Last Sunday, we attended our first Japanese wedding.  For my part, I was excited and a little nervous– and not just about keeping a toddler and a newborn happy during the ceremony, but about celebrating appropriately Japanese style. So, I thought I’d share about our experience.  Our friends do speak some great English, and so… Continue reading Happily Ever After

Well, well, well.  Turns out two kids is more than one.  I’ve been home now for about two and a half weeks.  It’s been… busy.  I’m not sure how any moms get anything done?? One of the challenges since we’ve been home is in the actual name of our new daughter. Wait, what? I know… Continue reading All in a Name

Well, it has been a busy busy day for me! Since feeding time will be coming soon and I want to catch some Zs before then, let me get to it.  -I was feeling well enough to eat breakfast with the other moms in the lounge this morning. Thankfully they were more talkative than last… Continue reading Busy bees 

Yesterday, I didn’t even proofread the post before hitting publish (which I never do!). I was functioning but at an apparently low level. So I apologize if there was anything incoherent in there.  Anyhow, today’s post won’t be long but I did want to say thank you to everyone who has been praying for us–… Continue reading Alive Again

I thought I’d post a few pictures of the food and lounge, where I happen to be right now, enjoying a cup of coffee which I was able to locate yesterday.  Recovery continues and the hospital has been extremely helpful. My only serious malady is the continued headaches. There was a bit of discussion as… Continue reading

So we are on day 4 of the hospital stay. And yes, it has been an adventure.  It makes sense to say so but today I feel my best.  Thursday was the surgery with all the attending prep. One interesting thing I’ve noticed is that the Japanese are very sensitive to your “uncoveredness”…. anytime I’ve… Continue reading Post Op Perspectives 

I started to label this post “Giving Birth in Japan, part 1”, but then that gives the idea that there will be a part two, etc. And I’m not making any guarantees.  I do want to document it though as much for myself as for anyone else who might be interested or who might give… Continue reading “The food is really good there…” 

Yesterday [at the time of my writing] was our Christmas party.  It was an incredible amount of fun, planning and coordination (think 40 people, different types of activities and rearranging tables in a Japanese sized space).  There were moments of chaos and afterward I wanted to collapse on the ground.  Fortunately, I waited until I… Continue reading Indigenize

This year Christmas falls on a Sunday (so does New Years, for that matter).  I love the idea of going to church on Christmas morning, and I also really enjoy when I get to go to church on my birthday (not for the congrats, I’m not that vain). This year though, contrary to every American… Continue reading Oh the Holidays