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I had my 9th treatment with my first acupuncturist. I had a treatment 7 times with my second acupuncturist. Before I left to the acupuncturist’s office, I made my mind not to tell my acupuncturist about my private life, especially about my Japanese family. Thus, when I entered her healing room, I sat down aContinue reading “My 16th Acupuncture treatment with tuina 8/6/2019”

It was the new school start day for my daughter. The bus was very late. It was supposed to come at 7:54 am, according to the time schedule. When it finally came, it was already past 8:15 am, which is the school start time. *** It has been two months and half since I hadContinue reading “New school year 8/5/2019”

When my friend came to visit us, she mentioned about two of our common acquaintances. Since I don’t get in touch with them, I didn’t know about their recent life. One is my boss at the Lakota tour. He is now 60 years old. The other one is the Lakota man who hosted the tour.Continue reading “Catching up in dream world 8/4/2019”

It was a super busy day for my family and me today. We had so many things to do. In the morning we made a five-gallon laundry detergent. Last time we made it at the beginning of March, so it lasted for five months. Next, we worked on recovering my office room. We arranged oneContinue reading “Car recall Day 2 – Picked up 8/3/2019”

My day started with my routine. I woke up at 5 am and left for the grocery store at 5:30 am. I came back home by the time my husband needed to leave the house for work. In the morning and early afternoon, I spent my time for washing sheets and cleaning the entire house.Continue reading “Car recall Day 1 – Dropped off 8/2/2019”

The first email I saw this morning was the email from my Japanese friend. The time it was sent was around 3:30 am in our time. She sent a quick note to us that they arrived safely back home. I hope they already have had a good relaxing sleep in their own futon and pillow.Continue reading “Nukazuke 8/1/2019”

It was the last day of my friends’ visit. We woke up at 2:30 am and left our house at 3:30 am to the airport. At the last moment of the airport, I tried my best on not to cry in front of them. After I hugged both of them, the corner of my eyesContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 10 – Seeing them off 7/31/2019”

In the morning my friend baked bread rolls for them to eat in their long flight tomorrow. The bread rolls turned out very salty. It tasted like tears. Just thinking about their departure of tomorrow, my eyes got filled up with tears. We had so much fun having them in our house during their stay.Continue reading “Friends’ visit Day 9 – Scooter riding 7/30/2019”

My friend and her daughter had only two days left for sightseeing our area. We offered two options to them. One was to have a cave tour, and the other was to have a mine tour. My friend was interested in the mine tour while her daughter was interested in the cave tour. Since weContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 8 – Canyon trail 7/29/2019”

After breakfast, I took my friend and her daughter to the local grocery store. Our local grocery stores have been greatly improved in their healthy food section. The store now has two full isles filled with healthy optioned foods. My friend was so excited to look around. She took her time and bought some itemsContinue reading “Friends’ visit Day 7 – Outdoor pool 7/28/2019”