My thoughts dwell, obsess on the possibility that he, somehow, can help focus on what I feel, what I believe and what I want and need in this new emer...ing stage in my life. A Renaissance woman, I roll the expression over in my mind. Somehow in the 21st. Century it seems so appropriate, a feminist foil to the standard chauvinistic expression of a Renaissance Man. The more I turn it over in my mind, the more I realize the validity of the expression in describing my current mental agitation.In. Yesterday had been a very full day with a trip out to Oahu’s North Shore, where we explored the Waimea Valley, including a botanical garden and the beautiful Waimea Falls. That was followed by swimming and a picnic on Waimea Beach.On our way back to the hotel, we had stopped to visit the Kapālama campus of the famous Kamehameha School. Ileana’s mom, Queen Kalani, had made the request of us when she found out we would be laying over in Honolulu. The campus had been referred to her by Secretary. " I'd rolled out of bed wide awake and alert at exactly four-thirty. I started talking to Rhonda as soon as I got my teeth brushed and headed for the kitchen. I wanted to do something special for my girls and decided on raspberry almond scones. It was still too early in the season for local berries, but I'd seen raspberries at Kroger's when I was hanging out between classes yesterday and grabbed some. Talk about something that is hard to handle in a classroom!"I don't want to do that too often,. “Jason just called and he is going to be home this weekend. I miss that boy of mine something awful!”“She talking about Jason again?” Mr. Harrison asked as he came down the stairs into the kitchen. “John,” Mrs. Harrison rolled her eyes, “I was just telling Marina that Jason called to say he was coming in for the weekend. It's been too long.”“It's been a month,” Mr. Harrison stated with a smile on his face. “A month too long!” Mrs. Harrison said as she grabbed her purse and headed for the door..