A long day of work

I was off from Otemae Schools so I had some time. I decided that I should get some yard work done. Dre wanted the "palm" tree removed from the front yard as it is RANDOM in the whole scheme of things. :) So it is gone now. Ok so after a gallon of sweat and nearly passing out. I removed the piece of junk!! Julie took some pictures of me attempting to remove the thing. I actually dug around the base and then bounced off of the wall trying to loosen the root ball. She actually took a video of that. Hahaha. It was a lot more work than I expected. OH well. It looks nice now. I went to NAFCO (the local Home Depot type store) and bought a scrub brush to scrub the tile walk way and a rake. I decided to get some flowers to plant a pot near the front door. Dre loved it. I worked pretty hard and again, gave up probably 5 gallons of water while I was at it. Nice results and work out too.

What we are up to

this is Spencer dog. I miss everyone in Utah. I am excited to come back and visit. Japan is a cool place. I am now watching Pokemon movies in Japanese. I am trying hard to learn Japanese. I like it here very much. I would like you to come and visit us sometime soon.

Recently

Well. Recently we have been extremely busy. I guess the everyone has been. :) Dre. Spencer, Holden and Julie all returned to Japan with me at the beginning of June. It was a long flight but we made it. The closest international airport is in Kansai, Osaka. After arriving we rode a bus to Marugame. We had 8 pieces of luggage and Holden's car seat with his stroller. I have no idea how we fit, all five of us, 8 pieces of luggage the stroller, car seat and Andrew in the Mobilio. We figure it is Magic. hehehe. Dre was so impressed that she thinks once it is time to get a new care we should get another one. I promised her when we got married that I would never "make" her drive a minivan. Well, I would not consider the Mobilio a minivan but it is of sorts similar. OH well. It is a great little car.

We have been adjusting to the weather slowly but surely. Kagawa is the driest area in Japan and it also has the most amount of sun. This is good, but it is also HOT.....The other day we went to Takamatsu to see a park and we found out that it was actually 37 degrees C that day. Okay so you might be saying, so what.... well 37 degrees C equates to around 100 degrees F. So let's just say HOT... plus you add in the Humidity of around 85-90% and bam it is HOT!!! Well needless to say it was a fun time and the park was beautiful. We all loved it. I will post some pictures.

We have been organizing the heck out of the school and house. We went from a 3100 square foot home in Salem to a 1500 square foot home here with more than 1/3 of that as our school. Dre is a trooper, and Goober is an amazing help. We have thrown out quite a bit of stuff and organized even more. It is gradually coming together.

We have been enjoying our time here and know that this is where we are supposed to be at this point in our lives. We love our branch and the members here. We love our students and families here. WE LOVE IT!! We miss you all! Please know we think of you and pray for you everyday.