Weekly Wrap Up | 5/28/23

May 28, 2023May 27, 2023 ~ Yolanda @ Past Midnight ~ 2 Comments

Aloha friends!

Well what a week! After my nephew’s graduation my son had a sore throat the next day. I took him to urgent care and sure enough he had strep throat so he was home with me for 3 days. And it was the last week of school, so he did miss two fun events at school but at least he could participate in the pizza party they had on the last day. My daughter was a bit emotional all week, some tears every time I picked her up from school and we talked and she said she’s sad because she’s going to miss Kindergarten. Awww…my son is also sad he is leaving fourth grade because his teacher is his most favorite he’s ever had. I hope they have fun in their next grades and class.

We went to a pool party on Saturday and I have relatives visiting from California so it’s been nice seeing family I haven’t seen in awhile.

Today is my nephew’s graduation party and then that’s it for all the events on my May calendar. On Wednesday we are headed to Okinawa, Japan! So I won’t be blogging for two weeks although I have a lot of pre-written posts that are scheduled while I am gone. I cannot believe we are almost in June…can you believe it?!

I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Currently Reading:

I’m listening to When You Wish Upon a Lantern and Carrie Soto is Back as an audiobook. I hope I can get to finish both before my trip but I might now. I feel like I’ve been struggling with The Stolen Throne because I’m not in the mood for it? I’m determined to finish it before my trip in 3 days! But who knows…if not, I’ll pick it up when I come back.

Shows/Movies I Watched:

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

WWW Wednesday | 5/24/23

May 24, 2023May 23, 2023 ~ Yolanda @ Past Midnight ~ 6 Comments

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

My son had a sore throat Sunday evening and Monday I took him to urgent care because he was coughing and our trip is next week. Good thing I took him because he has strep throat. He has antibiotics and is on the mend, but he also has a cold with with his strep – so it’s been rough for him and it’s the last week of school! He gets to go back tomorrow if he feels better or on Friday which is the last day. Poor kiddo. I’m trying to keep his sister away from him and I’m masking in the house because I cannot afford to get sick. Our trip to Okinawa is in exactly one week and I’m anxious (mostly about making sure I have everything I need for the trip) and excited because we get to go somewhere completely out of our comfort zone. But first we need to get and stay healthy!

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 5/21/23

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 ~ Yolanda @ Past Midnight ~ 2 Comments

Aloha friends!

My oldest nephew graduated from high school yesterday! Woohoo! But it was a long night for me and the kids since the venue was a bit far, a little long and since we live in Hawaii, it is custom to find the graduate and give him leis. Fresh flower leis are so pricey these days and I don’t have a plumeria tree to make my own leis from the flowers so instead I made yarn and ribbon leis. I was making them all last week actually.

I made this eye lash yarn lei which was super easy and you can find lots of tutorials on youtube. His school colors and it’s my alma mater too is Maroon and White. I also tried my hand and making ribbon leis, which I found super relaxing to do. I even taught my mom so she could make a bunch for him also.

Then I made one more lei using this other yarn that reminded me of feathers. Anyway I think he had enough leis. Hawaii goes all out with giving leis. I remember my high school graduation where I could barely see out of the leis around me. 😅 Fun times!

This week is the LAST week of school for public school kids so I am excited, and my kids are excited. Then we have a few parties this weekend, a birthday and a graduation one…then we go on our trip! I’m kind of freaking out, just trying to make sure I have EVERYTHING for the trip. It helps that if I forget anything we are staying with my husband anyway and we can get it there…but I’m just more anxious about making sure things like passports don’t get lost.

I hope all of you have a good week!