Every Spring my three girlfriends and I meet in southern California with our seven little kids and take them all to Disneyland.

That’s where my daughter and I are right now. We spent Wednesday at Disneyland, and then on Thursday we all trooped off, drove the two cars onto a small, 3-car ferry to Balboa Island, and spent an afternoon on the beach. Then back to Disney on Friday, where we spent the day at the newer Disney attraction, California Adventure, which is built on the site of Disneyland’s former …

We learned yesterday that our daughter was accepted at Kamehameha Schools for kindergarten in the fall. 

This is huge. There are only two kindergarten classes at the Big Island campus, so they only take 20 girls and 20 boys. The application process, therefore, is very competitive and admission is far from a sure thing.
I know there are a lot more than 40 smart, talented kids on this island and I feel for every one of them whose families really wanted this opportunity for them. I wish the school could take them all.
It …

Edited on 4/21/09 to add: And an earthquake, too! My visiting friend is having the full Big Island experience.
From the USGS: A light earthquake occurred at 4:58:09 PM (HST) on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 . The magnitude 4.2 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) NNE of Ka`ena Point.

I have a dear friend visiting from the mainland, and today there is big time vog here in Hilo. It look as if you might have to push through the voggy air with your hands in order to walk.
I feel terrible when a friend is visiting our …

We woke up around 8 this morning, and turns out the Easter Bunny had left a fun basket for my five-year-old on the breakfast nook table. Lots of bunny pencils and erasers and the book “Grandpa Bunny” and Easter stickers and other little treats, and, oh yes, some candy.

When she woke up she worried that perhaps the Easter Bunny didn’t come, because she had trouble falling asleep last night. “I was awake late,” she said. “Maybe he didn’t come.” I think she has gotten Santa and the Easter Bunny a …