It's Aloha Friday!

The house is bustling once again. Bear arrived last night from Whitefish, Montana. And David's brother and sister-in-law (George and Linda) have been getting the hang of life on Maui and here on the farm.

It's been on the chilly side for the last week (which of course means a range of 60 to 68 degrees), so we've been bundling up in our sweat shirts and blankets (hahahaha, sad but true).

Dad started chemo therapy on Monday and although he has been experiencing some of the side effects like nausea, he is happy with the treatment thus far because he is in much less pain and much more mobile than he was even 5 days ago. Five days ago he was having a lot of bone pain in his sternum/chest and it was very debilitating because so many muscles connect there. Today his eyes are clear and sparkly, his nausea is better than yesterday, and he's contemplating getting out on an adventure.

Again, Dad wants to thank you all for your wonderful support! He is so appreciative of all of you. Check out our latest slide show of our family project. We're renovating our house, adding a lower level, and we're doing it Pettie style.

Last Trivia:
Sorry if that was too hard. I just liked it because of what the phrase means. Cheri, once again, you were on the right track.
"Ola Kino Maika'i" means "Good Health" in Hawaiian.

New Trivia:
What is a Menehune?
A. A delicious tropical fish with a delicate flavor often served in luau fare.
B. A pint-sized mysterious people from Hawaiian mythology who build structures in the middle of the night.
C. A specialized coral species that thrive in calm, tropical waters and are particularly abundant in the off-shore reefs on Maui's South side.