hear the army

noush: and i’m as glad to see someone is reading my posts!! 😉 as far as the finger goes, here’s the 1 week progress report:

i really tried not to pop it but..it’s on my right hand!! naturally it busted by nightfall. i then proceeded to smother it with neosporin daily – that stuff is magic. (more…)

if you have one – please help!! you see, i bought a gorgeous plant that looked like this

prior to leaving for our honeymoon – upon our return it looked fairly dead. (more…)

a burnt finger!!

pretty gross. no – i really don’t mind trying to cook new things – i’m just too clumsy. last night i was going to be sweet and make fried chicken for isseki but ended up making him mad at me for hurting myself! foiled again! (more…)

It’s the official end of the Obon season in Japan. Every August 13th to 15th Japan celebrates the Buddhist “Festival of the Dead”. Deceased ancestors are welcomed home to visit their relatives and almost everyone returns to their hometowns to clean graves, visit with family, and attend festivals. I married into an unreligious family, however, so Isseki and I just have an extra day off to enjoy each other and for me to give you the scoop on what’s been happening lately… (more…)