Stepping out...

A Mommy Moment

Last week I had a mommy moment... I was cooking dinner and Stone was where he usually is while I make dinner… on my heels. He was standing and trying to reach anything he could… well he succeeded and managed to grab and pull down my bottle of water… not your average 16 ounces of water… no this was a whole liter of water that I had just filled up… he immediately started to play in the water and squealed with glee… but I immediately picked him up as I said ‘Stooooone’! Then I took a moment to think about it… I could just clean up the mess and forget about it or I could let him play in the water (the floor needed to be mopped anyway) and take pictures. I did the latter. He had so much fun… splashing and hitting the floor… after a while I got two towels and we cleaned it up “together”?!

I learned my lesson though… Stone can reach the top of the table now and I need to be mindful of that but more importantly seizing the moment and enjoying life as a toddler was fun and quite enjoyable.

Here are some pictures of him enjoying the water!

Stone Took His First Steps!

This evening after Lj got home he was playing with little man and all of a sudden Stone let go of the door and walked to Lj... so after dinner we got the camera and prodded him to do it again and he kept walking between Lj and me… he was so excited and so cute with his arms up in the air!

Maybe I will get a picture tomorrow... we did video tonight!

Little Miss Anonymous

The other week we received an anonymous comment on our blog… the comment was intended to be hurtful and it really got to me that I did not know who would say things like that… I think I was more hurt that a “friend” would think we did not love or care for our families and that us living in Japan was an indication to them (anonymous) that a relationship with our family was not important… it ate at me for weeks. Well, the other day a sweet friend Sharon left a comment on my scrapbooking site and I noticed her ip address… and I thought well that address makes sense it has her town/state in it… so I was off to do a bit more research with anonymous’ ip address and sure enough I was able to find where little anonymous’ comment came from…a town where I can only think of two people I know from there. I am not really too sure if I have satisfaction in knowing or not… yes, it still bothers me that they think that we do not think our family and or relationships with those in the states are important… but now I am also able to understand that if it was indeed the anonymous person I think it was why they would think that way.

My Mom!

My sister emailed the other day and my mom broke her leg two weeks ago… she went to the doctor with what she thought was a MS flare-up and it turns out she has a broken her leg and also a few other ailments. I am sure she will be in the hospital for a while with rehab and all that other kinds of stuff… physically she has to be able to do a few things and her strength is not up to par right now because of the MS. Times like this are when I wish I lived closer so I could help with everything my mom and sister will have to deal with. I know I can encourage and pray for her from Japan but I wish I could ease the burden my sister will feel trying to make sure everything is taken care of.

Here is a picture of Stone and my mom in February.

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Saying Good-bye is Never Easy!

God has given us a great family here in Japan… each year He adds to it and with the additions come many good-byes to friends who are returning “home”. This year was an especially difficult year to say good-bye. We are saying good-bye to some great friends and I know that it is not only Lj and I who are saying good-bye but Stone also… and I know he is too young to understand and he will bounce back but I am sad that he won’t be able to play and laugh with them everyday like he can now. We will miss them and there will be emptiness here in Mito without them… I know they are struggling with the end of their time in Mito as well and I understand that it is not any easier to leave but it is hard to stay behind year after year. I pray God’s peace on them as they embark on this new journey… We love you guys, Rusty, Rachel and Greg!