC time with my cousin Stephanie and Elton John! Sandwiched in a few work meetings in between.

This week has been filled to the brim with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders presentations. On Monday both Gabe and I spoke at the Native Leaders Conference on FASD at the Marriott Hotel. Gabe was simply enchanting!

Tuesday I continued at the conference.

Wednesday I did a presentation for pediatric residents at Kapiolani Medical Center.

Yesterday was 2 presentations to Dept. of Education.

Today I will get around to my real job, my family and cleaning the house!!!! Oh - and figuring out Halloween costumes!

But the BEST part of the week was our Scotland Travelers Reunion on Monday night! So much fun, laughter and food. The house was full - LOVE my Mossman Ohana!

HOmeward Bound

Was supposed to be home right now but we got stuck in LA so spending the night at Holiday Inn @ LAX.

Ohana Trip to Scotland was INCREDIBLE! So blessed to travel with such wonderful ohana! We got so close as a family AND saw and did some INCREDIBLE things. Like find the headstone of my great great great great great father AND saw the HOUSE HE LIVED IN!!! How incredible is that????

Nancy, Mark, Jessica and Megan Clay, Becca Schmidt, Dani Brown, Nanette & Wayne Judd, Cathy & Godfrey Kaonohi, Misty & Puna Sanico, Alex Alba, Chubby Kahapea, Eva Hubbard, Nalani & Hawley Manwarring, Kuu, Shar & Kawika, Rochelle, Brianne, Phil & Leilani Longbons - the BEST family members and travel companions one could EVER have. Love them to bits.

Can't wait to post some pictures!

Aloha 'Oe

Leaving tonight for our ohana trip to Scotland. Very much looking forward to it.

Upgrades came through on the outbound.

One day and night in London - seeing my Alfie Boe on Saturday night!

Then flying to Edinburgh for a weeklong adventure with 25 family members. We will get a sense of where our common ancestor, Thomas James Mossman, came from.

Looking forward to it!

R.I.P.

Steve Jobs.

Genius.

Not Now!

Trying to get ready for our Ohana Trip. 3 more days...

Last night Gabe's car (or rather Gene's car that he let's Gabe drive) breaks down in Kailua - either a tie rod or tire rod - couldn't really understand which. Gene's calling Mike the Mechanic to take a look at it. If its too much to fix then we'll dump it.

The one thing is Gabe is very busy and has a million rehearsals back-to-back. I asked him if he knew how to spell B-U-S P-A-S-S.

Knocking on wood that no other last minute (and costly) details crop up...

Focusing on the positive - only 4 days and a wake up til my Alfie Boe.