A little silly and a little serious

We put this broken old laundry basket on the curb with the trash, but the girls decided it still had some life left in it, and they had a marvelous time doing this. So silly! 

Running is serious business.  Marian and I tried out the sea wall for a run.  It was pretty, but there was a definite lack of social distancing going on. 

Marian needed a good headshot for the school.  This one is fabulous! 

My friend "flowered" our door.  She had notes inside each blossom, and as you pulled them apart you could read the messages.  My favorite was "I hate Covid-19!  Die!  Die! Die!" 

Rylee hates that she has to keep a Covid-19 journal. She needed a photo of something she does during the day.  This is her school workspace, and she is sort of diligently working.  

Another item that the girls decided was not ready to be trashed.  This girl cracks me up! 

The "stink bug" run was the best thing ever. I laughed so hard!

I have the BEST friends!!

My friend surprised me with this sweet little Nativity the other day.  Since we are suppose to be moving this summer, obviously she could not wait until Christmas.  It was unexpected, and one of the most thoughtful gifts I have ever received.  Something that her family made for me that they knew I would like.  and I LOVE it!! Did I mention they made it with shells and coral found on the beaches here?  I know, even cooler!

I mean, just LOOK at this! I know, it takes a minute to recognize what it is.

But here you have Mary and Joseph and the baby in the manger.  So clever!

And the little shepherd with his sheep.

A better view of the sheep.  The adorable details are the best!

Here are the three wise men, with their gifts.  So cute!

And one of my favorite little details is this snail...er... camel behind the wise men.

I just think this is the cutest and sweetest thing ever and I love it so much!  I can't wait till I can put it out at Christmas.

Fashion Photoshoot!

The girls were a bit bored.  So they decided to do a fashion photoshoot.  They wanted to dress up in different themes and do pictures.  It way hysterical!  They had a little too much fun and just ran with it.  I know, you are thinking, "Do I really want to scroll through 300 pictures?"  The answer is YES.  Yes, you do!  Please enjoy the show.

PS.... I think Callie makes the most spectacular "boy".

A Car Story

A few weeks ago, Marian's battery died.  So we replaced it.  A few days later, it was dead again.  Uh oh.  Probably the alternator then.  We don't drive it a lot, so no big deal.  I checked with my car guy and the repair cost seemed worth it and he said we could bring it in on Wednesday.  

Wednesday morning, I called the insurance company to get a tow truck. After 10 minutes of communicating through the interpreter, they said so sorry, they can't come on base with the new restrictions.  So I was out of luck.  I messaged my car guy, and he said he had a guy who could get on base, but it would be out of pocket.  I weighed the odds of having a dead car sitting on the curb for the next few months, and decided it might be worth it.  I love Marian's car!  It is a fun car to drive, and I take it at every opportunity.  So the tow truck came and loaded it up.

   I was following the tow truck on the main road, when it went BANG.  Oops.  He had rear ended a little black car.  Ug. I continued on to the car shop, and filled out my paperwork and said the car would be along eventually.  The tow truck was still sitting on the side of the road with the Japanese police as we drove home.  Not a great day for him!

A few hours later, I got a text from the tow truck.  The car was delivered.  Also good news was that the car he hit admitted to (illegally) changing lanes in the middle of the intersection and cutting him off.  The bad news was that in hitting the car, it had damaged Marian's car. It had blown out the back window and dented the hatchback.  So that would also need to be repaired.  I said no problem, we can live without the car for a bit, it's all good.  The car guy called to say he had a replacement hatchback in the junkyard, but it was gold and he would have to paint it.  I told him heck no, we want the gold door!  So the tow truck driver was thrilled to not have to pay more to fix it, the car guy was thrilled to do less work, and Marian is thrilled to have a two-tone car.  And I was thrilled that the work was done quickly.

What happens in Quarantine.....

Sometimes I find odd things on my phone that I can't explain.

 And since there is no school, Marian and I have plenty of time to run.  Which makes Marian very happy!  This was my longest run.  And I had to ditch Marian and head home while she stayed out for another few miles.  I think she it 15 miles that day.

I make a lot of masks. I work on a few each day.  It is fun when I have cute fabric.  When it is boring or all the same, it is less fun.

We received this from our friends.  It was at the end of a scavenger hunt that they put on for the girls. They had a blast.

Cute selfies on my phone! 

Memes the kids think are funny. 

 Uh.... someone has too much time or is trying really hard to avoid schoolwork.

More things the kids think are funny.  And I admit that this one amused me as well.

And I finally ran a half marathon distance!  I was pretty pleased.  Again, I went home before Marian and she went 18 miles that day!  She is a machine!

And I do love spending time with my silly girls!