And by fever I mean FEVER. I stayed home sick yesterday because I had a fever on Monday night. By Tuesday morning, I wasn't feeling too terrible, but I figured if I went to school I'd just get a fever again. It's a cycle I go through a lot in the allergy season. So I emailed Obi sensei and stayed home watching all sorts of television and movies ( Read more... )

'Tomorrow we're having curry' she says, (in Japanese) with a twinkle in her eye ( Read more... )

Today, we had a picnic. The 3rd and 2nd graders are gone, so the school lunch ladies made 200ish bento lunches for the kids. Bento lunches are something of an art in Japan. Basically, anything meant to be taken with you and eaten later could be considered a bento or boxed lunch. Apparently, mothers of elementary students (who bring their ( Read more... )