Mother's Day is one of my favorite days of the year... I always feel appreciated, my kids are trying to be on their best behavior, and husband spoils me completely... This year, I cant lie, I was beat. I decided to choose this particular weekend of all weekends to wean Astoria into her own room. She has been co-sleeping with us for the last 14 months, and although it has been wonderful up to this point, we are no longer getting any sleep.... Its hot, our bed is to small, my boobs are killing me, and she is restless. So Mother's Sunday I was beyond tired... I had been up for almost 48 hrs, aside from some cat naps here and there... What was I thinking, right??
Read MoreThis past Friday afternoon our whole family piled in the car and took a trip to the beach... We knew storms were rolling in for the weekend and there is nothing better to me in Florida then a cloud filled sky.
Read MoreIt's been a little over 2 months since we welcomed our Astoria earth-side... I have been nursing round the clock, and adjusting to now being a mother of 4 children. But I have a small window of time while she lay here, sleepy at my breast, to share about our birth...
Read MoreI guess its that time.... its finally arrived. Our whole house has been packed up and is on a boat back to the US of A, and we are about to follow... well via big blue bird. Its that time to say farewell to our lives here in Japan, and embrace new adventures back home.
Read MoreWe have lived here in Japan for a little over 2 1/2 years.... I wont bore you with all we have done, seen, explored, experienced, ect, however I will tell you that almost all of the Americans I have met here will tell you they have a "Japan Bucket List".... Usually filled with monuments, shrines, cities... But at the top of many of these lists is climbing Mt Fuji... and it was sitting quietly at the top of ours.
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