Mid Month Update

This month is cruising by!  Quinn and I have been without dad since Oct. 28th, so I welcome a month that goes as fast as this one is going!  We have been pretty busy here with packing boxes, going for walks, and running errands.  We have movers coming tomorrow (blog on that soon) so thought I would get a blog out there before all the chaos begins.  I'm hoping the new house is in order before Tony arrives on Wednesday :)  Here are a few pics of what we've been up to.

Santa Monica (where I taught last year) was having a Sports Day for all the kids.  Quinn and I drove down to see them perform :)  It was great to see them and all their parents again

We were fortunate enough to be able to FaceTime with Tony while he's been away in the field.  Quinn was very impressed with Mt. Fuji and told Dad she wants to go there someday soon....

Where's Waldo?

Quinn watching me as I clean up the yard before we move!

This one is for Ali.  I know you're reading this blog and I hope you're not mad that I gave your bike away for free.  The typhoons have done a number on it and the kickstand is so rusted over it won't lift.  I don't think you'll be too upset.  It's been an awesome bike to have here in Yomitan :)

I googled translation for "free"..  hope I got it right!

One of the few things I'll miss about Yomitan is the great restaurants around.  I would say Yomitan is the "hippie" part of Okinawa, which I can appreciate very much.  This is one of my favorite places - the Thai Place down the road.  It's called "Thai Food".  clever, huh.

On one of our walks, we came across a couple of awesome boys playing street hockey and tennis.  I joined in and played a couple games with them.  Of course, I placed a bet.  If they got 1 ball past me (I was goalie) I would give them $1.  I owe them $2...

Of all the weeks I needed some quiet nap times, this was the week.  Of course it never happens that way.  The neighbors decided to add on to their house so all day for 2 weeks I have been hearing drills, hammers, and every other tool I've never heard of going NONSTOP.  One day I was so desperate for a nap I laid on the floor in Quinn's room right by her sound machine.  It was a good 20 minute nap.. Best I could do at that point.

This is how determined I have been packing when Quinn is napping.  I set out the exact amount of things I need for the next 2 days before we leave. 

Always need to exit a blog with a picture of our sweet girl!