We went to the train station at midnight Dec 21st but the train was delayed about 20 minutes so they arrived on Dec 22nd. Emma was really tired, having had no sleep on the plane and flying in from New York to SFO and then to Narita. Alex did all the navigating!
Took them to the [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Emma & Alex arrived Dec 22nd
Posted in Uncategorized on December 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My Chirkeys Dec 21st
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The supermarket near us was supposed to be stocking whole chickens from yesterday onwards. Normally, all supermarkets here only carry chicken pieces, about 5 to 10 pieces in a package. None of your big packages like you get at Costco or Safeways!! So, just for Christmas, they bring in whole chicken and I went in [...]
My baby is coming home! Dec 19th
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It is nice and sunny outside for a change but for how long…..
My baby is arriving at noon from Sapporo – i said home but home is in truckee so I dunno but I am home wherever my head hits the pillow, I guess!
I guess we will go out to some nice lunch as soon [...]
Ski and Snow Dec 17th
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It has been snowing off and on the last couple of days. Hopefully, there will be lots more snow in the mountains. Lucy is snow boarding in Sapporo today and tomorrow, and ALex was snow boarding in Tahoe. Two different parts of the world – my babies!!
Dave and I went cross country skiing on the 5 [...]
Bike Ride Dec 9th
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It was windy and brutally cold, so we had to dress up really warm. I had my cross country ski gloves and ear muffs on. The first trail Dave took me to was all uphill. It was so steep, the trail was covered with wet rotting leaves and rocks with moss on them. A wrong [...]
Language Barrier Dec 8th
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Dave went off to work at the AMAT office, which is about 5 minutes walk from the apartment and I went to the gym, which is next door to his office. I did about an hour of step classes with some stretching. I thik I lost about a pound since I signed up at the [...]
Mini Lessons Dec 6th
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
After my trip to the gym, I invited my new friend Hiroko-san, back to lunch. I had cooked some chicken curry yesterday with rice, so all i had to do was stir fry some veggies.
She brought me a bottle of honey, a bottle of wine and a pair of slippers that she crochet herself!
I showed [...]
Bike Ride through Persimmon Orchard Dec2nd
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
my second attempt at writing this blog. I had finished the whole day’s events and when I saved it, it completely disappeared! Was I P.O’d!!!!!! Second time this had happened – I should write this in word and then copy it to this blog!
Woke up later than usual – chatted with Liza and then with my [...]
Saturday Dec1st
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Wahoo, 24 days to Christmas!! 20 days to welcome three of our kids to Aizu! Can’t wait to see them. Our first born will be here on boxing day – better late than never!
Breakfast, for me, was cereal that came in our shipment. It was soo good!!!
Our youngest got her UC application in – 3 [...]
