Arriving in Hawaii

We are finally here and working on finding a new home. In the meantime, I thought it would be nice for anyone interested to see where we have been and where Bruce and Amy were living for the two months before Scott and Grandma and I arrived. We moved last Thursday into a temporary situation; housesitting and dog-sitting while a family in our ward are on vacation on the mainland. They are gone for two weeks so we need to find a place by the time they return.

The pictures are of Tom's house, an old farm house on a pretty big piece of land that we may have considered renting if they had allowed the dog. But the house was expensive and I'd really rather be in Waikoloa; it's warmer and not so damp.

The beach shots are of Bruce and Scott's first shore dive from Puako. They call it Disneyland for divers. They saw a bunch of fish and a shark. Scott also saw an octopus. It's great now that they both have all their own equipment. Bruce will have to post his pictures separately.

We are loving the climate, the people have been very friendly, and we are getting connected to the ward very quickly. I start working for Tom on Tuesday, putting his books in order after over a year of him not having a steady bookkeeper. I hope it won't be too grueling.

Once we have a place to live, I'll post more pictures of where we will be. We are hoping to rent a place for a maximum of 6 months and build a house in the meantime. We have a lot picked out, but haven't finished the deal yet, so no more about that until it's a done deal.

Amy's hard at work full time at the hospital and tutoring three mornings a week in English for a high school student in Waimea. It's great to see her use the skills she learned last winter for something productive.

We miss Lisa; she's doing well in school and staying focused. I'm always glad for her calls to tell me what she's up to. We look forward to her visit at Christmas. (which seems like a lifetime away at this point.)

More later...