年賀状 (nengajo) are done!!!
And sent!!
Well ok, technically not all of them are sent yet, but they will be by tomorrow morning.
The Japanese ones are sent. And even though I had visions of them being posted without personal comments, I even surprised myself and found the time to write messages on EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! And they were quite long messages too. Yay for me! lol
The overseas ones need extra postage so I'm off to the コンビニ when S gets home and then they will be sent too. These ones were totally handwritten though which took forever, especially since I had to tell everyone we moved and write our new address out in English as well as their address!!
What a relief it's all done now.
Nothing like leaving things til the last minute, hey!lol
Next year I'm starting them the same day I put the Christmas tree up, December 1st!!!
2009年12月28日月曜日
This and that
Well I guess Christmas is over for another year!!
We're now in New Years mode trying to make, print, and check addresses for all our 年賀状 (nengajo). I really want them sent tomorrow but I don't think that's going to happen somehow. The picture side is all designed but I need the ok from S before that side gets printed. So far I have only printed out the addresses on the cards. Usually that side is hand written but I have given up this year. I mean, who wants to hand write 130 cards when the printer will do it for you in minutes??!!??? No time for that this year!! And probably next year, and the year after. lol
Enough about that.
Onto the wall.
Thanks Illahee for the advice about the toothpaste and hairspray.
I actually used toothpaste to get the ink off the chair (along with nail polish remover) and B's arms when it first happened. It didn't get it all off but after scrubbing every night in the bath for about 4 days he's as clean as!!! I tried it on the wall too but it had next to no effect, so that's when I switched to nail polish remover. I had another go after reading your comment but nothing seemed to happen.
My last hope is hairspray. Which I don't own!! Shock, horror!! lol
Will have to do something about that! lol
And just for your information, I don't own nail polish either. So I have no idea why I had nail polish remover in the house!!! But it sure came in handy! Ha!ha!
Actually I think the problem is with the actual wallpaper. It's more papery than the stuff used on other walls in the house. I've been able to wipe off any small marks off the other wallpaper with A's おしりふき (oshirifuki, or bum wipes) with no problems. Oh well, can't win them all I guess.
We're now in New Years mode trying to make, print, and check addresses for all our 年賀状 (nengajo). I really want them sent tomorrow but I don't think that's going to happen somehow. The picture side is all designed but I need the ok from S before that side gets printed. So far I have only printed out the addresses on the cards. Usually that side is hand written but I have given up this year. I mean, who wants to hand write 130 cards when the printer will do it for you in minutes??!!??? No time for that this year!! And probably next year, and the year after. lol
Enough about that.
Onto the wall.
Thanks Illahee for the advice about the toothpaste and hairspray.
I actually used toothpaste to get the ink off the chair (along with nail polish remover) and B's arms when it first happened. It didn't get it all off but after scrubbing every night in the bath for about 4 days he's as clean as!!! I tried it on the wall too but it had next to no effect, so that's when I switched to nail polish remover. I had another go after reading your comment but nothing seemed to happen.
My last hope is hairspray. Which I don't own!! Shock, horror!! lol
Will have to do something about that! lol
And just for your information, I don't own nail polish either. So I have no idea why I had nail polish remover in the house!!! But it sure came in handy! Ha!ha!
Actually I think the problem is with the actual wallpaper. It's more papery than the stuff used on other walls in the house. I've been able to wipe off any small marks off the other wallpaper with A's おしりふき (oshirifuki, or bum wipes) with no problems. Oh well, can't win them all I guess.
2009年12月25日金曜日
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
We're having a quiet day, but to be honest it's actually quite nice that way.
S is at work, the kids and the cat are enjoying their pressies, and I have 5 minutes of 'me' time on the computer.
All is good! lol
Hope everyone has a safe and healthy Christmas!
We're having a quiet day, but to be honest it's actually quite nice that way.
S is at work, the kids and the cat are enjoying their pressies, and I have 5 minutes of 'me' time on the computer.
All is good! lol
Hope everyone has a safe and healthy Christmas!
2009年12月22日火曜日
Another wall update
Ok, I have given up on the wall.
For now, anyway.
Instead, I have turned my efforts into thinking of ways to hide the marks, without actually getting rid of them.
So we now have a pink cloth covery thing with lovely patterns on it hanging up, strategically placed over the marks of course!
And if anyone asks, I think I'll tell them it's there cause it's good feng shui!!!lol
For now, anyway.
Instead, I have turned my efforts into thinking of ways to hide the marks, without actually getting rid of them.
So we now have a pink cloth covery thing with lovely patterns on it hanging up, strategically placed over the marks of course!
And if anyone asks, I think I'll tell them it's there cause it's good feng shui!!!lol
2009年12月19日土曜日
Artistic talents
Today I have cried, scrubbed, and cried a bit more.
B decided he would be an artist while Mummy was busy doing something for a couple of minutes. In the space of maybe 3 minutes we went from having a lovely clean apartment to red marker pen all over the shoe cupboard, wall near the entrance, and the chair from the kitchen he used to climb on and do said 'drawings'. And if that wasn't enough fun for him, he then managed to draw all the way from his hands to his elbows in the process. AAAARGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
It seems I need to start a whole series of ありえない posts.
I have managed to clean off the shoe cupboard with nail polish remover, the chair is not quite there yet, B is nowhere near there (who knows how many more days of scrubbing that will take), and I still can't figure out what to do about the walls. Any suggestions?
EDIT
We are still battling with the wall.
We've tried paint thinner (a kind of turps) which dissolved the wallpaper and turned the red into fluoro pink!!! The wallpaper is textured which is not helping things.
Nail polish remover is also helping it turn pink but doesn't seem to be dissolving the wallpaper as much. Will keep trying with that I think. Have already used a whole bottle of the stuff!
And if all else fails will consider painting over it somehow or if that doesn't work, re-wallpapering!!!!!
B decided he would be an artist while Mummy was busy doing something for a couple of minutes. In the space of maybe 3 minutes we went from having a lovely clean apartment to red marker pen all over the shoe cupboard, wall near the entrance, and the chair from the kitchen he used to climb on and do said 'drawings'. And if that wasn't enough fun for him, he then managed to draw all the way from his hands to his elbows in the process. AAAARGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
It seems I need to start a whole series of ありえない posts.
I have managed to clean off the shoe cupboard with nail polish remover, the chair is not quite there yet, B is nowhere near there (who knows how many more days of scrubbing that will take), and I still can't figure out what to do about the walls. Any suggestions?
EDIT
We are still battling with the wall.
We've tried paint thinner (a kind of turps) which dissolved the wallpaper and turned the red into fluoro pink!!! The wallpaper is textured which is not helping things.
Nail polish remover is also helping it turn pink but doesn't seem to be dissolving the wallpaper as much. Will keep trying with that I think. Have already used a whole bottle of the stuff!
And if all else fails will consider painting over it somehow or if that doesn't work, re-wallpapering!!!!!
2009年12月16日水曜日
ありえない！
Why is it that what seemed like a good idea for a post when I was thinking about it last night now seems EXTREMELY boring and dull??
So to post or not to post.
Ok, I'll post.
But only because I'm still annoyed and need to get it out of my system.
This could be long. Start rant.
Yesterday was my 20th visit to the dentist since August.
Yes, that's correct. Twentieth!!!!!!
And I'm talking about August this year, btw.
Unbelievable, I know.
Ridiculous even. I know that too!!!!
It makes you wonder if they are doing things deliberately slow for the insurance money.
Now despite such a whopping figure, I am actually not one to neglect my teeth. I've had one filling (from when I was about 11), regular checkups for like forever, blah blah blah. But one thing, well two actually, have changed all this.
Pregnancy. Need I say more.
I noticed after having B my gums were a lot weaker and went to the dentist I always went to (which no longer exists) to get things fixed. And they WERE fixed.
Then I got pregnant with A and had a horrendous time of it (more on that in another post, it was pretty bad with B too) and it seems that between getting pregnant, giving birth, breastfeeding and not being able to get to the dentist til nearly a year later has really done me in.
In August I went for a checkup and what do you know, bad gum disease and 8 teeth needing fillings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In such a short time?? How the hell did that happen???
I was in shock.
ありえない！is all I was thinking.
You have got to be JOKING, right!!!!
I just wanted to cry. I'm sure I had tears in my eyes.
Well unfortunately it wasn't a joke, and I have been taking the 2 kids with me ever since which is a hassle in itself. Time restrictions stress me out. Trying to get them both fed, dressed, cleaned up, in socks, then shoes, the shoes being on the right feet, out the door, into carseats, the 20 minute drive there, trying to park the car (this takes time, we have a voxy lol), toilet stops, and into the dentists by a certain time is STRESSFUL! Seriously, I allow plenty of time for things but every appointment turns into a major outing so I'm sure anyone with kids knows what I mean here.
Now the only reason I started going to this particular dentist which is by no means close by, was because it's in a huge shopping complex and they are open on Sundays and public holidays. Which if you remember are S's only days off. So appointment 1 was on a Sunday and S looked after the kids. Every other one has been on a weekday. AGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!! The head dentist wanted me there twice a week and he was like, the receptionists are qualified to look after your kids so bring them too and make sure you come as often as possible kind of tone. So that's what I've been doing.
Anyway, after a HELLISH experience yesterday I decided I'm not going back. It took an hour and twenty minutes to put the filling in, it being dropped in my mouth no less than 4 times during the process, the young dentist (only the 2nd time out of 20 appointments, thank goodness for that) shaking before he even started touching my mouth freaked me out but seriously, it was beyond a joke. Luckily for them I didn't choke. In the end the head dentist had to take over, and after everything was finally finished (there were countless stuff-ups in the meantime) the nurse was like 今日は本当に大変でしたね。すみませんでした。申し訳なかったです。疲れたでしょう。I actually felt sorry for her cause the shaking dentist was so unclear in his directions that the poor girl was like え? so many times. And she was the only one to apologize, despite it not being any of her fault.
I should have found somewhere closer to start off with but who would have thought it would drag on this long? And I felt bad for changing half way through. But there is a dentist with a special kids room and someone there to look after them across the road (maybe a 2 minute walk) from where we live now, so I've decided to go there from now on.
End rant.
Feeling much better now!
So to post or not to post.
Ok, I'll post.
But only because I'm still annoyed and need to get it out of my system.
This could be long. Start rant.
Yesterday was my 20th visit to the dentist since August.
Yes, that's correct. Twentieth!!!!!!
And I'm talking about August this year, btw.
Unbelievable, I know.
Ridiculous even. I know that too!!!!
It makes you wonder if they are doing things deliberately slow for the insurance money.
Now despite such a whopping figure, I am actually not one to neglect my teeth. I've had one filling (from when I was about 11), regular checkups for like forever, blah blah blah. But one thing, well two actually, have changed all this.
Pregnancy. Need I say more.
I noticed after having B my gums were a lot weaker and went to the dentist I always went to (which no longer exists) to get things fixed. And they WERE fixed.
Then I got pregnant with A and had a horrendous time of it (more on that in another post, it was pretty bad with B too) and it seems that between getting pregnant, giving birth, breastfeeding and not being able to get to the dentist til nearly a year later has really done me in.
In August I went for a checkup and what do you know, bad gum disease and 8 teeth needing fillings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In such a short time?? How the hell did that happen???
I was in shock.
ありえない！is all I was thinking.
You have got to be JOKING, right!!!!
I just wanted to cry. I'm sure I had tears in my eyes.
Well unfortunately it wasn't a joke, and I have been taking the 2 kids with me ever since which is a hassle in itself. Time restrictions stress me out. Trying to get them both fed, dressed, cleaned up, in socks, then shoes, the shoes being on the right feet, out the door, into carseats, the 20 minute drive there, trying to park the car (this takes time, we have a voxy lol), toilet stops, and into the dentists by a certain time is STRESSFUL! Seriously, I allow plenty of time for things but every appointment turns into a major outing so I'm sure anyone with kids knows what I mean here.
Now the only reason I started going to this particular dentist which is by no means close by, was because it's in a huge shopping complex and they are open on Sundays and public holidays. Which if you remember are S's only days off. So appointment 1 was on a Sunday and S looked after the kids. Every other one has been on a weekday. AGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!! The head dentist wanted me there twice a week and he was like, the receptionists are qualified to look after your kids so bring them too and make sure you come as often as possible kind of tone. So that's what I've been doing.
Anyway, after a HELLISH experience yesterday I decided I'm not going back. It took an hour and twenty minutes to put the filling in, it being dropped in my mouth no less than 4 times during the process, the young dentist (only the 2nd time out of 20 appointments, thank goodness for that) shaking before he even started touching my mouth freaked me out but seriously, it was beyond a joke. Luckily for them I didn't choke. In the end the head dentist had to take over, and after everything was finally finished (there were countless stuff-ups in the meantime) the nurse was like 今日は本当に大変でしたね。すみませんでした。申し訳なかったです。疲れたでしょう。I actually felt sorry for her cause the shaking dentist was so unclear in his directions that the poor girl was like え? so many times. And she was the only one to apologize, despite it not being any of her fault.
I should have found somewhere closer to start off with but who would have thought it would drag on this long? And I felt bad for changing half way through. But there is a dentist with a special kids room and someone there to look after them across the road (maybe a 2 minute walk) from where we live now, so I've decided to go there from now on.
End rant.
Feeling much better now!
2009年12月10日木曜日
The moving diaries
Part 1 Tuesday 1st December
Unfortunately it's going to take another 10 days or so til we can use the net again so this post is going to be in diary form.
Is that even a form? Uh oh, better not let it slip that I minored in English Literature at uni! Nobody would ever believe me!! lol
Sorry, I digress.
I can't believe it's been over a week since we moved.
Time flies when you're having fun, hey.
Well finding new homes for everything has been fun, and the little walks we've been going on too.
But the rest of it?
Packing, lifting, pulling tables and things apart, more lifting, putting things back together, and unpacking come into an entirely different category.
Especially when you're the one doing 95% of it. Possibly more.
The first few days after moving are just a blur- S back at work and me unpacking pretty much covers it.
We were absolutely exhausted for days. Still recovering actually.
Ok, so the actual move.
We knew things wouldn't be done in a flash, but even so everything took a LOT longer than expected to do.
Mainly because B and A needed constant attention. And I stress constant.
A was teething (3 at once, poor kid!) and had no cot so I had to おんぶ her while trying to stop B and the cat escaping from the open front door all day long.
Cleaning, vacuuming, and moving boxes with what felt like a 10kg bag of rice strapped on my back for hours on end was NOT fun at all I'm afraid.
No more exercise for me this year I think!lol
S's parents came and helped on one of the days so FIL helped S carry all the heavy stuff (sofa, fridge, bed, cot, washing machine). S and I did everything else over the next couple of days. In the end (on the 3rd day no less!) my friend Y offered to look after the troublesome two which was a great help, and all belongings, furniture, people and animals got moved.
Things have settled down pretty quickly, and I'm already loving all the extra space.
We've been and done the neigbourly 挨拶 (aisatsu), given the obligatory washing powder, with some 柿 (kaki) or permissons thrown in for good measure.
Part 2 Wednesday 2nd December
Still rearranging furniture and trying to get organized.
The kids have been going to bed earlier and getting up earlier than they used to which is a good thing.
Must be the quiet.
Part 3 Thursday 10th December
We finally have been connected!!!!!!!!!!
Yay, yay and more yay!
Talk about a saga and a half!!!
Am dying to catch up on blog reading but that might take a few more days I think. lol
Unfortunately it's going to take another 10 days or so til we can use the net again so this post is going to be in diary form.
Is that even a form? Uh oh, better not let it slip that I minored in English Literature at uni! Nobody would ever believe me!! lol
Sorry, I digress.
I can't believe it's been over a week since we moved.
Time flies when you're having fun, hey.
Well finding new homes for everything has been fun, and the little walks we've been going on too.
But the rest of it?
Packing, lifting, pulling tables and things apart, more lifting, putting things back together, and unpacking come into an entirely different category.
Especially when you're the one doing 95% of it. Possibly more.
The first few days after moving are just a blur- S back at work and me unpacking pretty much covers it.
We were absolutely exhausted for days. Still recovering actually.
Ok, so the actual move.
We knew things wouldn't be done in a flash, but even so everything took a LOT longer than expected to do.
Mainly because B and A needed constant attention. And I stress constant.
A was teething (3 at once, poor kid!) and had no cot so I had to おんぶ her while trying to stop B and the cat escaping from the open front door all day long.
Cleaning, vacuuming, and moving boxes with what felt like a 10kg bag of rice strapped on my back for hours on end was NOT fun at all I'm afraid.
No more exercise for me this year I think!lol
S's parents came and helped on one of the days so FIL helped S carry all the heavy stuff (sofa, fridge, bed, cot, washing machine). S and I did everything else over the next couple of days. In the end (on the 3rd day no less!) my friend Y offered to look after the troublesome two which was a great help, and all belongings, furniture, people and animals got moved.
Things have settled down pretty quickly, and I'm already loving all the extra space.
We've been and done the neigbourly 挨拶 (aisatsu), given the obligatory washing powder, with some 柿 (kaki) or permissons thrown in for good measure.
Part 2 Wednesday 2nd December
Still rearranging furniture and trying to get organized.
The kids have been going to bed earlier and getting up earlier than they used to which is a good thing.
Must be the quiet.
Part 3 Thursday 10th December
We finally have been connected!!!!!!!!!!
Yay, yay and more yay!
Talk about a saga and a half!!!
Am dying to catch up on blog reading but that might take a few more days I think. lol
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