Like I mentioned, my day today has been wonderful. I did sleep a little a lot longer than I had intended to. I remember rolling over this morning and looking at my watch when it said 2:00. Then the next thing I know it's 8:30 in the morning! I even slept through piano lessons! I suppose that either I was very tired last night, or my mind has just learned to shut out the sounds that used to wake me so easily... Perhaps it was a combination of both... But I plan to set my alarm clock tonight so that it doesn't happen again. (Just as a random note, I added one of the pictures we had taken while we were at Disneyland... You can also see part of my adorable new sweatshirt. From left to right there's me, Jenna, Melanie, Yukiho, and Satoshi... That was all in our little party. The other picture is one I forgot even existed... It was taken in Nikko while visiting Yukiho and Satoshi's grandparents... You can see all of us sitting around the table during dinner.)
After getting up late the whole day seemed so much shorter. After I had a banana and a little coffee for breakfast, I set about my work. I washed dishes, folded clothes, washed mirrors and glass shelves, started loads of clothes, etc. Then I had some time to chat with my mother and grandmother. That was loads of fun! Then I tried a new bread recipe that was just delicious! I am surprised at it's success! It tasted wonderful. It didn't have a baking powder aftertaste to it, and it wasn't yeast-y... Almost the perfect gluten free sandwich bread. Then I packed all of my clothes except the 6 outfits I'll need before I go home. My closet looks so bare. After doing that I do have hope, though, that I'll be able to pack everything into my large suitcase. Whether or not it'll be under 50 pounds is doubtful, but at least I'll have everything and not have to ship it! By the time I finished packing, the bread was done and Eastin was home from school. Since Abi was back from picking him up, I ran to the grocery store for her to pick up a few things... (Actually I walked, but that's immaterial.) When I got back I had something I've been craving for a long time... I had a tomato and mayonnaise sandwich made with Japanese mayonnaise!!! It was wonderful! Then Roger and I took Eastin and Baby with us to the bank to close my Japanese bank account. That was an easy job, and then I brought the boys back here while Roger went to the library to study.
After I got back I did a little reading with Aidan, and then it was time for the boys to go to their karate lesson and me to my calligraphy lesson. My teacher also taught me the Japanese green tea ceremony today. It was fun to learn. After that I learned two new kanji. I learned the word or Kanji for 'dream' and 'I love'. I wasn't able to write either of them very well, because my ink was clumpy today and my brush kept sticking to the paper for some reason... But she presented me with one copy of each that she had written. I have thoroughly enjoyed my lessons. The few kanji I know how to write are fun because I learned them and their meanings while also learning calligraphy. Not many American girls my age can say they were taught calligraphy by a Japanese woman in Japan!!! :)
Well, my cakes are done now so I'll end this post and go take them out of the oven...
Lessons from a future housewife:
#4 - When baking new recipes, especially breads and lasagnas, it is wise to put the pan onto a baking sheet. This prevents any overflowing pan contents getting stuck in the bottom of your oven and possibly catching fire, or even just making a lot of work for your future... (Because it's a lot of work to clean out an oven!) I've found that every recipe has different rising habits, and different dishes produce more liquid than others. Putting a baking sheet underneath the pan(s) is just an extra precaution and work saver.
All my love,
Hannah
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