This past week, while the boys were on Spring break, we went to visit some old friends in the Yachiyo/Funabashi area where we used to live. It was a nice visit, but a long drive for us to get there. After we finished visiting, we headed to Costco in Makuhari.
We only bought 2 things while at Costco. One large cheese pizza, when we brought it home we whacked it into the oven and rewarmed it and had it for dinner that night.
And we also bought dinner rolls, that's it. Just didn't need much from Costco but it was nice to be able to pick those up since we were in the area.
What have we done for our final week of Spring break? Besides the Costco run, visiting with friends and a quick Guam night trip. We just basically hung out at home. The boys have played with a lot of kids in the neighborhood. They've beybladed and kori-oni'ed themselves like crazy all this week. I've also spent a lot of time with the boys in the backyard this week as well. I like kicking the ol' soccer ball around with the boys. Still doing the cleaning and laundry obviously. But not having to run here and there has been so nice for me. *happy sigh* : ) Another load of towels hanging in the pic.
Can you see the farmer and his tractor in the background? Yup, they've officially started on the rice fields for this season.
I also went through Branden's stuff he brought home from school. And looked through everything and saw what needed replacing. The brand new Mizuno bag is his new shuji set, as you know. He needed new white/inside shoes, a new hat, new crayons. New notebook paper. And would you believe, the last week of the 2nd grade, get this! The sensei announced that 3rd graders at our school aren't supposed to use the standard shogako pencil boxes anymore!!!! This was an official, what the heck, for me, I tell you!!! Are they serious??? Do they know we just bought you that new Pokemon sparkly pencil box??? You should have seen my facial expression when Branden came home and told me that. @_@ Ummmm, okay then what type of NEW pencil box do you need now then? Apparently a pencil *bag* for bigger kids. Grrrr! Branden didn't know, it's obviously not his fault at all. I was just frustrated that perhaps at the many many meetings we have at the school they didn't mention this. I went to the small country city near our country town and let Branden pick his pencil *bag* which he did. And fwiw (for what it's worth), since I don't have my receipt anymore for the Pokemon sparkly pencil box, I offered to let B use it at Kumon. But he said, no, that he has one already and to let Noah have the new much coveted sparkly pencil box. I asked him if he was sure and he said yes. So, the new sparkly Pokemon pencil box is now Noah's. And he'll be using it at Kumon as soon as he starts. ; ) What a good big brother Branden is! A seriously good egg!
When Branden was an ichinensei, the note said, all kids at our school must bring an 18 piece coupy set. And 18 is what he brought for ichinensei, didn't want to be a rule breaker. And for ninensei, he also brought 18. However by then, there were kids with 24 and more pieces of coupy. Hmm. So, this year, we decided to let Branden bring the 24 piece as well. he could certainly use the extra colors for art class.
These are the things we picked up at the Daiso. Erasers, they smell like cola and orange soda and B said a few of his classmates had them, so he wanted them too. ; ) He also needed a liquid glue and a stick glue, plus the American glue, he usually takes 3 glues at school, again with so many different types of art projects he needs a variety of glues. Staples for his stapler. Tape, they always need tape.
1800 yen for the new pencil bag, grumble, grumble, grumble. Oh well, it's what Branden picked, because he likes Nike. He said Genki is bringing Puma and the other boys are bringing Adidas and Puma and Nike. We like Adidas or Nike, but the Adidas bag they had was too thin and flimsy not really as structured as the other bags. Which is why he went to this Nike bag.
I have since name tagged everything, sewn his name on his gym hat. made sure his name got on his inside shoes. Every coupy each piece has his name on it. And Branden's ready!
I also had him get all new pencils and sharpen them. His pencil box, he had only a set number that could fit in there. But this time around, I made him take 2 red pencils (and they all have his name on them) and 8 or 9 pencils. We placed pencil caps on them all so the lead wouldn't break off in the bag. And put his 2 erasers in the front pocket and he's set. Branden starts the 3rd grade this Monday/tomorrow. And Noah doesn't start school until mid-week. This coming Wednesday. Happy Easter everyone, I'll be posting on Easter probably this evening or tomorrow morning. : )
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