Merry Christmas everyone!  Thanks for your support and advise during the last few months.   I got a tentative date for my lapband of 1/21.... what a great christmas present!

Aloha,
Nicole

Perfect.  Let me know when you get moved and situated.  Talk to you soon. SAra

 Thanks - I look forward to sharing more on this board.  Merry Christmas!

 Thanks for the phone numbers!  I will definitely call and hopefully will be able to attend the support group.  Aloha and Merry Christmas!

DA NITE BEFO CHRISTMAS

Wuz da nite befo Christmas an from hea to Wailuku,
No creetcha wuz stirrin_not even one uku!
Da keikis' wen snuggle down safe in da beds,
Big dreams of tofuti wen dance roun dere heads.

An me wit my Primo, an Ma wit her poi,
we jus settled down fo one rap, when Oh Boy!
One awful big claddah come down from da lanai,
I tink maybe coconuts wen fell from da sky.

I wen jump up so fas - I knock ova da chaih,
I wen run to da window to see what stay deah,
All ova da beach, da kine , silva moonlite...
On da sand an da sea, it shinin' so bright.
I can see all da tings on the sho' pretty cleah,
An I see someting out dere - dat stay mo plenny queeah!

One tiny surfboard lyin dere on da groun,
An eight tiny sea horses......jus swimmin aroun,
an one little ole surfah so lively, so quick, I wen tink to myself
"Ey, brah! Dat mus be Saint Nick!"

He wuz chubby an jolly, da kine roly poly........
An dress all in fur from da chin to okole.
He had one white beard, an one leetle roun belly..
Dat wen shake when he laugh, like Tutu's guava jelly!

He wastin no time brah, he wen put down da sack,
Dat wuz big as one mountain - slung up on his back.
He get plenty good tings fo all of da keiki,
An he wen pile dem unda da coconut tree.

He work an he work an he nevah pau hana.
Til he put sumting dere fo all da Ohana.
He wen give me one wink an one shaka, an pau!
Da seashorses dey know time to go now!

He wen pick up da board an he run to da ocean,
He wen harness da team an he settum in motion.
Mo fasta den jet planes da seahorses swum,
He wen whistle an shout an he call em each one;
Go Kimo, Go Nani, Gettum Kipo an Lani,
Go Kona, Go Pua, Geevum Kiki an Nani!

To da cres of da wave, To da foam an da spray,
Dey swimmin like crazy, dey flyin away!
Til all I wen see on da wata out fah,
Wuz one twinkle of light like one dyin out star.

But I hea ole Nick holla across da dark sea,

Mele Kalikimaka, da kine, Aloha Hawaii!