filed August 23, 2005:

At least I unpacked, but didn't put it away....still waiting for two boxes I mailed out to myself here in Las Vegas, with all my gifts from shopping at LONGS DRUGS, SWAPMEET (twice), and DAIEI....WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR POST OFFICE WORKERS (On Strike) or just wanted all my stuff and took it (boo hoo).....some were gifts for my co-workers in Nevada......Well, I guess I can wait another day or two.....(screaming everyday it's not here).

But I'd like to say, again, my husband (George aka Keoki) enjoyed ourselves, everything was great, my son, Kaipo, whom some of you thought was my brother (Albert's) son, is my son. He said his mom & dad are old foggies but uncle was right on....

I'm sorry I couldn't jump up and dance, in 1970, I was in a terrible automobile accident, where I saved my 3-month old baby, who is now 35 yrs old, from getting hurt in that accident. A Texaco truck hit us headon and somehow I ended on the floor of the car, baby in the seat (never had carseats for baby's then) and me over her...no one knew there was a baby in the car until the fireman who lived across the street came to my side of the car and asked if I was alright....I just said to him...please take my baby....he looked at me and said what baby? I then moved away from the seat and then she screamed, the fireman cried because all she got was a little bruise on her chin. After that he tried to get me out, but I told him to stop, because I couldn't feel my leg....I broke my femur bone...I ended up in traction basically tied to a hospital bed for 8 months...I was on morphine constantly, I was never addicted to it, because I needed it for pain....not for the high......10 years later, George and I golfed every weekend in Hawaii, but one day I grabbed my wood to tee off and I hit the ball, my knee buckled and the ball went to Maui, my husband screamed FORE!!!!!! Back to the hospital again...this time I lost my cartilage in that leg....so for 20 more years, I've been in pain....maybe if I use Medfast, it would ease the pain....I don't think I want a bionic knee surgery...I here I'd have to get up every morning and physically adjust my leg off the bed....maybe laters.....

But I haven't had so much fun like I did, everything was perfect, everyone chatted with everyone else, just to catch up.....remembering our days in school...of course, when Roy asked me who I hung around with....Darrelyn and I looked at each other and pointed at each other....Roy cracked up...I was one of those students that had more underclassmates in my classes. there was maybe a few guys here and there....Herman Meyers was at the bus terminal everyday with us, Debbie & Donna Kaopuiki, the first year Darryl was there too, some many others like Bryson, I also had the opportunity for having Billie Shea, in one of my classes and Kimo, he was a little more timid then...Sonya, Debbie Lebron, Lellette Ching, Mary Covaco, Rhoda Brown when she use to go with Mark Clark, Jana Baricuatro, Charlene Batonbacal, Jo Anna Boshard, Alfred Chong, Herman Costa, Guy Cobb Adams (whom I enjoyed every party he threw at his home, he always made sure that the girls were okay and no one was bothering us...he was my hero...Michele, she looked the same, her hair, her soft spoken voice, I was so happy to see her...so many more friends in this class... of course, you too, Melissa, I am so happy you are putting your priorities in order, you worry so much about Patrick, which is fine, but you need to rest too and take a breather...relax....I learned this from the great weekend. My husband was touched by Roy's sermon on Sunday, about all of us coming together and making the effort to attend these activities and remembering the times, because tomorrow we may lose someone, whether it's our family (in Hawaii) or friends...he really brought my husband closer to home than you can imagine, Roy. It made him think twice about me and our life we have spent together, thru the good times and bad times.... But he knows, if he goes before me, I definitely would go home to stay....but we know, with the kind of money we make here, there is no way, Hawaii jobs could pay us this same rate of pay. He's hourly and I'm salary, I make more then him, I get a 5% raise each year...we are much trying to live on easy street, but he splurge on ourselves and our two granddaughters.....that's what life is all about and it's about FRIENDS & FAMILY......that's what IMUA'69 is all about.....I had so much fun, I really wanted to learn how to make the leis (with the yarn) and I learned it this time and it's too bad all you guys weren't around because us women had so much fun, we talked about everything and nothing....of course, we invited MUGS to sit closer to us, instead of in the corner...he must have had a blast.......for those who was at the beach on Sunday, there was a picture frame in the basket with the kukui nuts......it was a feathered cape I made for Roy, in gratitude for all he has done to make our class come together and enjoy all as if we were all still in High School. It is one of a kind...he is the only one that has one made that way.....now if somebody can tell me what are all the island colors....than maybe, Roy can get a whole set for each island! We're going to Kohala and probably to Molokai too, being it is my husband and my family island.

I better go.....but....I LOVED MAUI AND THE CLASS OF '69...
so Hana Hou.....
- Glenda