E L E V E N.... yeah.... eleven years ago today at 11:29 PM, the greatest gift from God I've ever gotten came into this world after 3 long days of agonizing labor.  Alaka'i, my son, my inspiration, my love was born a half hour before Christmas eve, a whopping 10 lb 4.8 oz 25 in long little boy came into my life...

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My nieces decided to come spend a little time with me and my son Alaka'i the other day since he and my eldest niece Kaliko (far left) are both out of school.  When they come over, I always try to find fun and exciting things for them to try because well, it is their Christmas break after all!  My son has been nagging...

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Grab our button!! (If this button is too small or too big, click HERE to view all the different sized buttons you can use instead! ) <div align="center"><a href="http://www.whatjeanlikes.com/search/label/aloha" title="Aloha Friday Blog Hop" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee419/whatjeanlikes/AlohaFridayBlogHopbutton.jpg" alt="Aloha Friday Blog Hop" style="border:none;" /></a></div&gt>  What Jean Likes             A Cat-Like Curiosity                      ...

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While I was cleaning up the aftermath of my son and niece's cookie project- more on that later... I heard Dr. Phil read such a beautiful and moving poem on air about Sandy Hook Elementary School.  I don't normally watch much tv because I'm always working or busy but it was on and I'm so happy it was.  It was a re-crafted version...

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There's no denying that my son is the absolute love of my life.  He's the greatest gift that God has ever given me.  There are days where I'm so exhausted from work and the daily ups and downs of life that I feel utterly drained and frustrated.  Sometimes I even feel like giving up.  Then I pick up my boy or he comes...

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What Jean Likes Holiday Beauty Buys with Josie Maran, Buxom, Paul Mitchell I was playing on this new website called BeautySets tonight and made this quick "Wish List".  It's filled with items I personally own and/or have used or have on my "wish list".  Any of these lovely items is sure to please the beauty maven on your shopping list!!  Happy Monday everyone!...

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In the aftermath of the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, I've been thinking a lot about life, love and how to treat other people.  Watching the news lately has become so hard to do as they stream photos of the little children who were brutally murdered and the teachers who were murdered or injured trying to save them.  As a mother, it...

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