http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/rss/articles© 2006 - 2008 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.Da Kine is Hawaiian pidgin for "thingamajig" or "whatchamacallit". Da Kine can be anything. Da Kine is my kids, a box of Cheerios, whatever . . .en-us2008-07-18T22:26:102008-07-18T22:26:10http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.htmlStardock Rss Generator v1.0, Andrew Powellinfo@stardock.comapowell@stardock.comTexas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/318602
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I feel like in some ways I've gone through a transformation.

My life, or my outlook on life, hasn't really changed, but I have changed my view about something very special and important to me, and it has filled me with exc...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/318493http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/318493Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/316196
Isabella is still nursing, so no problem there.  Daddy's bringing milk home later, but work is complicated today so it's going to be water and juice for a few more hours.

The living room seems to get trashed every single day.  It just doesn't stay picked up and clean.  There are always crumbs to be vacuumed...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/316196http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/316196Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/316047
I tried and tried last night to post a slideshow, but for some reason I can no longer figure out how to do that.  Instead, here are some stationary pics. 

 

There are a lot...sorry!

 

 

Making Martians!



She LOVES Gwen Stefani!  Enraptured, haha!



The boys playing at Pa & Gran-Gran's house:



Adrian with his parents at his sister's wedding.



Grandpa and Izzy:




One day of our trip to the panhandle, Adrian an...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/316047http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/316047Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/314853
 



 

The bug is a bee, in case anyone can't tell, haha.

 

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Turns out, yes, YES YOU CAN. 

 

Below is a pic I sn...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/312628http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/312628Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311642
2.  If you don't know anything about something, stop pretending like you do.  Remember the saying (attributed to many, but rooted in the Bible), "Better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt". 

On the topic of abortion, I am notoriously hostile to men. ...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311642http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311642Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311637

The boys came home from school Friday begging to give me the gifts they had made.  Xavier had 3, and gave me a flower he had planted in a paper cup, but I convinced him to save the rest for the big day.  I still have some wonderful cards and creations they've made for me for Mother's Day throughout the years. 


We had a BIG trip to Wal-Mart today.  Stimulus Package and all that.  I figured it would be busy becau...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311637http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311637Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311277
 

The boys told me it was a "garden snake", but I don't know anything about snakes, so I had no idea what it was.  We looked up snakes indigenous to Texas but didn't see anything that looked like our snake.  After more searching, we *think* he is an Opheodrys aestivalis (not sure about common name). 


Here are the pics of Mr. ...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311277http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311277Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/311025
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It was so thoughtful, and the gifts were perfect!!


The boys LOVED the Science Experiment Kit.  They immediately started picked experiments out of the book to try. 



Haha, see  how HAPPY Orian is?  LOL.  And Xavier was actually smiling!  What a treat!


They also loved the Secret History of Dragons book!  Th...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310337http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310337Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310167
Unfortunately, our bedroom is no-no-ville.  I haven't gotten it set up yet.  You see, in order to put everything away, I need Adrian to put together the bookcase.  In order f...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310167http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310167Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310144
He was slightly retarded.  This guy named Earl, who was a Forest Ranger, wanted Crocky. Crocky loved to drink Crocky Juice, and the only way to make it was with Crock Berries, which he found in the swamp.  I know, I said Earl was a Forest Ranger, but he was also a Bounty Hunter.  He has very little teeth and a huge beard.  And one day he almost Crocky.

But before I t...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310144http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310144Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310101

This has worked out fabulously for me because each week my garage is a little less crowded, and each week we have a little money to spread around.  The goal is to get the garage empty except for holiday/sentimental or necessary items, the laundry items (W&D,...]]>http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310101http://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310101Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:26:11 -04002008-07-18T22:26:11Texas Wahinehttp://texaswahine.joeuser.com/article/310021
 









Daddy was helping her dance (not that she NEEDS any help!  She is a dancing machine!):



Orian after a hard day at school:



Xavier and Izzy bonding after school(she loves that boy!):



 

 

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