yay

I got my permit!

I just found out what lease hold is and it's crazy. They have it in Baltimore, California, and Hawaii. But it's really bad here. In the 50's the people who had come to Hawaii couldn't find a place to build homes. Then Bishop Estate decided to lease out the land and charged a low amount per month. Then in the 80's they had offered to sell the properties but for such a high amount that no one could think of buying it. Then in the 90's Bishop Estate pushed the price of lease up enough where people had to give up there homes. Most of the Lease Hold property has been sold since then but there is still some. A condition of the lease hold is that after 55 years Bishop Estate can take back all the leased land and the people will be left with nothing. So in about 5 years we are going to see how Bishop Estate and the lessees are going to deal with that. I can't imagine what it will be like for the people who have invested all that money and time to be left with nothing in the end.

The Girls

Julia has been steering clear of chemicals recently. She's been really good actually. Sarah and Julia keep telling each other that they love each other and then they'll hug really tight; it's really sweet. The girls have also started there "nastics"; this is when they do somersaults in the yard. Julia likes' to knock the chairs over and pull herself up on the top legs and then flip. Julia is still not interested in potty training. I don't want to force her into it but I would like her to start. Dann read some where that the average age for girls is three. That seems to be the time where Sarah really had it. Julia is just very set in her ways and if she doesn't want to do something she wont. But she does seem to go to her room and close the door when she poops so maybe that's a start.
Mom and Dad are so good with the kids. Dad got a soccer ball to play with the girls and they had a lot of fun with it this morning. Mom dropped me off at ballet yesterday and took the girls to the mall. I have to say that I do have a lot more time for myself then before we came here. It's very important for sanity sake and if I'm healthier then I'll be better for the girls as well.
Sarah is getting to be more grown up all the time. It's so strange to me she really isn't a baby any more. This past week she's been singing Twinkle Little Star at bed time the whole way through. Before she would sing one line over and over again but she really has the song down now. She also sings her alphabet now and "reads". She recites the story from her memory as she's turning the pages. It just amazes me.

I'm So Cool

Today I failed my Hawaii drivers' license test. Which is ridiculous because I know all that stuff. I mean I've been driving for a decade. I just have really bad test anxiety which sounds like a loaded excuse but it's the truth. So I have to take the driving part and the written part next week. Hopefully I'll pass or maybe I'll get a bike or bus pass. It's just so stupidly embaressing.
I started Real Estate Class this past week and it was ok. I know I'm going to need to study my butt off so I know the whole thing backwards and forwards. So when that adrenalin creeps up on me I'll be able to still answer the questions. I have two months to study so hopefully if I don't have a drivers' license I'll at least have a Real Estate License. It's funny and by funny I mean very sad because this is the second time I failed the Hawaii Drivers test. Six years ago I took the same test, failed, and then failed the road test. Major De Ja Vu. The only difference was I cried uncontrolabley last time. So at least I'm matureing maybe. Any way, there are far more pressing matters in the world so with all things considered it's not that big of a deal; just very embaressing.