I got my hair cut today. I went to a Japanese hair stylist in Woodbridge, Virginia while my friend looked after my kids. (Thanks, Sophie’s mom!) The last time I had my hair cut w… Read more
Daikon Salad & Preschool
We came back to the D.C. metro area in the summer 2008. My oldest child was 3 and 9 months at the time. I immediately started looking for a school for her after we settled back in the Stat… Read more
Cape Almighty
We made a trip to see our friends who live about 45-minute drive south on an interstate from where we live. They have been our family friends from Okinawa and our kids have grown up tog… Read more
Raising a Finicky Eater
If you ask me what has been the most stressful task as a parent, my answer would be feeding my second child. Until I had her, I never knew how stressful it could be to have a child who does… Read more
Hardest Thing About Moving
Notes about the photos: These were taken at a play date with two of my very good friends and their daughters here and we see each other quite often. One of my friends brought chalks and … Read more