Everything seems to be running well, now that the computing systems are more up to date. I have brought my brother to soak in the accounting environment. He is barely ten, but already showing keen interest in things that add up. Hopefully Shuzo will be amenable to taking over the accounting firm in the future, and then I can retire peacefully to my ( Read more... )

It has been getting warmer, though the nights are still cool. My mother has sent me a new yukata. Her pregnancy is going well, and tests have so far indicated that both mother and child are in the best of health. She has been spending a lot of time with my sister lately.

Also, here is a meme: 
Ask me 6 questions. Any six, no matter how personal, ( Read more... )

So, it seems that my parents' enthusiastic efforts all through the holidays have paid off. Mother is a little worried, since she's a in her early forties, so she's not celebrating just yet. They'll probably wait for a few weeks until scans and tests have shown that everything is all right, before making an official announcement. My sister is just ( Read more... )

My parents are considering having another child, of all things. My mother was relatively young when she had my older sister, but still, she's in her early forties, and it might not be the best idea.

...Did I mention my older sister is expecting? So our sibling would be younger than her own child.

Interesting to contemplate.