Monthly Archives: June 2011
Menu Plan Monday 6/13…
No problems with the food I cooked last week- things got switched around a bit though because I was without an ingredient on one of the afternoons so changed directions half way through and didn`t end up doing yakitori. Everything … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Housekeeping & budget
Exhausting weekend…
So it is late Sunday night and my house is a mess. Usually I have a chance to do a proper clean up on the weekends when Shun is around to watch the boys or at least take Noah out … Continue reading
Filed under House plans, Life
Fatty Boomba…
On Thursday both boys had check ups and both passed (Is there a pass/fail with these check-ups?) with flying colours. The best news? Shion weighed in at more than 5.8kg! He is of course still smaller than the average 5 … Continue reading
Filed under Shion
Books for an 18 month old…
We love books. We have a ton- I have a ton, the boys have a ton and we read everyday. I get such joy from watching Noah flick through books himself and even point things out to show me but … Continue reading
Things I love Thursday…
My TILT for this week. I am loving that this morning I woke up not feeling as tired as I usually do- perhaps going to bed before midnight is the key? hehe I am loving that I feel better today … Continue reading
Filed under Things I love Thursday
(Almost)Wordless Wednesday…
Summer is well and truly here. Monday we met some friends and took the kids to the park – Noah got to play with water. He was happy! Yesterday we went to the local park- both boys in summery clothes … Continue reading
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Some days (are Tuesdays)…
Last week I wrote a post titled “Some days ” and a few bloggers liked the idea of the post so I thought I might make it a regular thing. I am also going to include a linky at the … Continue reading
Shion- 5 months…
Dear Shion, Today you are turning 5 months old- you were born at night just before 10pm less than 15 minutes after I arrived at the clinic. They told me I was lucky you were alive and in fact when … Continue reading
Filed under Shion, Shion monthly letters
Menu Plan Monday 6/6…
A more successful week last week since every meal I made turned out fine! Also a couple of baking successes – Brownies and Blueberry & Yogurt Wholemeal Muffins. I plan to make the muffins again this week sometime! The Chicken … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Housekeeping & budget
Tot School tibits…
We haven`t really been doing Tot School the last two weeks- not a set plan anyway but I still try and give some focused time to Noah each day and of course we read a ton of books each day … Continue reading
Filed under Noah, Tot School
I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
