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These past few weeks have been busy for us and now I’m all burned out from all the activities and the new routines. I also have a backlog of posts to share and hopefully I’ll get to them this week. I’m getting a short weekend escape by myself to Kyoto this coming weekend so hopefully I can find time to recharge and feel refreshed during my solo time. Stay tuned!Read More →

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I know I’m 2 days late but May 6th was my 12th blog anniversary! It’s amazing how I’ve been blogging for 12 years even though there were a few years where the blogging was sparse. I don’t have much else to say other than wow, 12 years! But here’s what our April 2015 looked like! I must say, April was definitely a busy month for us!Read More →

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Yesterday was E’s elementary entrance ceremony and it was a big deal. You know it’s a big deal because Jason went out and bought a suit and tie for this event. Anyone who knows Jason would tell you that him wearing a suit for anything is an event on its own. Anyway, back to the entrance ceremony… In Japan, it’s a big deal when your child enters grade 1. It’s like the end of their carefree days as a small child and the beginning of what will be their academic life as they go down the road towards becoming responsible adults. Everything changes when theyRead More →

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School hat… Check! Randoseru (Japanese school backpack)… Check! Gym shoes… Check! Slippers for parents… Check! Bag for outdoor shoes… Check! All necessary forms filled out and prepared… Check! Daycare extended hour care for K… Check! Jason’s suit ensemble… Check! Nice clothes for me… Check! E’s outfit for the entrance ceremony… Check! All we need to do now is make sure we wake up and get there bright and early and on time for the elementary school entrance ceremony tomorrow!Read More →

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This month has been a very active month. So much traveling around, my in-laws visiting, science fair, E’s birthday, and the end of E’s kindergarten years. It has been a good month I think. By the way, I realized I never posted the one for February since we were in Kyoto at the time the month ended and things got so busy afterwards that it slipped my mind. So check out what our February looked like.Read More →

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It’s hard to believe that in one week, E will officially be a first grader. I’ve started pulling together all the bags and school stuff she will need from next week on. It feels a little weird to have to retire this bag that she’s used for almost 2 years and replace it with her brand new, yet-to-be-broken-in school bag. We’ve got one more week. One more week before she starts “real” school. No more snack time. No more park time. No more home lunch. I just hope she’ll adjust quickly or it’s going to be a long year ahead of us.Read More →

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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” We had a friend from the US visiting Tokyo for work so we met up with him and another friend last weekend for lunch and dinner and to hangout. The kids got free balloons from a new shop that opened up and was entertained by them while we waited to be seated at the Eggs ‘n Things in Odaiba.Read More →

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This week was E’s last week at her school. We ended our time here by taking part in the annual school science fair and the spring picnic. First was the science fair, which happened earlier this week. This year, E’s class did a presentation on their class turtle, Alex. It wasn’t as exciting as last year since the kids didn’t actually do any science experiments but they did well talking about the turtle as a group. Like last year, E and I did a science experiment after the kids’ presentations. This year, we did the coloring milk experiment. The kids loved it when the dishRead More →