April 9, 2012
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Take two
I forgot to add that we got the boys cookbooks for easter. I know, you all think that I am nuts for giving boys cookbooks. Before you all judge me or throw stones at me, please let me say that cookbooks are fun. I wanted to encourage the boys to be more involved with meal planning with me and actually helping me more in the kitchen. This is something that I want to instill in all my children as we prepare to relocate… Oh, that reminds me that we have said in various other forums about our relocating, but that I have neglected to mention in Xanga-land that we are relocating.
Ok, so here it is. We are moving back to Niigata in June. Woohoo!
Anyhow, I want the kids to be more helpful in the kitchen and grow in their independence as young men and young lady. I bought the boys each their own cookbooks. For Skyler, he now owns the Star Wars Cookbook referred to as Darth Malt. Tomo is the proud owner of the Star Wars Wookiee Cookies book. All day today the boys have been looking at their books, and plotting what to make. Tomo did make a Skywalker Smoothie, but time did not permit Skyler to actually make the Darth Malt. Maybe tomorrow. I am happy that the boys like the books, but I am wondering if the novelty will eventually wear off or if they will become fanatic kitchen helpers now. Judging by today…I am maybe in for a run for my money with them trying to do all the recipes.
Oh, the funny thing from school today was when Skyler was reading his how stuff works book for science, he read about a toilet that is high tech and more sanitary. The book didn’t say where the toilet was from, but we had a good laugh because we have seen that toilet by the maker that was listed in the book (a common toilet maker here in Japan). Those high tech toilets don’t seem so high tech to us because we see them and use them all the time. Kind of like, “Whats the big deal?” We also think that of the common grey squirrels that we sometimes see inside zoo exhibits here in Japan.
