The New Fridge...

We've spent the past two days cleaning up our kitchen... What a dust build-up behind the cupboards and all over! But it's all ok now. For what? Our new fridge, that's what! We splurged and bought a nice big fridge. We got a great deal, I think? What happened is that if we bought this fridge full price than we got 50,000 yen in points. Basically it's like getting 50,000 yen cash back. Because you can use those points like money to buy anything else in the store. SO we did use up a little. Nao got herself a new digital camera. It's great cause you can use it underwater and stuff. That way if Rose accidentally gets a hold of it and puts in the toilet or something, (which we all know could happen!), then all we have to do is wash it off and it's good as new. Not too mention it takes some great pics and videos.





Go on take a look at our new fridge, you know you want to....

Maybe I Made Up for Yesterday.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's! New dads, old dads, granddads, Old Granddad's. But I don't really drink whiskey... Hope you have a great day!!!!

Today we took advantage of the great weather and Rose I went to the zoo. Take a look at all the pictures by clicking below!

Zoo Pictures!!!

Familiar Setting...

By now you're going to think.. "God, don't these people ever do anything, but go to that damn AEON??" Maybe, the answer is no. BUT, we have good reason. Today was hot, DAMN HOT! And why waste our money on A/C at home when you can walk around the mall in the A/C that they are going to be using anyway? There's also the freezer section at the supermarket. However, that can get too cold. Meanwhile, you can munch on free samples without paying for a real lunch. We did eat real lunch though!

Nao is addicted to the arcade there now. She loves those coin games where you drop coins in and try to get them to knock other coins over the ledge. What a fast way to lose 10 bucks! But we tried our best, and it wasn't good enough. We lost ALL our coins... Rose tried her hand at electronic bowling, and got over a 180!

Nao tried the latest at Mcdonald's for lunch... The MEGA TERIYAKI. Or what could be considered a Big Mac with meat slathered in teriyaki sauce and mayo... Either way, it was a mess! Nao couldn't even pick it up to eat. We had to get her a fork. We both had a laugh cause I got some Japanese food, while Nao went for the semi-American burger.

One thing we (or should I say I, being a nerd) wanted to buy was this wicked Harry Potter based chess set that they've come out with. They release a piece every other week and you can collect them over 40 some weeks to get the full set. They come with full notes and stuff about the Harry Potter series as well. We were all for getting them when we collected how much it would cost to get them all..... Can you guess?????

Over 600 dollars!!!!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

We had one terrible rainy weekend! It poured straight from Friday night through until Sunday night. We had little bits of drizzle, but everything was so wet it wasn't even good for doing anything. Then before you know it, crash, the thunder would come and it would be another downpour. Rose would look out the window and say, 'wai, wai'. Which is her way of saying 'kowai' or scary!

We did a little shopping yesterday. Nao's sister's band, Inaka Yarou, just put out their first real CD. So we reserved a couple of copies and went to pick them up. Nao is very excited for her sister and is getting everyone she knows to buy a CD. We reserved 2 CD7s one under Steve and the other under Powell. So that when Nao's sister did some promotion work at the local record shop one of the staff members said to her, "even foreigner's are buying the CD!". Nao got a giggle out of that one!

So now it's Sunday night. And I'll still have to wait another two days before I'll get to see the last Sopranos! So don't blab about what happens to me!!!!!!!!!!!

Hide and Seek

Rose and I play a game of hide and seek!!

Watch it by clicking here...

Mall Rat in the Making?

Rose has been in a Mommy phase lately. Nao needed a little refresh time, (but she says its cleaning time!), so I took Rose on a little date to the mall. Is that a bad date?? Hey its air conditioned! But anyway Rose can really run around alot. She loves pushing the buttons on the crane games. Plus, there's the pet corner, so she can see dogs, cats, fish, and other assorted odd pets that Japanese people want to keep. Trust me they keep some weird pets! I've even seen squirrels and prairie dogs for sale!!

We went to the arcade in the mall too. They've got the Print Club machines so we can take pictures of ourselves. The one at this mall is 'ladies only', but it said couples and families were ok too. I'm guessing that Rose and I count?? They just don't want any perverts going in and accosting the high school girls that lounge around those machines all day! AND they are in there alot! Not the perverts, the high school girls! But at 4 or 5 bucks a pop, where do they get all that money from??? That stories for another day.....

I've uploaded the snaps that Rose and I took! Or click here.....