ITALY WON

I'm kind of happy Italy won the World Cup. I was born there so Mac said I should want Italy to win.
I kind of lost track of the games when Japan didn't advance, but anyway it's over & Italy won & it's better that than have France win, but I'd better not say that because my friend Sylvie is part French. Anyway, She's probably the nicest thing about France anyway. --And Camembert cheese.

I went out on a date last night

And for all you dirty minds, it was with my husband, BTW. hehe
I came home from work & he said that his sis was coming over to take the kids so we could go out. I was so happy because we haven't gone out, just the two of us, in ages. He wanted to watch a movie but I had a headache & lately my eyes have been hurting so we found a really cool restaurant instead.
The restaurant had this gothic/medieval/catholic sorta interior to it. It was kind of pretty with all these candles & stained glass decorations & chandeliers. The food was good too & I was happy because going out to eat is one of my favorite things.
And a date with Mac wouldn't be a date with Mac if we didn't "just stop at the music store for a few minutes". He was testing guitars & got to try them with an amp & the store guy probably thought "Man, this guy plays so good, I bet he's really going to score tonight". hehehe. Little does he know we are already married.
So that was our date. --And everyone was happy!

Carole

Carole grew her own morning glory plant at school. Every day she waters it & part of her homework during summer vacation is to keep a log of it's growth.
Here are some photos of the plant & also she wants everyone to see how long her hair is. She has the longest hair at school & is kind of proud of it, I think. She sometimes takes out her braids at school so everyone can see her hair. She comes home all scruffy.

IT'S OVER!!

As of July 1st my job at Shadow Cafe is over. It was ok while it lasted but I'm happy to have my evenings free to spend time with the kids. Hopefully a better "gig" (I hate that word) will turn up. I celebrated the end of my job by eating ice-cream. Also on Saturday night I went over to a party at some friends house. They have all these pretty lamps & candles & rugs & I really like their decorating sense.
I wish we could make our house nicer. It's just that the kids seem to ruin everything & Mac has all these amps everywhere taking up what little space we have.
Mac has G.A.S (gear acquisition syndrome). Hehehehehehe.

Shopping Spree & Fashion Show

Today we went shopping at some big sales.
Getting new outfits is always great fun!!

Stuff about Kiki

Kiki is doing well & having fun at Kindergarten. Yesterday they dug up & scrubbed all the potatos they planted. Kiki was so proud of her potato. All her classmates then made their own curry lunch & Kiki said she ate it all & it was yummy because she made it.
A far cry from the usual:
"Mommy, what's for dinner?"
"Curry & rice!" "Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah" (bursts into tears)

The last few days have been very hot so the kids have been swimming at school.

(Pic: here is Kiki & Leila playing at the park at 8:30am before Kindergarten opens.)

Pics of Me & Mac

I think I'm going crazy posting photos now that I all know how to, but just in case you all don't know what we look like, he he, here we are looking all chic.

NEW COUSINS

The girls are sooo happy to have 2 new little cousins.
Baby Judah &
Baby Violet!

I just don't have the balz

I salute you, Ang, for modifying your body/appearance more than any of us. (When I was like 16 I got in huge trouble for having a double earring pierce.)
Ang, help me if I left anything out:
Tattoo
Nose pierce,
Lip pierce,
Dreadlocks, mon.

Tx to Hanna, I now know how to post photos.

The tooth fairy

Carole lost her first tooth & I told her about the tooth fairy but she said she didn't believe that the tooth fairy exists. I told her if she didn't believe in the tooth fairy, she wouldn't get any money so she said "well how much will she give me?" I told her maybe 100 yen but she said she would like the fairy to give 500 yen.
She wrapped her tooth & put it under her pillow. She was so happy that the tooth fairy traded the tooth for 100 yen. She said maybe there really is a tooth fairy & she couldn't understand how the tooth fairy got the tooth out of the taped up tissue & put the coin inside without ripping the tape & tissue. --Pretty clever fairy!!

Visit to Carole's school

Today was Open School Day where parents come to school & observe all the classes. Would've been better if I didn't have to try & keep the little ones quiet. They kept wanting to talk to Carole & join in but we were just supposed to stand in the corner of the room & "observe". I can't believe the teacher had to point out to me to keep the kids away from Carole. I was upset. Bet he never had a child in his life.
We stayed as long as we could from 8 to 12 & then left to have lunch & rest. Carole does well in PE & is a good little student. The local police chief gave a talk about safety & they showed safety videos to the kids & parents about what to do if a stranger tries to take you away, etc. The kids got to act out senarios & they had fun doing that.

NEW CMs & Work Related.

New Commercials are:
Yamazaki Pan - Lunch Pack
Kao - Humming

I got my 4th royalty payment since my single release http://www.30th.co.jp/j_aimee.html
& this time it was more than expected. My song was on WOMAN 7 & it sold 56,000 copies, also the other Sony Music compilation CDs my song was on sold well.

Meeting with Carole's teacher

Today I had our first one on one parent/teacher meeting about Carole. He said she is doing well & has no problem speaking, understanding & learning Japanese. She is writing sentences & is keeping up with the other kids which is great considering she only started learning Japanese a year & a half ago.
He said she is also very good at art & math.
Good for Carole!!!

JAPAN VS. AUSTRALIA

JAPAN LOST!!!! I could tell everyone was all bummed out today in the supermarkets & around the kids schools. Even Carole's teacher mentioned he was disappointed.

Better luck next time.

Leila's 3rd Birthday

We went to Azabujuban to see Mana. She just got back from the Philipines. We ate lunch & the kids played at the park for hours while Mana & I talked. Mana gave Leila a Disney Princess baithing suit & some barbie DVD's. We came home & had a little party with our new desert cups, cake & ice-cream. Daddy wasn't here so we'll have to do something all together later.
Watched American Idol while the kids fell asleep from all that playing today.