Hisashiburini…it’s been a long time since my last post…
You know it’s been a while since you last logged on when you can’t remember your username or password… First off, we are alive and well despite my 4 month hiatus from blogging. It’s been a very busy 4 months: Early March is when the school year started to wind down. We began counting the […]
Read MoreJob Hunting
Can it be really be late February and nary a post from either of us in weeks…months? Rest assured, we are alive and well and over our bouts of homesickness 🙂 It’s been a busy 2019 so far with Michael’s schedule changing to 10 hour days and my scrambling to find a job before the […]
Read MoreChocolate Run
No, I’m not disclosing my digestive issues here. I saw an ad back in November about a 10 km run scheduled for mid-January. I wondered if it was anything like the Hot Chocolate run Karen, Pat and I did last year where, after you cross the finish line, you get a plastic container/mug with a […]
Read MoreCheers to 2019!
It’s hard to believe that it’s 2019. We’ve been living in Osaka for 4 months now, which is also hard to believe! As you may have noticed, we haven’t blogged for a few weeks now. It’s partly due to Michael starting his new work schedule this month, but it’s also partly due to a tinge […]
Read MoreJack’s First Day
The first day of a new school is an emotional roller coaster for not just the student, but for the entire family. I received a call from the Child Welfare Department (it sounds like CPS, but it’s not–daycare centers are government run, so that department handles enrollment) at the Ward Office in November stating that […]
Read MoreWinter-izing
That was fast: the fall-like weather was short lived and it is definitely winter in Japan. The temperatures have fallen to the SINGLE digits–BRR! Well, single digits in Celsius, which I guess is like the mid-high forties in Fahrenheit. But still, it’s frigid and it seems colder than the temperature reading. Time to pull out […]
Read MoreKyoto Railway Museum
I work a normal 5x8hr days a week and in January I’ll go to “shift” work, with means four 10hr days. I say “shift” because to me it seems like a normal day, spending about 9 hours a day at work; so I’m thrilled to spend one more hour and get three days off. A […]
Read MoreIt’s Beginning to Look a lot Like…Autumn!
It’s finally here. The chill is in the air and it feels crisp in the morning. Yes, fall is finally here. Well, I should back up a little. Over the past few weeks, it’s gotten cooler, for sure, but not to the degree of what late November/early December is like back at home. In the […]
Read MoreImo Party
Yesterday, Zachary’s 2nd grade class had an “imo party”. When I told Michael about it 2 weeks ago, he felt it was much too young for the kids to turn “imo”, and wouldn’t these kids reject a party that celebrates being “imo”? Zachary explained that an “imo” is a potato, much to Michael’s relief. Earlier […]
Read MoreMission: Get a Hanshin Tigers hat
So, Lori and the kids are in Seattle, and I am on my own. Time for an adventure! Since we moved here without bringing a lot of stuff (just two suitcases each), we have more winter clothes in bins at the old house in Seattle – Lori and the boys made the trek back to […]
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