December 10 2011: It was Andi's turn to pick the outing for this weekend. Those are usually relatively safe picks, as she really doesn't like road trips. (something about car sickness....) Anyway, went and picked up one of her friends and went to the base bowling alley. This has also been one of the things Andi's wanted to do for a long time, but due to renovations, the alley was closed all summer, and just reopened in November. I was a little worried when I realized Santa was going to be there. I thought for sure there would be a lot of chaos....but I guess kids who go bowling, are really more interested in the bowling.Andi's friend wasn't to sure about this Santa. Andi said there was something wrong with him. "He's a bit to skinny!" I said perhaps it was his pre-Christmas weight....gets more bloated when visiting all those houses....
Andi helping direct her ball towards the pin. Because we all know leaning to the side and waving our arms creates a breeze that will alter the course of the ball. Thank goodness I had the clerk put up the bumpers, or it would've been a very depressing day bowling.
Andi had a very action packed Saturday. After bowling and a little recovery time, she went out with the neighbor and her daughter for an evening of bingo. She didn't win, but she said that was ok, she had fun, so it didn't matter.
Andi helping direct her ball towards the pin. Because we all know leaning to the side and waving our arms creates a breeze that will alter the course of the ball. Thank goodness I had the clerk put up the bumpers, or it would've been a very depressing day bowling.
Andi had a very action packed Saturday. After bowling and a little recovery time, she went out with the neighbor and her daughter for an evening of bingo. She didn't win, but she said that was ok, she had fun, so it didn't matter. Then to top off the night, we stayed up to watch the Lunar eclipse.
The shadow started around 10:30pm Japan time (which is around 5:30 am Saturday morning in Salt Lake City....I put this in just mainly for my reference years down the road when time travel becomes a question again)
It was a tad chilly out. We started out with going outside, looking, then going back in for 5 or 10 minutes. As the eclipse progressed, I brought out blankets to sit on on the deck. If it had been summer, this would've been a great time to just sit out under the stars. The one advantage of sitting out star/moon gazing at this time of year....no mosquitoes! We made it to full coverage, though all my photos always show a little piece yet to go. With the naked eye, we made it to full coverage (is there an oxymoron in there?) but with the camera, always just a little more. We didn't stick around to watch the un-eclipsing. By this point we were very tired and cold. Andi took great delight in jumping into her warm bed.
There are no pictures of Sunday's event. That's because we went swimming. And if I can help it, there will never be a picture of me in my swim-cap! We went to the Misawa City pool, which has the regulation of everybody must wear swim-caps. But it's a great pool, so it's well worth it. It was even better to be inside the building swimming away, while snow and wind gusted around outside! We spent a little over an hour swimming. Shane and I attempting to do some laps, while Andi played with us. We went from being a family of sharks, piranhas, salamanders, and various other sea creatures....it's no wonder I'm so exhausted and confused when we leave the pool....Just how do you pretend to be a salamander anyway?
There are no pictures of Sunday's event. That's because we went swimming. And if I can help it, there will never be a picture of me in my swim-cap! We went to the Misawa City pool, which has the regulation of everybody must wear swim-caps. But it's a great pool, so it's well worth it. It was even better to be inside the building swimming away, while snow and wind gusted around outside! We spent a little over an hour swimming. Shane and I attempting to do some laps, while Andi played with us. We went from being a family of sharks, piranhas, salamanders, and various other sea creatures....it's no wonder I'm so exhausted and confused when we leave the pool....Just how do you pretend to be a salamander anyway?
