Another Busy Day

Hello all,

It's 9:15 on Wednesday morning here, and it's already been a busy day so far... I slept for 11 hours last night, and still dragged myself out of bed tired this morning! Yesterday was a very...trying... day for me. And I'm afraid I didn't exactly pass with flying colors. :( I had a backache all day yesterday, and my patience was... a little short. I was able to make bread that turned out just lovely! :) I also took a trip to the post office. The walk felt good to my legs and head, even if not to my back. I also visited a really nice little store that I had seen, but never been inside. It was probably the most international store (besides Costco) that I've seen in Japan... I also fixed what I thought was a really good meal for supper. ...Simple, but delicious... I made real mashed potatoes, cucumber and tomato salad, and chicken on a stick (called yakitori in Japanese).

Today I have decided to have a good day. I have an English lesson in about 40 minutes, and Japanese lessons have already started. Last night I made enough mashed potatoes so that we can have leftovers for lunch today and don't have to cook any more. That'll be nice. :)

Two of these pictures are from Monday's English lesson... The children are making their 'fish tanks'. Every time they read a word out of the A-Beka reader, they got to draw a fish. You can see that they ended up with a full tank! :)

The last picture is from the festival being held for the tiny shrine down on the street. It went on last Friday night and Saturday night. We only went on Friday night. The whole family ended up going, and all of the children wore their traditional Japanese clothes.

They were really cute! I took this picture while watching one of the dances. If you notice, most of the ladies in this picture have matching yukatas. It seems that the older ladies in the town enjoy getting together and deciding what yukata to wear to the next festival.. :)

Well, I suppose that will be all for now... My English lesson is coming soon, and my computer is nearly out of battery. :)

All my love,

Hannah