My Bird.
I know, its so cliche when parents say this, but where does all the damn time go???? How has it already been 9 years since this child was brought EarthSide??
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The other night, Andrew had duty… Rye was out with friends, and my girls were all hanging with me, BORED. I saw on the forecast that rain was moving in, and quick, so we decided to take a chance and hit the beach…
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Mt Kokuzo, 2x.
Nature is open!!!!!!! It happened last week, 3 months after the Covid quarantine restrictions were put in place, and the natural world was cut off from us… As thankful as I am everyday for our situation, these four walls have been closing in on me… Affecting my daily mood, my energy, my SOUL. The lift happened just as Dear Husband was taking leave from work, for our little ‘stay-cation’ so the timing couldnt have been better…
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She has been dancing since the womb…. Memories of long baths, swollen belly, little Her fluttering around to the sound of my terrible singing, Elton’s “Tiny Dancer”… It will forever be her song…
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Ok, Ima cheap date.
Today I felt the pullllllllll…. It has been months since I have had a break from the children (aside from errands… booooooooo) and this mama needed a minute. A Date. A quiet moment with just Dear Husband to connect and disconnect.
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Welp, its been 7 weeks so far of quarantine…. Things are lifting slowly in our area, a couple of parks and a mountain where we can hike… We also welcomed Dad back home, his ship stayed an extra month+ at sea due to the virus, But the biggest YEY we have had in so long….
All in all, we are happy, healthy, together… We are in a very very good situation in southern Japan where our base has done everything I feel in its power to keep Covid Clear—- Our families back home are safe and sound as well, we are grateful every single day for this. The kids have been homeschool and virtual schooling, and all of them have been tapping into creative projects—- Dear Madi Paige, well she is still making masks.
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I know, my galleries are long… Its like ‘enough already’… But when your kids are this cute, every picture is a GEM to me!!!
Its our last Spring in Japan…. I dont know how I feel about this…. We are so so so excited about the new adventure ahead, yet saying farewell to this country after so much time spent here will be hard….
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Chiwata Falls is one of our favorite little playgrounds nestled between the mountains here in Nagasaki Prefecture… Its an easy hike down the Chiwata River, swimming holes along the way (Summer Vibing already to get back to that!), to a beautiful tall fall at the end…
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This past Fall was pretty awesome… Husband was home and had some time off, so we took to the road as much as possible! These are my favorite moments… All of us piled up in a mini van, lots of snacks, windows down, a good playlist…. Mt Aso NEVER disappoints…
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This has been on the radar for a long time… Each time we tried to go over the last two years, the weather hasnt cooperated, or well, the ships schedule hasnt! But this past Fall we made it happen… We planned out a day trip to hit up this amazing Gorge in Takachiho, followed by a drive up to Mt Aso!
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