February 14 2011: Ahhh, holidays in Japan. There is always a new twist to them. This last week as we were wandering about at the mall, we came to little independent store with fresh fruits, veggies and other unidentified stuffs. Locally grown stuff at this time of year are raised in greenhouses. The apple was just to cute to pass up, and cheap enough for an early treat. The apple is really rather big...6inches from stem to stem. and 13inches in circumference. That'll be a meal unto itself! And oh yeah, they are good!
There hasn't been a lot of snow lately. Last weekend (the 5th) I had promised Andi I would help build a snowman. But alas, not enough snow to even make a snow angel. Thankfully (?) her cousin had sent "snow in a can" Just add water. It sounds rather gross, but it's the stuff that's inside diapers (unused of course), add the water and it absorbs and becomes this "snow" like consistency. We couldn't build a snowman as pictured on the can, so did our own version.But oh, thank goodness, there's been snow falling off and on this past week.
Out we went on Saturday (the 12th) to work on our snowman. Couldn't do it the traditional way of rolling, as the snow wasn't the right consistency. And, there's only a couple of inches on the ground. But with good ol' determination, a shovel and a sled, we were able to haul enough snow to the build site. It was made a little easier when I realized that there was a huge pile of fresh snow that had just slid off the roof. (thank goodness for metal roofs!)
Andi insisted on taking a picture of me with our creation. He is still standing today, though minus his eyes, nose and mouth. Guess he melted a bit this morning. (we used rocks, so we know the big black flying rats didn't feast on him!)
Out we went on Saturday (the 12th) to work on our snowman. Couldn't do it the traditional way of rolling, as the snow wasn't the right consistency. And, there's only a couple of inches on the ground. But with good ol' determination, a shovel and a sled, we were able to haul enough snow to the build site. It was made a little easier when I realized that there was a huge pile of fresh snow that had just slid off the roof. (thank goodness for metal roofs!)
Andi insisted on taking a picture of me with our creation. He is still standing today, though minus his eyes, nose and mouth. Guess he melted a bit this morning. (we used rocks, so we know the big black flying rats didn't feast on him!)Not that busy of a week (again). On the upside we have our truck (SUV) back! It was totaled by the insurance. So we get the insured amount, the mechanic did a cheap (sort of) repair, and we buy the truck back from the insurance company for the price of 5000Y (about $60). And we can re-insure it again....go figure. The repairs aren't pretty, but it's enough to keep Shane off the streets and Andi in her after school activities. I don't have pictures of the the new doors yet, but I'm sure there will be at some point.
