So my MIL is in hospital!
She fell on the outside steps and broke her leg! Of course things are not as simple as they look!
Apparently she fell two or three days before she was found! She must of been in agony! Not able to move, she couldn't reach the phone and of course didn't eat or drink for that time! So she arrived in the local hospital dehydrated which has put a strain in her kidneys and heart. The doctor will send her to the larger hospital to operate once she is stable. The doctor will have to open her leg and attach a metal plate with screws. Problem is her knee is artificial, the break is above the knee and there is not so much bone between the break and the knee. So how to fix the plate at that point is going to be a problem!
Another problem is the state of the house! It is disgusting! Looks like she is unable to take care of herself! There are bugs everywhere and bug casings on the floor! It was so bad that I didn't take my shoes off to go in the house. In Japan we never wear shoes in the house but the floors were so bad I couldn't face walking around in bare feet! The carpets are wet and going moldy, the sinks are black from mold. I couldn't stay inside! We needed to pick up some towels for MIL, I ended up buying new ones! The biggest problem is going to be the cost of all this! With no other family we will have to pay. MIL has some insurance but it won't cover everything, plus I think she needs to be in a home! In Japan the government helps if you keep old people at home and take care of them. But we tried that and even with my husbands help I felt suicidal by the end of one year with her! There is no way I can take care of her without my husband! It would strain our family too much! So looks like all the dreams and plans I was making will have to be put aside to pay for MILs care! What a life!
Friday, September 1, 2017
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Birthdays
Both David and I had our birthdays this month!
I didn't do much for David's birthday as it was a typical working day! Plus very hot!
But I bought him a couple of T shirts! Plus a cake that was devoured in minutes!
For my birthday I treated Hannah and myself to tickets to see 'Les Miserable'.
We saw it last week!
It was very good, as good as a West End show!
I was worried that it wouldn't be that good or I wouldn't enjoy it because of the language! But music does go beyond language, the ability of the actors to convey the emotions of the characters was amazing! I even cried a few times during the performance!
I also treated everyone to a nice restaurant meal! Very expensive but lovely food and great service!
I am really hoping that the weather will start to cool down! I have a load f things I want to do but when the temperature is constantly over 35C it is difficult!
I didn't do much for David's birthday as it was a typical working day! Plus very hot!
But I bought him a couple of T shirts! Plus a cake that was devoured in minutes!
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| David always looks funny in photos! |
We saw it last week!
It was very good, as good as a West End show!
I was worried that it wouldn't be that good or I wouldn't enjoy it because of the language! But music does go beyond language, the ability of the actors to convey the emotions of the characters was amazing! I even cried a few times during the performance!
I also treated everyone to a nice restaurant meal! Very expensive but lovely food and great service!
I am really hoping that the weather will start to cool down! I have a load f things I want to do but when the temperature is constantly over 35C it is difficult!
Saturday, August 12, 2017
Half Way Through August
This morning was the first day in about a month that I woke up without sweating!
It was actually cool! Went out and trimmed the hedge a bit, left Michael and David to do the rest!
The yard is a disaster and I have no idea what to do about it, we are fighting a never ending battle with weeds. Some are taller than me!
The first week of August Hannah went to 2 high schools for there open campus day! The first one was the school she is hoping for. We dropped her off, she met up with her friend and spent the morning doing a sample lesson and listening to older students! The other high school was an all girls school in the main city. Nice school, lovely modern campus, 11 courses to choose from but so far away! There is a school bus to pick up the girls in the morning but leaves from our city at 6:30am! Because most students do club activity there is no bus to get back home, they have to use the train! I figured out that it would take at least 3 hours a day to go and come back! Plus it would cost at least 20,000 yen a month (about 200 dollars, 140 pounds), a lot of money! So looks like the best choice would be the local commercial school! I am pushing Hannah to study as much as possible! It's a shame that summer holidays are not that free, loads of homework, open campus days and two days at school!
One thing I realized is that this heat is not going to change! I keep hoping that the next summer will be cooler, easier to deal with! But looks like this intense heat is here to stay! So I have to change. Have tried to be more active this year and get things done, not just sitting in front of the air conditioner! Not easy but I've gotten a few things done! One thing that really helps is that David can cook. I haven't cooked for about two months! Cooking in the heat really exhausts me! But I miss it, I enjoy cooking and baking! Roll on cooler weather I will be back in the kitchen!
It was actually cool! Went out and trimmed the hedge a bit, left Michael and David to do the rest!
The yard is a disaster and I have no idea what to do about it, we are fighting a never ending battle with weeds. Some are taller than me!
The first week of August Hannah went to 2 high schools for there open campus day! The first one was the school she is hoping for. We dropped her off, she met up with her friend and spent the morning doing a sample lesson and listening to older students! The other high school was an all girls school in the main city. Nice school, lovely modern campus, 11 courses to choose from but so far away! There is a school bus to pick up the girls in the morning but leaves from our city at 6:30am! Because most students do club activity there is no bus to get back home, they have to use the train! I figured out that it would take at least 3 hours a day to go and come back! Plus it would cost at least 20,000 yen a month (about 200 dollars, 140 pounds), a lot of money! So looks like the best choice would be the local commercial school! I am pushing Hannah to study as much as possible! It's a shame that summer holidays are not that free, loads of homework, open campus days and two days at school!
One thing I realized is that this heat is not going to change! I keep hoping that the next summer will be cooler, easier to deal with! But looks like this intense heat is here to stay! So I have to change. Have tried to be more active this year and get things done, not just sitting in front of the air conditioner! Not easy but I've gotten a few things done! One thing that really helps is that David can cook. I haven't cooked for about two months! Cooking in the heat really exhausts me! But I miss it, I enjoy cooking and baking! Roll on cooler weather I will be back in the kitchen!
Sunday, July 30, 2017
End of July
The first month of the summer has come to an end!
But there is no end insight for the heat!
The weather forecast for the next 10 days is 35C!
One week of such temperatures I can deal with but we are going onto the third week!
It really is exhausting! I can't go out for anything! Even shopping the other week I came back with heatstroke! At least the schools have finished for the summer! Walking to and from school was hard
on both Christopher and Hannah!
But poor Hannah has a load of homework to do! She is in the last year of junior high school. The end of the summer is the first of a series of tests to determine which school she can apply for, then she has to take tests to get into the school! The school that she really wants to go to has cut 40 places this year because of falling population! That means competition for the school will be strong!
One problem with this city is that there not that many schools and the other ones are about an hour away on the train! I really can't see Hannah getting on a train at 7am every morning, then not getting back until 6pm or so! She just doesn't have the stamina! This just another thing to stress about!
But there is no end insight for the heat!
The weather forecast for the next 10 days is 35C!
One week of such temperatures I can deal with but we are going onto the third week!
It really is exhausting! I can't go out for anything! Even shopping the other week I came back with heatstroke! At least the schools have finished for the summer! Walking to and from school was hard
on both Christopher and Hannah!
But poor Hannah has a load of homework to do! She is in the last year of junior high school. The end of the summer is the first of a series of tests to determine which school she can apply for, then she has to take tests to get into the school! The school that she really wants to go to has cut 40 places this year because of falling population! That means competition for the school will be strong!
One problem with this city is that there not that many schools and the other ones are about an hour away on the train! I really can't see Hannah getting on a train at 7am every morning, then not getting back until 6pm or so! She just doesn't have the stamina! This just another thing to stress about!
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
SUMMER
So summer has started!
And I am not happy!
The yearly rainy season came through later than usual. We usually get a load of rain in June, a week to 10 days of non stop rain. This year it didn't really start until the beginning of July! One city that is just down the road from here was hit really bad! Floods and landslides, at least 30 people have lost their lives!
After the rainy season the heat and humidity start in earnest! Most days the temperature is about 34C(93F). I know for people living in cooler areas that sounds nice, and for a few days it is okay. But this will be for the next month and it doesn't drop below 30C until about November!
For me I get so exhausted! I went shopping yesterday, just walking from the car to the mall was killing! I felt like my body was being cooked.
And I am not happy!
The yearly rainy season came through later than usual. We usually get a load of rain in June, a week to 10 days of non stop rain. This year it didn't really start until the beginning of July! One city that is just down the road from here was hit really bad! Floods and landslides, at least 30 people have lost their lives!
After the rainy season the heat and humidity start in earnest! Most days the temperature is about 34C(93F). I know for people living in cooler areas that sounds nice, and for a few days it is okay. But this will be for the next month and it doesn't drop below 30C until about November!
For me I get so exhausted! I went shopping yesterday, just walking from the car to the mall was killing! I felt like my body was being cooked.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Of Birthdays, Pianos and Falling Down
Last week would of been Hisaos 56th birthday!
I was trying to imagine what he would of looked like. Maybe not so different! The only
thing that showed his age was his receding hair line!
We didn't really do much this year, I just had no energy to do anything special!
One nice thing is that he is still very much part of our daily lives, the kids have their own memories that they share, I have mine and that seems to be part of dinner conversation! It's nice somehow!
In other news we got a new piano! Not new but new to us! one of Mikey's friends moved house and his piano was too big so he sold it Mikey. Mikey got it very cheap so we are happy. Both Mikey and Hannah play. I would love to learn but have no real patience for all the practice that goes into it!
And falling down! That was me the other day. Hannah and I had gotten out of the car, David was trying to back into the parking space a bit more, I was telling Hannah to move from the back of the car when I fell over the blocks that are there to stop the cars! I fell heavily on my right side, scratching my arm pretty bad! Hannah went into panic mode for a while, when she realized that I was okay she found it rather funny! The next day was awful. I was in so much pain down the right side of my body and my back! Feel better now but am very careful of those blocks!
I was trying to imagine what he would of looked like. Maybe not so different! The only
thing that showed his age was his receding hair line!
We didn't really do much this year, I just had no energy to do anything special!
One nice thing is that he is still very much part of our daily lives, the kids have their own memories that they share, I have mine and that seems to be part of dinner conversation! It's nice somehow!
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fun with the kids!
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And falling down! That was me the other day. Hannah and I had gotten out of the car, David was trying to back into the parking space a bit more, I was telling Hannah to move from the back of the car when I fell over the blocks that are there to stop the cars! I fell heavily on my right side, scratching my arm pretty bad! Hannah went into panic mode for a while, when she realized that I was okay she found it rather funny! The next day was awful. I was in so much pain down the right side of my body and my back! Feel better now but am very careful of those blocks!
Saturday, June 10, 2017
How did get to be June......
And I haven't posted!
Every day I think about updating this blog but it's always later! Then the day is gone and the blog hasn't been updated!
May was a rather crazy month!
The first week everybody except Mikey got sick. Just some stomach bug that was going around. Not nice at all. But we managed to celebrate Hannah's birthday!
I took her shopping, she wanted a game for the Wii machine that we have but we couldn't find the one she wanted so I ended up buying a Wii U game. I know it's old and the latest thing is the Nintendo switch but we are always behind on these things! She also got a lovely watch!
She is spoilt, I know that and so does Hannah. The other day I was saying that she is too spoilt, her answer was "Of course I'm spoilt, I'm the youngest and the only girl!" What more is there to say!
The rest of May passed by in a daze of teaching, cleaning (always cleaning), reorganizing the teaching room, planting a few herbs and veggies (hoping to get something from the garden).
I took a quick trip into the city, I wanted to check out the big bookstore to see if there were any good books for Junior High School kids, but couldn't see anything that appealed to me! I was totally exhausted by the time I got back. I can't believe that some people do that trip everyday for work!
David had been cooking up a storm the past few weeks, He has found that he enjoys baking, so we have had some nice treats!
Every day I think about updating this blog but it's always later! Then the day is gone and the blog hasn't been updated!
May was a rather crazy month!
The first week everybody except Mikey got sick. Just some stomach bug that was going around. Not nice at all. But we managed to celebrate Hannah's birthday!
I took her shopping, she wanted a game for the Wii machine that we have but we couldn't find the one she wanted so I ended up buying a Wii U game. I know it's old and the latest thing is the Nintendo switch but we are always behind on these things! She also got a lovely watch!
She is spoilt, I know that and so does Hannah. The other day I was saying that she is too spoilt, her answer was "Of course I'm spoilt, I'm the youngest and the only girl!" What more is there to say!
The rest of May passed by in a daze of teaching, cleaning (always cleaning), reorganizing the teaching room, planting a few herbs and veggies (hoping to get something from the garden).
I took a quick trip into the city, I wanted to check out the big bookstore to see if there were any good books for Junior High School kids, but couldn't see anything that appealed to me! I was totally exhausted by the time I got back. I can't believe that some people do that trip everyday for work!
David had been cooking up a storm the past few weeks, He has found that he enjoys baking, so we have had some nice treats!
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| Hannah's birthday |
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| The cake, I made the cake , David did the cream and strawberries. |
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| David's homemade pizza. |
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| No chairs or tables, kids kept falling off the chairs! |
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| Egg custard, David |
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| Chocolate and berry tart, David again. |
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