Sunshine in the Rain

Woke up, filled my coffee cup and headed outside.

Today we are getting the tail end of what began as Hurricane Felicia, but by the time it arrived here, is just a 'Tropical Depression'.

Cool(er), light rain showers..mostly cloudy...but in the midst of the gray sky light the color yellow, POPS! The hibiscus opened up and are happily lapping up the rain. Wow....what a way to start my day!

Sea, Shore & Kites Galore

KITES....

On windy days when I was a child I would go to the park and watch all the kids trying to fly their brightly colored kites...I was one of those kids from time to time.

Now I go to the beach and watch the kids ride their boards and fly on and above the water with their brightly colored kites. I am not one of those kids-at anytime!

Pugs in Paradise

Mali and Lili, my two pugs, are enjoying their new lives in Hawaii!!

Coming to the islands is a process that takes 3-4 months before you can even plan to fly them over.

Hawaii has a 'no rabies' policy and they are very careful about letting animals from the mainland or anywhere else in without going thru all the proper procedures. They don't want to take any chances of the disease being brought over. We started with our vet in California back in March of 2008 and we finally moved over here the end of August last year.

It was a hard decision for me to choose how to get them here. I was so afraid to put them in the cargo hold of any plane (I heard all sorts of horror stories). So I decided on PAC (Pacific Air Cargo) which at least let them ride in their crates in the body of the plane behind the pilots. The down side to that was that I couldn't be with them....but my husband picked them up at the airport in Honolulu and my son and I arrived a few hours later.

They adjusted immediately.....but that is just how they are. Really, isn't that how we all are?? It doesn't really matter where we put down our roots.....as long as we are with the ones we love.... it is truly bliss!