Ninja Mom

I’m happy to report that our little one is feeling better.  It’s been a very long week where I’ve seen the dawn almost daily.  And I’m a night person, so there’s no need to explain how I feel about that. It seems like there’s so much going on right now.  But to highlight one of… Continue reading Come and See

“Hai… Hai..  Wakarimashita!” A few more “Yes, yes, I understood”s later and I hung up the phone.  I turned to my study partner, Rosie, and mentioned that it was Yano-san, the real estate agent from church who most of us foreigners have used to look for apartments. “I had to contact him because the electrician… Continue reading ACs and Emergencies

A few nights ago I was washing dishes and doing my prayer time for our cell group.  Ideally, I like to have time where I’m not multitasking, but as a mom of a little one, sometimes I have very limited time and a very long “must do” list.  On the other hand, it is a… Continue reading Nobody

Multipurposing is the name of the game today.  So, blogging’s been on my mind the last few days but I just have not had the time to accomplish it!  I was replying to a friend’s email this evening when I realized that it would serve for a perfect update!  So, feel free to “eavesdrop” on… Continue reading Eavesdropping

So, here are some pics of our wonderful trip to Kyoto and Nara.  They were supposed to be on the last blog, but it was late and I didn’t have them synced to my computer yet.

We’re back and on our backs after our absolutely wonderful trip to the historical and beautiful towns of Kyoto and Nara.  I loooooooooooove Kyoto.  Seriously, it’s my Paris. But back to the story. What took us to Kyoto and Nara??  Funny you should ask.  Remember our airplane friends we met?  Yeah, the ones we met… Continue reading Brought to you by…

So, when you go to a new country, you expect new things.  Right?  Common sense.  When you do new things in new countries, you expect new things as well.  But sometimes, you’re just taken by surprise. Monday I got my hair cut.  It was an impulsive decision that I’d been considering for a future cut… Continue reading What is up with…

A couple of weeks ago, on a busy Saturday, I got a message from my study partner saying that she was going to have to miss our Japanese lesson that day with our teacher.  It’s ok, she’s prego and I TOTALLY get it.  Sleep, enjoy it.  Savor it.  These are your last months together, indulge in… Continue reading Building Blocks

I suppose something like the day that Kennedy was assassinated, or 9/11, I remember 3/11 very clearly.  Like the whole day.  3/11 of course, March 11, 2011. That morning was a big morning.  I had two big things to accomplish that day.  I met a fellow missionary and a Japanese friend in Shinyurigaoka to file taxes. … Continue reading Remembered