Monday, August 26, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Quick Trip to HOME
Hi all!
So Andrea made a quick trip to see the chief over our Golden Week (May 1-8) She was really blessed! The entire trip from our home in Japan to Utah is nearly one day total. The trip begins with a 4 hour trip from Kagawa to Osaka airport. Waiting for check in and then the 12-13 hr flight to Seattle. YIPEE! Then a 2 hour layover in Seattle with the final destination in Utah 2 hours away. Yes... she did this 5 months pregnant. Now you want to know the blessing? :) Well.... she was able to have a center seat in the plane and AmaZinGly the plane was not full. She had 4 seats to her self. She was able to lay down and keep those feet up so as to avoid swelling..... She spent every waking hour with the chief. She helped out running errands etc. Then the trip back to Japan.... Well you might be able to guess by the positive note in this post.... YEP center seats again and 4 seats to herself.... Again able to relax and keep those feet up, thus avoiding the horrible swelling that can occur. She arrived safe and sound back to us on the evening of the 8th. We missed her greatly while she was gone, but we know it was a wonderful thing to be able to spend time with the chief! I will try to post some photos of her trip soon.
We are all well. Surviving in Japan and enjoying every minute of living in a foreign land (which is beginning to feel more and more like home) We look forward to hearing from you all!
Take care for now!
さよなら！
Z.A.H.H and .5
So Andrea made a quick trip to see the chief over our Golden Week (May 1-8) She was really blessed! The entire trip from our home in Japan to Utah is nearly one day total. The trip begins with a 4 hour trip from Kagawa to Osaka airport. Waiting for check in and then the 12-13 hr flight to Seattle. YIPEE! Then a 2 hour layover in Seattle with the final destination in Utah 2 hours away. Yes... she did this 5 months pregnant. Now you want to know the blessing? :) Well.... she was able to have a center seat in the plane and AmaZinGly the plane was not full. She had 4 seats to her self. She was able to lay down and keep those feet up so as to avoid swelling..... She spent every waking hour with the chief. She helped out running errands etc. Then the trip back to Japan.... Well you might be able to guess by the positive note in this post.... YEP center seats again and 4 seats to herself.... Again able to relax and keep those feet up, thus avoiding the horrible swelling that can occur. She arrived safe and sound back to us on the evening of the 8th. We missed her greatly while she was gone, but we know it was a wonderful thing to be able to spend time with the chief! I will try to post some photos of her trip soon.
We are all well. Surviving in Japan and enjoying every minute of living in a foreign land (which is beginning to feel more and more like home) We look forward to hearing from you all!
Take care for now!
さよなら！
Z.A.H.H and .5
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Ok so if you ever wonder..... What am I going to make for dinner.... well here is your answer.
Japanese チャハンchahan (fried rice) My two ate it like it was going out of style. Seriously, I was SHOCKED! It is super easy especially when you have left over rice hanging out in the refrigerator.
Ok so Who wants to know how to make it??? I'll tell you right now...
Ingredients:
about 2 cups cooked rice (we use part brown and part Japanese sticky rice) hahaha the two youngers in our house have no idea that we are getting them to eat healthy.
Ham or any other meat of your choice. The amount is up to you. We use sliced ham as it is available here in Japan. Chopped to about 1/8 of an inch.
2 tablespoons of finely chopped carrots. ( we use more, again sneaking that health in)
4 large eggs scrambled
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
Here is the cool part.... you can add just about any veggie here as long as it is small so they don't realize you are sneaking the veggies in.
i.e. green peas, snow peas, corn, just about anything. Unfortunately broccoli is to big to hide.
about 4 tablespoons of soy sauce or even better Braggs (available a health food stores or on www.iherb.com) Sorry about the plug there. iherb is a life saver for us in Japan. Shipping is dirt cheap and it gets here in 3 days!
1 1/2 tablespoons of butter. Skip the margarine or FAKE butter stuff made with GMO corn. Ok, ok I'll not get into my feelings about the whole GMO thing happening behind our backs all over the world.
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook the scrambled in a shallow fry non stick fry pan. We will add the BUTTER later. :) Don't let them stay wet. You know what I mean? My grandma makes the best eggs and they are not dried out. But for this we want them fairly dry. Break them into pea sized pieces and set them aside.
Next put the room temperature rice in a large bowl. Add the finely chopped carrots, green onions and any other veggies you want. Stir gently. Now combine the scrambled eggs. Add in the meat of your choice.
Heat a large wok or frypan and add the BUTTER (yes you heard me right the REAL stuff) Allow it to melt but not burn. You will want your heat set at medium high. Add the rice mixture and stir fry constantly. Salt and pepper then add the Braggs or soy sauce. Stirring constantly. Now the best part allow the rice to kind of stick to the bottom of the pan (burn a bit if you will humor me) Now flip these burned pieces with the other non cooked rice and continue for about 5-8 minutes. You need to be the judge. We like the "burned" texture and flavor. Serve hot to warm. I've never tired it cold but rice is not good when it is cold out of the refrigerator.
ENJOY! I know my young ones do! Secretly I do as well.
Here is a picture of the finished dinner!
We love and miss you all!
Z, A, H, H and .5
Japanese チャハンchahan (fried rice) My two ate it like it was going out of style. Seriously, I was SHOCKED! It is super easy especially when you have left over rice hanging out in the refrigerator.
Ok so Who wants to know how to make it??? I'll tell you right now...
Ingredients:
about 2 cups cooked rice (we use part brown and part Japanese sticky rice) hahaha the two youngers in our house have no idea that we are getting them to eat healthy.
Ham or any other meat of your choice. The amount is up to you. We use sliced ham as it is available here in Japan. Chopped to about 1/8 of an inch.
2 tablespoons of finely chopped carrots. ( we use more, again sneaking that health in)
4 large eggs scrambled
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
Here is the cool part.... you can add just about any veggie here as long as it is small so they don't realize you are sneaking the veggies in.
i.e. green peas, snow peas, corn, just about anything. Unfortunately broccoli is to big to hide.
about 4 tablespoons of soy sauce or even better Braggs (available a health food stores or on www.iherb.com) Sorry about the plug there. iherb is a life saver for us in Japan. Shipping is dirt cheap and it gets here in 3 days!
1 1/2 tablespoons of butter. Skip the margarine or FAKE butter stuff made with GMO corn. Ok, ok I'll not get into my feelings about the whole GMO thing happening behind our backs all over the world.
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook the scrambled in a shallow fry non stick fry pan. We will add the BUTTER later. :) Don't let them stay wet. You know what I mean? My grandma makes the best eggs and they are not dried out. But for this we want them fairly dry. Break them into pea sized pieces and set them aside.
Next put the room temperature rice in a large bowl. Add the finely chopped carrots, green onions and any other veggies you want. Stir gently. Now combine the scrambled eggs. Add in the meat of your choice.
Heat a large wok or frypan and add the BUTTER (yes you heard me right the REAL stuff) Allow it to melt but not burn. You will want your heat set at medium high. Add the rice mixture and stir fry constantly. Salt and pepper then add the Braggs or soy sauce. Stirring constantly. Now the best part allow the rice to kind of stick to the bottom of the pan (burn a bit if you will humor me) Now flip these burned pieces with the other non cooked rice and continue for about 5-8 minutes. You need to be the judge. We like the "burned" texture and flavor. Serve hot to warm. I've never tired it cold but rice is not good when it is cold out of the refrigerator.
ENJOY! I know my young ones do! Secretly I do as well.
Here is a picture of the finished dinner!
Z, A, H, H and .5
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Long over due update 2013
Hi to all who are wondering what in the world happened to the Jackson family. Well.... it has been a busy few years. Mom took over the full time teaching with dad being the other full time teacher. Dad is busy keeping on top of work, his church calling, PTA for the kindergarten and more. Mom is busy doing the accounting for our business, being mom, FT teacher and church calling (went from Primary to YW). Older brother will be in 4th grade this year. He has a love for history and reading. He is really doing well in science, math and his other subjects. English is not so fun for him as he only gets to read with mom or dad at home. School is all in Japanese so.... well you know. He has been asked by his swimming instructor to join the "athlete league" They see huge potential in him. He set his mind on being able to swim the very best at school during his 4th grade year. Nothing is going to stop him. Little brother will be in the oldest class in the local kindergarten. He is picking up the local dialect with no problem. He loves to sing and ride his bike. He also has a natural ability to play any sport. He loves to mimmic his older brother and is often seen looking at what is brother does before he chooses to join in. The dog is still our dog. He loves to run with mom and dad every other day respectively. So he is running about 6 times a week. We were able to visit home in the USA over the Christmas season. Mom's dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and so we felt we needed to spend some time with him and other family members. It was a good time that went by really quickly. We miss being close to everyone. We were also surprised to learn that we will have another little one join our family this coming August. YES. We are as shocked as you are! We look forward to welcoming our new family member. Mom is staying healthy, jogging and eating well. We were lucky to find an English speaking doctor, with the help of some of our close friends. He studied in England. He does an ultrasound each time we visit. The next appointment is scheduled for this coming saturday March 16th. We will continue to keep you posted on our status as well as the new little one. We will post some family pictures so you can see how much older and how much we all have changed.
Our love to you all.
Our love to you all.
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