Ninja Mom

Did you know…. There are 12 different classifications of income in Japan. My source: A Japanese accountant whose goal it was to determine what type of income we have since it’s US based (and I’m using the American definition of that term, no the Japanese idea of what that means). Guess what’s right around the… Continue reading A Little Trivia for You…

During the marathon that was November, we decided it was finally time to get my husband a new phone.  Our contract was coming to an end and his phone was already at its end. It froze, it typed its own words, it opened its own apps 5 minutes later… you get the idea. So, our… Continue reading All About Communication

Yesterday, we went to the zoo with some families from the church here.  As I am preggers and large, I had the great privilege of sitting in the front seat and chatting with the pastor/missionary’s wife- who speaks English. We were talking about her daughter and different testing stuff in school.  Somehow the conversation turned… Continue reading New things to think about….

Today I met for “donuts” with one of ladies and her two toddlers from our church here. In two minute segments, between kids squealing for more, trying to keep coffee out of their reach and otherwise keeping them from stealing each other’s toys or crawling under the table, we had the opportunity to discuss some… Continue reading Squeaky Pelvis Belts and Baby Baths

When I get home on Wednesday afternoons, I’m usually not good for much but to put my toddler down for a nap and climb in bed myself for an hour. This nap time is the deepest I sleep all week long.  So, what is it I do on Wednesday mornings?  A simple two-hour discussion group… Continue reading Wednesday Mush

So I haven’t forgotten my promise that I would post about the moving company. I know you’re all dying to read all the details. 😉 But it is a new experience for us, and a facet of living in Japan!  And hey, that’s part of what this blog is about! We realized that we would… Continue reading Human Ants

We’re back!  Sorry for the lengthy absence, but we’ve been moving and getting settled and all that that entails… We do have some follow-up posts on that, but first I want to spill out my thoughts on the table so as to organize them all. Today my NT reading came from Hebrews 11.  And probably… Continue reading Faith: The Glorious and Gruesome

If you want to imagine how I feel during moving apartments while in Japan, imagine me smacking my forehead and using the last fragments of my voice to utter an “Uhhhhhhh” to the sky. Granted, these last couple of days, I’m in a sweet spot where I just have to pack up an apartment and… Continue reading Moving Along

I play Candy Crush. It sounds like something you’d say at a recovery-type meeting.  Perhaps it is.  A friend introduced me to it some 3 years ago talking about how she was so addicted to it– I already knew about the game, but had no interest.  However, one day I happened to be looking for… Continue reading Lessons from Candy Crush

Recently we made the announcement that we’re expecting a number two (I had early dreams that it was numbers 2, 3 and 4). We found out shortly before Father’s Day and thus before the team came.  Thankfully my morning/night sickness was light, my only big issues being exhaustion and a sensitive nose.  One of the… Continue reading On Babies and Byouins