Friday, April 11, 2008

Audrey Goes to School!

(Audrey putting her shoes on and getting ready to leave for school!)
Well I promised some more photos of Audrey so here you go. She's starting to get used to going to school everyday. She typically hesitates leaving the house, then hesitates steeping onto school grounds but then once she's in, she goes crazy with excitement and forgets herself. Today its Saturday and so I got to be the one to walk her to school.

Today she seemed okay throughout the entire walk which is unusual for her. Usually she's worrying about which teacher is going to come greet her that morning or worrying about nap time. Apparently, she loves her main teacher and if she sees her first thing in the morning, everything usually goes pretty smoothly.
(Contemplating the tough road ahead...)













(Action shot - Audrey dashes to school)

(In front of school - the day prior)

(Emma truly enjoying herself alone at home in her favorite chair)

Here's a little video of today's walk to school -

Until next time!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

You Load 16 tons and what do you get?



Another day older and deeper in debt right? Well, I've been doing my fair share of work these days. But the good thing is, I'm really learning a lot everyday. Unfortunately for me, I'm all on my own. No teammates, no mentors... It's funny what that does to your mind. Well anyways that situation may change in a few weeks. A co-worker of mine out of the Tokyo office may come down and assist me with some of this testing work in a few short weeks. That will be somewhat of a relief having someone else around. It's really quite interesting this project. I don't think I'm at liberty to say too much but I will say that its been a strange roller coaster ride. But this project just might pave the way for me into future endeavors here in Okinawa. It seems that at the end of this I should have a pretty unique skill-set for this island. I guess we'll just wait and see how things pan out.
Well Audrey started pre-school about two weeks ago. She seems to like it okay but absolutely hates nap time. Oh what child of mine could hate nap time? She sometimes cries for Mommy during that 90 minutes of hellish boredom. But otherwise, she is making friends and learning Japanese. I'll have to post a photo of the school here maybe tomorrow. It's kinda of a relaxed, kinda WWII era-esk type place where kids run around with dirty feet and runny noses. But the teachers seem friendly and Audrey is playing with all kinds of kids her age.
That and Emma is in absolute heaven when Audrey is not around. She really enjoys having the house (and ALL THOSE TOYS) to herself with no one to answer to. Actually I think Emma has finally found the happiness she has been seeking this whole time... I feel happy for the both of them. You know, I need to take more photos to illustrate these things. I will work on that.
As for now, I'm tired and ready for bed. Here I am turning in at 9 pm at night. Am I becoming an old fart already?