i was going to post about an hour ago, when the kids had just fallen asleep, but then yoshi came home and reminded me that i couldn't find the keys to the car.
oh man, that feeling? sucks.
i had told him earlier in the evening, when i called him to see when he was coming home, that i couldn't find the keys and suspected that the kids had done something to them. i was really stressed, though, and couldn't even think about looking for them (though i did, a bit.) (neither sasha nor hiro took naps today, and tommy only got about 30 minutes in this morning. well, just at noon. anyway, that meant melt-down central here at our house, with each kid going off about every other minute or so. one reason i called yoshi in desperation....but that also meant that they were all asleep by 8:20. thank goodness!) we spent nearly an hour looking for those damn keys. i had taken them off sasha earlier in the day, and i put them in their regular spot (in a bowl, in the genkan) but (and i can only guess it was sasha) someone took them again, and they were gone. if you know me, then you know that i'm rather forgetful and i couldn't remember if i put them away, or if i had put them somewhere at the time i took them off sasha and then couldn't remember. after searching high and low downstairs, and starting to panic that the kids had lost them outside, i remembered that they had also been up and down the stairs and had played a bit in their room. so, i went up there and after a little search, i found them! HUGE sigh of relief, i can tell you.
so, anyway, yesterday i put on a turkey/thanksgiving dinner for friends. i am trying to start some teaching from home, and at the moment am concentrating on adult students. mainly a 'have a coffee and cake over casual conversation', as described by mee a bee. my best student, a close neighbor, has been so lovely these past few months that i offered to make a turkey for one of our 'lessons' and we both invited friends. in spite of all the work (seriously, cleaning my house is practically a marathon. cooking thanksgiving dinner is a breeze in comparison!!) it was so nice and so much fun with good friends and lively conversation! i am glad to say that i am thankful for friends this year! i invited kuri and pinglet, and our friend K and her daughter, and the kids got along really well. thank you so much for coming over and enjoying dinner with us! if you're interested, i made: roasted turkey with stuffing, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, steamed broccoli and pumpkin pie. already made foods were: bread rolls and cranberry jelly. it was all pretty good, though i say it myself. K brought a scrumptious hand made cake, and kuri brought little ice creams for the kids. fabulous!
i only took a couple of pictures of the turkey, and haven't uploaded them yet, so sadly, once again, no pictures of thanksgiving this year! sorry!
April 22, 2024
13 hours ago
6 comments:
losing the keys is a nightmare of mine. @_@
Sounds like you had a fabulous Thanksgiving and the Chatty Cafe style English sounds great (and delicious!) good luck!
How much is a turkey in Japan? Is it expensive? I never knew you could get them there. :)
Sounds like good fun.
Glad you had a good Thanksgiving!
I was apparently a dreadful key-stealer when I was little, especially those of guests who came to visit! One time I had hidden my uncle's keys so well they had to wake me up to interrogate me and all I would say was "posted". After a lot of frenzied searching they finally worked out that I'd pushed them into a gap in a seat in our kitchen ;)
I can totally relate to being unable to find the car keys...lol...and my kids have been grown up for years...lol..sounds like you had a great Thanksgiving- I am SO hoping that when we move to Japan I'll find some friends who know and appreciate "western" holidays..!!
i got my turkey in costco, and it wasn't expensive at all (49 yen per 100 grams, IIRC), but i can easily get to costco. it's much more if you order through the meat guy. totally worth it, though, if you want turkey!
i probably won't be doing turkey dinner for christmas, though.
and this thanksgiving dinner (only my fifth?? in japan) was really great, with kuri and k, and their daughters, over. my japanese guests were fabulous, too, one is a hoikuen teacher and the other a former elementary school teacher, they just LOVE the kids!!
Loosing the keys sucks. I seem to do that about once a week myself. But luckily find them after about 5 minutes. But during those 5 minutes? I'm in utter panic. ; )
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