….from my sponsored child today. It was buried beneath a stack of bills. Her letters are a true blessing! My sponsored child lives in the Philippines. She attends Daily Vacation Bible School at the Compassion project during the summer. She always sends me a scripture and tells me that she has been praying for me. How’s that?! I absolutely adore her.
Please sponsor a needy child through Compassion. You won’t regret it….
The Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian Astronomy summer school class visited the Big Island last Tuesday-Thursday. We stayed at the Kamehameha Schools-Hawai’i Campus. Activities included the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai’i, telescope building, presentations by astronomers, and a night visit to the Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station(a.k.a. the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy, and a.k.a. Pohakuloa.) It was cloudy and misty until it was time to leave. Then the skies cleared. The stars were spectacular! The students and teachers had a wonderful experience.
“Did anyone see my camera?….Heyyyy!!!”
I mean, I really love having a truck. You just can’t beat it. I’ve taken it all over the island. I’ve packed surfboards, golf clubs, fishing poles, co-workers, and even Tris & Tiana & their friends in the back of this pickup. I’ve even transported KS students from ‘Akahi to Midkiff.
Now here’s the downside. The Toyota website claims that the Tacoma gets 16/20 miles per gallon (city/hwy.) This really means that I am getting 16 miles to the gallon when the wind is at my back. Yikes!
I try to comfort myself by saying, “You never know when you might need to haul that big ulua….”
Our 6th graders had their end-of-the-year banquet on Tuesday. I was happy to help them with their slide show. Each student was required to scan an old school photo to contribute to the slide show.
Now, there’s this group of 6th graders who regularly visit me after school. (They always mark up my dry-erase board and raid my secret food stash.) They’re a fun bunch. Unfortunately, they got into big trouble on Monday and were not allowed to attend the banquet.
Three of them came by after school today to visit. Feeling sorry for them, I showed them the slide show which was still on my computer. It wouldn’t be the same “magical” experience as viewing the show on a big screen in a darkened auditorium with classmates. That’s what I presumed….
The three best friends started to tear up. I was blown away. Anyway, this is a picture that one of them had scanned in class.
Seems like everytime I step out of my office, I get vandalized… jj 🙂
Alan Tamayose 