Some meme fun!!! : )

I have been tagged by Tigermama (waves) thanks Tigermama. And I filled this out last night, so just to clarify, the enchiladas are from last night, I am not making them now in the morning, lol. As are the answers. It was a whole lotta fun doing this. Thanks again! : )

Outside my window... is a great big patio and a nice backyard and an endless rice field as my view. Needless to say, I love the view outside my windows. : )

I am thinking... about whether we should fly to Guam for Christmas, like we usually do or stay in Japan for Christmas, hmmm. On one hand, I want B to take part of that compressed swim course during xmas break so maybe stay in Japan, but on the other hand the thought of walking on the sandy beach on a tropical island and doing some snorkeling for Christmas, sounds like bliss to me too though. Decisions, decisions. : )

I am thankful for... my health, my family, being financially secure and my flight benefits!!! : ) I am deeply thankful and appreciative and never ever, not even for a second take any of those things for granted.

From the kitchen... I have chicken enchiladas baking in the oven right now! Yummmm! : )

I am wearing... a black pair of yoga pants with gray stripe down the side and a black fitted long sleeved top. Sorry folks, when I am in the house, I like comfort and by gosh I have about 5 pair of different types of yoga pants different styles some flared leg, some capri or regular length. But I live in comfy clothes in the house. No one to impress, it's my momly uniform, you guys lol. : )

I am creating... the childhood memories and traditions for my children and I am always aware of that and remember that and keep that in my mind. So, I try to make every holiday special and all our regular time count too!. : )

I am going... to go to ,my favorite Japanese bakery tomorrow. Yumm! Haven't been in about a week and a half and I have been itching to buy about 8 different things in there. I love Japanese bakery's! : ) I also plan on cruisng the drive thru at Mickey D's this weekend too though, because I have been sorta addicted to their caramel machiatto Mc Flurry's. Oh so good! I have been hooked on those for the past month! : ) Which means more treadmill time for me, lol. : )

I am reading... "Parents magazine" and "The National Enquirer" lol, so typically me! : )

I am hoping... to make the boys their final flu shot appointment for next week, tomorrow morning by phone. I hope the lady, I know answers the phone, lol!

I am hearing... Hannah Montana on TV right now. Kids are watching and I admit I do love the show too! Ha ha ha..

Around the house... things are right where they should be, because I cleaned house like a son of a gun, today and the day before! : D

One of my favorite things... is to laugh with my children. Another one of my favorite things is when the kids go to sleep, and the hubby and I have that 2 hours at night just to talk, watch TV and laugh our butts off together, just like when we were dating. Except now we have 2 kids and have been together for ages. But it still feels the same....even after all this time.

A few plans for the rest of the week... Drive Branden to school back and forth everyday since it is Fall and very cold now. I won't let him walk now. Too darn cold.... Brrr! And Wednesday, I have to take B to swim club. Thursday run to the grocery store in the AM and then in the afternoon take Noah to swim club and Branden to Kumon also on Thurs., still make dinners, cook and clean, do laundry, check homework. Yada yada yada. When Friday comes, be extremely excited when Friday finally rolls around. Stay awake until I can stay up no more and maybe go rent some DVD's, in the day to last us the weekend. LOL. I heart the weekends, hurry up weekend and get here. : ) Oh yeah and Branden's gloves have disappeared, gah! So we need to buy him some...maybe Nishimatsuya or something. So now we gotta go there too, geeze Louise! ha ha ha, I don't mind though. Phew! : )

Here is a picture that I am sharing... It is from when we went back to my home state, in Denver Colorado a few month's ago. And this pic was taken when we went up to Glenwood Springs and soaked in the nice but very hot, hot springs!!!


I am tagging, Illahee, Nay, Sara, Jo, and Kappa no he! Go get em' ladies! I look forward to reading your answers! : ) Thanks for tagging me, Tigermama! : )

Tagged for the sixth in the sixth! : )

Okay Kim has kindly tagged me, thanks Kim! : ) You have to share your 6th picture from your 6th picture folder basically! I loved this idea a lot and I decided to tweak this a wee bit! LOL! So, I am sharing a few of my 6th of the 6th instead. I'm pretty organized (a down right freak would be more like it, ha ha) in my arranging of my picture folders. I have obento picture folders, Hawaii 2005 photo folder, and Christmas 2006 picture folder and so on. Yochien, and also yochien recitals folders. I'm a down right folder fanatic! So this tag was right up my alley! : )
This picture came from the "house" folder. Not sure if this was last year or the year before or what. LOL. But this was indeed the 6th picture. Judging by the Halloween pumpkins I guess it was some year, but near Halloween. : )

This picture came from the "out and about" folder. And it was indeed the 6th picture in there. I gather we were at the drive-thru at Wenday's here in Japan. : )

This picture came from the "obento" folder. This was one of Branden's obento pics, it was also the 6th pic in that folder. Hamburg, not the frozen kind, I make hamburg at home for supper and the leftovers I fry up in the AM, real tiny to fit inside his obento. So, hamburg with cheese, rice with bits of soy sauce mixed in there. Steamed broccoli with butter salt and pepper. And for fruit, it was the colorful red strawberries and the yellow pineapple. I also gave him a jelly. One thing I am good at is...obento making. For when Noah starts school, I have no worries. And I've actually been stock piling obento goods already, lol. And he doesn't even start until January! : )

The 6th picture in the second "last year of yochien" folder! Branden on his way to the bus stop in the morning. : )

In the 6th Hawaii folder and also the 6th picture, we have *drum roll please*....Konishiki!!!!! Yay!!!! LOL. When we were in Hawaii, Noah wasn't born yet this trip, and Branden was like 3 years old or so. Anyway there was a celebration going on in Waikiki and we were there anyway, so we stopped and watched the whole thing for about an hour and a half and then also had food from the booth stands near the stage. Konishiki came out. He was/is a famous sumo wrestler here in Japan but is now retired and sings and also had his own children's show in English, could be cancelled though, but we still watch it. He's a nice guy in real life and always uses NWA when he goes from Japan to Hawaii. He gave a good performance, we watched it. He is very sweet, very humble, speaks very kind and warm. He spoke in between songs in both Japanese for the Japanese tourists and in English. There was a very large crowd, so many people were clicking pictures of him like mad, us included. Flashers going off and on like crazy! He is very well loved. But yes, we did indeed watch a mini concert by Konishiki one time. : )