The only thing certain in life is CHANGE

 

The beautiful sunrise on the way to take our dear friend Susie Ratelle to the airport going back to Idaho.
                                                             Susie and Joan



              Typical scenery with always roosters and chickens literally EVERYWHERE !!!


    After the airport we had some fun in Honolulu at Waikiki Beach and saw some of the sights



            It's always fun to take a walk from Temple beach to Hukilau Beach in the mornings.
Always lots of excitement and muscles milling around at the PCC. These boys are readying the Samoa bread fruit that they cook in the open fires for people to sample after the coconut tree climbing.

Where we teach everyday on the lanai we enjoyed a bird painstakingly swallowing a nice sized fish
whole. It took him about 10 minutes to get the job done but he persisted and was fatter when finishing.



Ihilani Bailey, Cathy Tingey, Julie Larsen, Joan, Margaret Penfield, Julie Clyde and Sister Dall

For our Wednesday off a bunch of us went to Kaneohe and went to the new Chosen and then ate out.


      More goodbyes at the April Munch and |Mingle to the Parkers, Sister Hayes and the Thomsons
Robert and Carol will be missed by everyone as they did so much to serve and help, especially weekly Ukulele lessons which Robert put his whole hear and soul into. Carol was alway helping with HAIR
  Cool uke replica, hand carved Koa wood souvenir presented to Robert for all his work and devotion.
                                                  Julie Joan, Margaret, Cathy and Ihilani
We splurged and went to a concert at the Blue Note in Honolulu and saw a famous ukulele player named Jake Shimabukuro. I thought I knew a little bit about playing the ukulele until I heard him play.  It was beyond amazing. He had some very down to earth advice that he gave to the audience during the night,  "Ichi go ichi mei" which means enjoy every precious moment with those you love around you because life changes! And his parting words were for young people "Don't do drugs....we are always drug free. He has a great wife and family and grew up in Kahuku.




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