Lazy Mind

This photo was taken near the English school I work at. It's starting to get cool now. The daytime highs are in the low teens. Winter is definately on it's way.

Amy really likes Christmas cake. She couldn't keep her eyes off it after it came out of the oven.

Paul and Sherill were happily married at their home in Glenfeild on Saturday 23rd of October. Welcome to the Thomson family Sherill! The occasion was attended by close family and friends. A number of people came from overseas to attend the event. The ceremony was down to earth in keeping with Paul and Sherill's desire. Despite some rain things ran smoothly and a great celebration was had.

Above is the latest typhoon to hit Japan. It had us worried for a few days. Until this morning we were not sure whether it would strike Tokyo at the same time Amy and I were leaving for New Zealand or not. According to current forecasts it will be off the coast of Hokkaido when we fly out. What a relief that is.

It has been a busy week. I haven't posted any thing for a few days so it's about time I did. Amy has been doing very well at swimming recently. She loves diving into the water and has made good progress on her freestyle in the last few weeks. She has moved from just kicking to kicking with the all important arm actions. By no means perfect yet but it's a beginning. The main thing is she enjoys it. We are also getting ready to go to New Zealand for my brother Paul and his partner Sherills' wedding on October 23rd. It's going to be great! Amy and I (Greg) will attend as Saori's pregnancy is at a stage that makes it difficult for her to travel. It has been almost 2 years since we were in New Zealand so it's going to be a good oportunity for us to catch up with family. We are really looking forward to it.

She went. Great. A few more times and we won't have any problems.

For the last 6 months Amy has been attending her kindergartens' Pyon-chan class every Tuesday for an hour.(It's a kind of pre-kinder class.) Children attended with their mothers until last week when Amy went by the kindergarten bus. It's a practice for when she attends the regular class next April. Last week after promises of cake & flowers she got on bus without crying. However after she arrived at kindergarten, there was one teacher she didn't know. That made her upset. She cried so much she threw-up, as she sometimes does. This morning was kindergarten day again. When I left Amy was saying "I don't want to go". We'll see how it goes.