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Kokosai Street and a Parade

This past Sunday was the Naha Tug of War. Naha is a city just south of our base, and every year in October, they host a huge parade and tug of war with the biggest rope I ever hope to see. The rope is probably three feet high and has several cords that are loosened on...

Aquarium Trip

We have been doing things besides typhoon preparation. Here is a collection of pictures from our Labor Day trip to Ocean Expo Park and the Churaumi Aquarium. I couldn’t get it to load onto the blog except on youtube- sorry if you have trouble viewing it. I...

Memphis Makes Eleven!

Memphis had a great birthday weekend. Remember this summer when I whined because I felt so guilty that Cora Jo and Ransom never get a “friend-party” for their summer birthdays as we are always moving..blah..yadda..ya…blah. Memphis on the other hand, ALWAYS gets a...

And They’re Off…

Jedediah hopped on the bus Tuesday and started kindergarten. I did not stalk the bus and sneak through the bushes to snap pictures of him or to make sure he didn’t get lost on the way to his classroom. This either indicates I am exercising great restraint or general...

Introducing Carolina

We got a dog. Those who have been around here for a while will remember that we had to say goodbye to our 15 year old Labrador Baby in March when she was put-down for cancer. We have missed having a dog around, despite fun visits with family and friends’ pets. This is...

What We’ve Been Doing

I lost a week somewhere. Sorry about that. I’ve been busy “assimilating,” which means emptying the dehumidifier, trying not to feel like ‘Mater (from the movie Cars 2) in the Japanese bathrooms, and attending middle school orientation. First (especially for my Arizona...