Bad Day

Every year during basketball season I have "one of those days." Once a year  I tend to dislike every single thing about the country I am living in. A few days ago everything was bugging me and not going well. My apartment has a lobby door that locks automatically. It had been breaking a lot, and I always get locked in or locked out. The end of my "bad day" I got locked out in the cold for 30 minutes with Gabriela. My key was stuck in the door, and I kept trying to get it out and unlock the door. Gabriela told me she had to use the restroom, and I bent down to try again. When it became apparent my key was not coming out I let out a frustration kick!! Never again will I kick a glass door. My foot went thru it and I shattered the glass door. Needless to say my husband was not very happy with me. We are waiting for the bill, and I am praying it is not very much. It is now the family joke and we have been laughing about it. Not sure how much we will laugh when we find out how much my temper tantrum will cost!! I have learned my lesson....no more kicking doors!!

Lakestar Kids

I love being on a team where the players have children. This year we got lucky, and they were all close in age. Gabriela has gotten really close with Hina and Haruto despite the language barrier. It is funny how kids play and can overlook the fact they don't speak the same language! Gabriela has learned a lot of Japanese from Hina. They come over every week and we also go to the play room with them. Today I was watching Gabriela play and she was repeating everything Hina said. She learned a song and later I found out it was Head Shoulder Knees and Toes.  Nichy and Gabriela are doing great learning Japanese phrases and songs. My vocabulary is still limited to three words!

Hina's Mom is pregnant and they are leaving this Sunday. She is going home to have the baby and get help from her Mother. It is very common for Japanese women go to the city their Moms live and have their babies. The husbands do not go and are not present for the birth. We are going to miss them so much. Today Gabriela asked "when I grow up am I going to be Japanese like Hina." I thought that was pretty funny!