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I really had intended on writing several posts this week. I even had the post started and thought out. But then I realized something…. Next Monday is Halloween. Which means that all Halloween parades and celebration are going to take place this weekend. Having missed all of them last year because of rain and getting sick, I am determined to take E to one this year. I only had one problem. E did not have a costume yet. Well, to be more accurate, I had not started on making one for her yet since I was still debating on what to make this year. InRead More →

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A few weeks ago, we took E to the zoo for the first time. She had a lot of fun especially because she knew the names of most of the animals and seeing them in person was much more exciting than seeing pictures in a book. We saw elephants, and monkeys, and hippos (including a newborn hippo!). Oh, can’t forget about the Jackass Penguins (though the Japanese name translate to “Cape Penguins”. Not sure where the “Jackass” comes from) And then we finally arrived at E’s favorite animal, the giraffe She was so excited to see the giraffe 🙂 Though to be honest, the giraffeRead More →

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When it comes to clothes, E is especially picky about what type of pants she wears. And I mean throw-a-tantrum-and-refuse-to wear-pants picky. So on Thursday, I was doing dishes in the kitchen when Jason and E came home. As soon as her shoes were off and as she was walking past the kitchen, I hear her say “いらない!” (irainai, which mean “I don’t want it!”) and then she took off her pants, taking her socks off with them. I was unaware of what she had just done until Jason walked in, saw a pantless E and asked her in bewilderment “Daughter! Why did you takeRead More →

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We had a 3 day weekend this week but I spent most of it sick in bed. It was inevitable since both Jason and E have been sick the past week and a half. I was hoping I could make it out of this one without catching whatever they had but on Saturday, I began to feel the aches and pains that came with being sick. E and I were hanging out when I started feeling tired and needed to lay down for a bit. E didn’t want me to go and then this conversation happened. (translation in parenthesis) me: Ellie, mommy wants to go lieRead More →

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It’s no secret that I’m a photographer of some sort…at least in an academic sense. Still, I love to document things I see and experience through my lens everyday. So it’s no big surprise that E picked up on that interest and wants to be like me. Now I’m all for fostering my child’s interest in learning and exploring new things. I just don’t want to do it with my cameras because, frankly, they are nice cameras and E has butter-fingers. I use to let her play with my Fujifilm instax a lot but she kept dropping it due to the weight and she alsoRead More →

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E is at quite a fun age right now. I’ve been told that the toddler years can be a lot of fun as well as frustrating since it’s when they learn how to communicate and at the same time test their boundaries. These days, E is very talkative. Sometimes a little too talkative….like those days when I have a migraine and all I hear is “mummy, mummy, mummy.” Despite those days, it’s actually a lot of fun conversing with E especially since she has quite an extensive vocabulary now. Her vocabulary is about 70% Japanese, 15% English and 15% Ellie-go (her own language). She singsRead More →

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So far, this week has been a rough week for E. Why? Because E has a pretty bad canker sore on the tip of her tongue (on the right edge). It’s been hurting her so much that she finds it too painful to eat, drink and even sleep. Oh and she’s been drooling a lot too. Poor E. Hopefully, in another day or two it will hurt less. Otherwise, she’ll be eating only Cheerios everyday and I’m pretty sure that’s not a good diet. If only she’d try yogurt or popsicles, then I wouldn’t feel so worried about her food intake. Why doesn’t Cheerios hurt,Read More →