Which is it?

OK, totally unrelated....but I was writing someone about the color I plan to paint the light bedroom and was stumped. Every time I write it I think I'm spelling it wrong. The color is Grey...or is it Gray?

Something in my says it's G-R-E-Y....but G-R-A-Y looks good too....oh I don't know! 

Like I said I was writing someone and didn't want to look like a fool so what did I do, I googled it and came across this page.

This one tells me that they're BOTH correct and a cute little spelling rule that went something like this:

In England they write GrEy and in America they write it GrAy. 

I don't think I'll ever spell it "wrong" again! The site also shows other common misspellings and cute ways to remember how to spell it right, like:

abundance - Often spelled -ence Mnemonic: A hot dog can make a-bun-dance

Is that cute or what? I've had my giggle for the day - hope you have too.

Aloha a Hui Hou!

Sniff, Sniff...

I tried so hard to be careful! But I guess I wasn't careful enough. I caught Roger's cold. I have a stuffy nose, headache, sore throat, swollen glands and my ears hurt. So - I"m not a happy camper.

I'm drinking lots of fluids, taking airborne and cold medication, praying that it will pass soon. All this got me thinking...what other folks do to get over their colds. Is it the good old chicken soup or something off the wall like inhaling Chamomile steam.

What is your quick fix for a cold?

Hit the jackpot!

So, the country is in lottery mania. Over five hundred million in the pot. After taxes it would "only" be something in the three hundred million range.....Still a HUGE amount of money.

On the news they reported that of all multi million lottery winners 70% have blown it all. Makes you wonder how much is foolishness and how much is because they are trying to help all the people (Hey, can you help me out, I'm your cousins, cousins cousin) coming out of the wood work to ask for a hand out and they couldn't say no.

No lottery in Hawaii, so no tickets for us...but one can dream....what would I do if I won the jackpot?

Well, it would be sooo, sooo much money, it would be easy to share. So here's my list:

1) I would give some to my daughter and her partner so they could go back to school, get the jobs they want. Enough so they could build and afford the house they need and my daughter could open the business she is dreaming of.

2) I would give some to my son, so he could become independent, have his own place.

3) I would give some to my parents. They already have all they want, just would ensure that they are taken care of and don't have to worry how the $ is doing (They live in Europe) and how it will effect their retirement.

4) I would give some to my sister and brother in law so they could retire a bit earlier.


5) I would give some to my husbands siblings and their families. Make it easier for the kids to go to college. Pay off their mortgages so they would have one less worry.


6) I would give some to my parents in law. Like my parents, they have all they need/want, but it would be for security for what ever lays ahead.

7) I would give some to the non profit I work for. I would have some of the things replaced that have been patched over the years - just because they didn't have enough to replace it.

8) some would go to my favorite charities and causes.

9) Lastly we would move NOW. I would build the lodge that we are dreaming of for our Ranch, a couple of cabins to rent out and have the land taken care of - have good soil brought in...green house, hen house,  Animal barn etc.....

The rest I would invest and save for the future so I don't become one of the 70%.

Your turn! What would you do if you won the jackpot?

Looking forward to your comments!

Aloha a Hui Hou!

What to eat?

A few weeks ago this information popped up on the internet, telling us that this is what Chicken McNuggets is before they get battered and fried/baked

When I first saw it, just like the reporter, I thought it was soft serve ice cream. Now we know better, we know that it is not. Personally I never ate Chicken McNuggets, and now I know I never will.

BUT, just when you thought it was safe to eat everything else we find out that they put this stuff in our ground beef. Yes, you read right, in our ground beef that you buy at the counter at your local store.

Not only is it food you buy that is already prepared - which you can avoid - they are putting it in the stuff that you use to cook with!  I also have to keep in mind, this is what I know about. What don't I know about? Scary thought, isn't it?  Kind of reminds me of Soylent Green.....

It is no wonder we, as a nation,  are fat and sick since the food that is available is of such low grade and soooo manipulated - it's the only way for us to be!

In our current situation we have no real choice, other than to buy from the store. We can't plant and most of the stuff we can buy is imported.

One thing, that I can assure you of is that when we are on our Ranch we will be growing/raising as much of our own food as we possibly can. I do not want to let money hungry food dictators have control over what I eat.

[/rant] (Dad, this means end of rant)

I'd love to hear your thoughts? What are you doing to ensure that your health and that of your family will not be effected by greed?

Aloha a Hui Hou!