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Chris, Tanya, & Chase
A Teacher, a Traveler, a Yogini, a Caregiver, a Wife, and a New Mommy
About Me
- Tanya Mau-Halsall
- I am a 33 year old elementary school teacher, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i. After living in Seattle and overseas in Thailand for a total of 12 years, I returned to Hawai'i to help take care of my father, who was diagnosed with ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gherig's Disease, in October 2004. After 2 1/2 years of watching his body slowly decline, my father earned his wings April 2007 and is no longer suffering. The past couple of years was spent sharing valuable time together and making more memories, as my father got to "walk" me down the aisle, though he was a couple months shy of seeing the birth of his first grandchild. And now, with new life, the journey continues with baby Chase, as I learn how to balance teaching, marriage, and being a mom. This online journal is a way for me to express myself, through my love of traveling, photography, and writing, while keeping in touch with family and friends.
Blog Archive
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October
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- Happy Halloween!
- Hi, I'm Minnie Mouse! No, you're not at Disneylan...
- I'm ready to go trick-or-treating....Happy Hallowe...
- What a lovely smile!
- Hey I just saw your brother! Here's another turtle!
- Now that's a scary face!
- Cheese! Geez it's hot out here!
- Waiting in line to play games at the Kindergarten/...
- Aw....Now give me a scary face you scary bones!
- Is that Pocahontas?
- Soooo cute!
- The annual Halloween parade around campus
- I'm a knight!
- What a cute princess!
- Is that a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?!
- Ms. Kim leads the costume parade around campus. S...
- Ms. Palermo's class...Check out the creative IPOD!
- Hey, where's our head custodian? Argh!!! I'm a pi...
- Grade 4 students
- Grade 1 students
- Kids stand in line to play carnival games led by p...
- Each Halloween, the classrooms have a garbage can ...
- We got to take home several vases of rose favors f...
- Tanya and Chris, in our fancy attire at home befor...
- Shelley and Jay at the ALS dinner
- The MDA staff hangs out at the table with us after...
- Donate minutes of research time devoted to ALS...T...
- Jay and Dad
- Father and daughter at this year's ALS dinner at t...
- Toni Jensen, Dick Jensen's widow, dances with Dad ...
- City & County Parks & Rec guys say goodbye to Dad ...
- Posing for a pic with Carole Kai
- They are always excited to bring Dad out on the da...
- Divina and Claire bring Dad out on the dance floor.
- Here's all the oama we caught.
- Standing on the "island" near my house, I caught t...
- Words of Advice
- Not A Pretty Picture, I Know
- Tanya and Chris at Ocean's happy hour, celebrating...
- Family Caregivers Bill
- Looks like the Butterfly Catcher caught the Butter...
- Gettin' a little goofy at the Halloween party
- Checking out the view at Aloha Tower...Is the butt...
- Tanya and Chris at Aloha Tower Terrace
- At Zippy's before the party......in partial costume.
- The shimmery rain coming down from umbrellas...The...
- Loren and Tracy
- There were lots of blow-up costumes, including thi...
- The predator
- Pimpin' out
- Gotta love cool, furry hats!
- This guy's costume was hilarious! Riding an ostri...
- A masked man at a masquerade
- A magician sitting cross-legged on a table.
- Ahhhhhh! He took off the mask!!!!
- The KISS group was awesome......great job on the m...
- The Incredible Hulk
- The REAL Halloween gals of the party
- Guys...dressed as gals of course.
- Geriatric superheroes....Spiderman with a beer bel...
- Love those hats and coats!!!!
- At least this fire fighter added something to his ...
- Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf (a.k.a...
- Hey, Butterfly Catcher....Catch anything yet????!!!
- At Linh's house, Linh, Alan, Chris, and Tanya.
- The annual Halloween Party, "Crazy, Sexy, Ghoul", ...
- Linh's son, Jordan, wanted to get into makeup fun ...
- "Crazy, Sexy, Ghoul"
- Pictures, Pictures, and MORE Pictures
- What a cute smile, Max!
- Tanya and Max
- Are you READY for parenting?!
- A relaxed Maila....You won't be in a few days when...
- Dad throwing Jake around.
- The leaves are already changing color in Seattle.....
- Visiting Robin at her house after we had a wonderf...
- With Cathy, Christina, and Max
- Cathy and Tanya.....Thanks for catching the ferry ...
- Friends gather at the Daily's in West Seattle for ...
- Maila and Lyon, expectant parents!
- Maila gets ready to open gifts.
- Maila shows her cute shirt Stina gave her for the ...
- Jake gives mommy a hug.
- Spanks is all set in his carrier!
- Michael shows us how Spanks is all ready to go hol...
- The waterfall cascades down around the bike paths ...
- Of course I couldn't be in West Seattle and not vi...
- They've made a lot of improvements since I last ta...
- The first graders play over by the wetlands at rec...
- Max and Stina
- Got a picture of the sunset at Alki before meeting...
- As they head towards the bright sun....
- Two kayakers enjoying the paddle near Alki Beach.
- Of course I'd find this coffee sign in Seattle...
- Driving over I-90 towards the eastside for a baby ...
- Wasssup?!
- Jake and Max hang out at Bellevue Square as we shop.
- Marissa enjoying her Cup of Joe!
- A Caffe Ladro creation......
- Aunty Jolene came to visit and see baby Jake, the...
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Chris, Tanya, & Chase
My Friends' Blogs
- The Adventures of Chase
- Max & Tyler
- Jaslynn and Jake
- Hawai'i ALS Support Group
- Ten and a Half Months
- Anna Rae in Tunis
- Erin Teaching in Brazil
- Baby Hayden Ann Reinking
- KaiserTales
- Eryn Barker
- Baby Hazel Barker
- Twins Jax & Vaughn
- Peggy Chun
- AileyinSeattle
- Erica's Split Obsession
- gloria nunez
- Sachi LeFever
- Stacy's Blog
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