It's back!  The Aloha Friday Blog Hop ran for over 2 years before I had to take a hiatus because my day job and homeschooling Alaka'i took a toll on me. In that time, we grew to over 500+ link ups every single week and all of my former co-hosts and I got a lot of wonderful followers, found new and interesting blogs...

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I read this article and it hit so close to home. I'm praying for Jeanine that she make it through this lung cancer. My mother was a smoker and a lung cancer survivor, thank God. I remember my mom having a persistent cold and cough that wouldn't go away and after arguing that it's just a "smoker's cough", she finally went to the...

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I am so proud of my husband Andrew!! He graduated college!! Yes, after years of school while serving in the United States Air Force, working night shifts, becoming a civilian, getting married and having a newborn baby girl, he finally got his diploma. He achieved what he set out to and he did it well as a part of the Honors Society. Andrew,...

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I embarrass my son, Alaka'i... no not really, but there are things that I do apparently, that embarrass him. Hey, it's a mother's job, right? Let's talk about that! ...

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Hey you! I wanted to tell you something!!  And no, it's not about my daughter Arielle being a total ham, even though she is... No this is about YOU. Yes, YOU. Do you know how special you are? How precious you are? Yes, you are!!! Don't argue with me!  In all seriousness, I just felt the urge to write and share with each...

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With so much extended family living thousands and thousands of miles away, YouTube has proven to be a very convenient means of sharing videos and clips of Arielle and Alaka'i with our family that lives far away. I've actually had my channel for awhile but never uploaded anything until Arielle was born. It's fun to share videos with family so they can see...

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Ear infections and teething, oh how I hate thee! I forgot how truly terrible it was to watch the baby you love and protect go through the pain inflicted with teething. Arielle is cutting teeth here, so far only one is starting to break through although many are following. It feels gritty like sand paper buried in gum tissue and oh, the poor...

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