by suelarkinsweems | Feb 6, 2013 | On Family
Don’t tell Joker or Penguin, but Batman (our youngest son Jet) failed a vision screening at kindergarten, and he had to go to the optometrist. All of our older children went to the optometrist before our overseas screening and no one needed glasses, which was a big...
by suelarkinsweems | Feb 4, 2013 | On Family
On New Year’s Day, we pried the kids away from their friends and screens and headed a bit north. Our first stop was Zakimi-Jo Castle Ruins. The castle was built in the 15th century by Aji Gosamaru. According to several sources, it was built as a boundary to check the...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 30, 2012 | On Family
A few weeks ago, the kids and I went down to the chapel on the base where we live to “help” with a Christmas party for a local orphanage. The chapel children’s group was going to sing during the short program, and I prepared Ransom and Memphis for the possibility that...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 24, 2012 | On Family
*Merry Christmas from the Weems*
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 5, 2012 | On Family
Tokyo is beautiful in the fall. When I used to picture Tokyo, I only imagined Japan’s version of Times Square, with the flashing signs and neon. There is actually quite a lot of vegetation, and in signature Japanese style, even the smallest areas with trees and...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 4, 2012 | On Family
I knew transportation was going to be pricey and possibly painful while we were in Tokyo. I found a great Metro pass deal for tourists in the airport—a two day unlimited pass for our whole family cost ¥3900 ($50). It would have been great, IF we needed to ride the...
