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11/14/2004 Archived Entry: "perfectly pleasant morning"

The above pics were taken by me the other day in front of the one type of tree around here that actually follows the seasons. It blooms in the spring and the leaves turn orange and red in the fall. Almost every house on the street has one, mixed in with the palm trees and assorted evergreens, of course.

This morning has been very pleasant so far. Tabitha woke up in a purely delightful mood. It reminded me of when she was a baby and Chris and I used to say we should have given her the middle name of Joy because she was so joyful all the time. We took care of our beverage container recycling and then stopped at a donut shop for a mid-morning snack. We then did our grocery shopping and are currently bumming around a bit at home. We'll have lunch in a bit and then we'll head to the mall to browse and look at all the Christmas decorations in the department stores before coming home for more bumming around together :)

Tabitha's hula class yesterday was work. They did nothing but basics for a solid 15 minutes. Their little arms were getting sore and Tabitha is definitely feeling it today. They had a longer than usual break after that before working on one of their dances. Tabitha was a wee bit disappointed they didn't work on the dance that uses uli ulis because she just got her very own two days ago. We had asked my mil to see about getting her some when she was in Hawai'i, but she didn't have any luck, so she asked me to order then instead. Of course the place I ordered them from are located in Hawai'i so they are still nice and authentic. Due to Tabitha's growthe spurt in the last two months I need to make her another practice skirt, or pau, and I'm not exactly looking forward to that. At least I know what I'm doing this time. If only I could figure out how to do a real hem that could be let out as she grows, but I'm afraid my mother's sewing skills were not passed to me.

We now have the baby's car seat which makes me feel oh-so-much more prepared. Now we can actually bring the baby home, lol. The pattern is just gorgeous, a very nice black and white non-cutesy look. No bears to be seen here :) The matching stroller is a given, though I'm not getting a new bassinet or pack and play just for the sake of the pattern. I make no promises when it comes time to buy a high chair though.