My case had a hearing at the family court for the first time. It started from 15:30 in Japan, which was 23:30 in my time. I stayed up late until it ended. After it ended, my attorney and I had a meeting. He reported what happened during the hearing. My brother didn’t attend, which was a typical attitude for the people who intend to make this case prolong just to torture their siblings. Because he was no there, the judge extended to make his decision until 2/26/2025.  

I purchased a whole bunch of different types of seeds. This year I am going to plant onions and potatoes, which I never tried before. I soaked them in water for one night and planted in the seed starter pods. I also purchased soils for the new garden beds.

In the night at  8 p.m., I had a short conversation with my attorney. he informed me that the first court day was set on this Friday afternoon in Japan, which is this Thursday midnight of Arizona time. I am glad it is going and I have my attorney to support me for this case.

I watched the movie Hillbilly Elegy (2020). This story is  based on the memoir of JD Vance who is

the 50th vice president of the United States. I liked this movie very much because it has given me the strength and motivation to keep being strong.

After watched the movie, I thought how many months I haven’t watched a movie. I have been so occupied with the inheritance issue and the homeopathy study that I didn’t have any time for hobby such as watching movies. Last time I watched a movie was last September. I thought I should make some time for myself to input something inspirational like reading books and watching movies. Speaking of reading books, I haven’t read any books since last September.   

I received an email from my attorney regarding the update of the family court. He is going to create some more document to support our claim. At the same time, my tax accountant offered to prepare the necessary document to apply for the late payment of the inheritance tax. I sincerely appreciate to my attorney and my tax accountant for their prompt support.   

It was my brother’s birthday. What he was thinking about his 56th birthday. He probably has been stressed out about our inheritance division issue. I feel sorry for him that he is cringing on all of our late parents’ money, insisting that he has the right to take all of them to himself. His claim is the evidence that he has been blaming my late parents that they ruined my brother’s life. But he has to understand that he is responsible to his life. He cannot blame anybody for all the decisions that he has made in his life. I sincerely hope he will realize that the universal truth and let his anger and obsessions go. I hope my brother and I will regain peace and respect between each other.

I went to the grocery store in the morning. The entire store was decorated for the valentine day. There were many people, especially male customers who were holding a flower bouquet in their arms. At our house, my husband and I cerebrated the valentine day with the red wine, which is very rare for us to take. We both liked the taste of the wine that we purchased for the first time.

An interesting synchronicity occurred. I had a dream of my mom-in-law. We went for an overnight vacation trip together. at the same time my daughter had a similar dream. We went for a short vacation trip with my mom-in-law. We often hear my mom-in-law talking about how much she loves us and how much she wants to go for a vacation with us. Maybe our dreams are just a friendly reminder that we should plan something fun for this summer to spend a good time with my mom-in-law to make her wishes come true.

We had a high wind day. The high wind brought the coldness and dustiness, so that it was not a good day to do anything outside. My daughter and I worked on cleaning almost all day. We cleaned up the dining area and created a nursing area for seeds. We planted a variety of seeds for this summer.

I started inputting the data for the tax return. I was planning to start this process at the end of last month, but due to the extreme cold weather, I was reluctant to do anything. As the weather has started getting better recently, I finally have my willingness back to work on my to-do-list items. I am about to come out from hibernation status.