Saturday Update

Life continues. Last weekend, I spent roughly 35 hours in planes and airports while heading home to see my parents. It was awesome seeing my parents but I've decided that I'd rather rather visit the dentist than fly Delta airlines transatlantic. I need to find a pusher who can get me a subscription for Ambien... or switch to Lufthansa.

This weekend, we're hanging out here. The girls had a sleepover with their Japanese friends last night. They were all quite giggly as they settled into Grandma's feather bed.

There they are--4 girls and Maddie's assorted stuffed marine life. Speaking of which, Maddie has a new stuffed Dolphin named Nietsche. Nietsche, it turns out, is Japanese for rainbow. Possibly you'll notice that I've taken some liberties with the spelling but the pronunciation is the same. (Late Entry: The family linguists have now pointed out that the pronunciation isn't exactly the same but it's close enough for my American ears).

I quite like their friends. They're teaching Tess and Maddie to make beautiful origami and do Japanese calligraphy. Our kids are teaching them to make loud noises and play cops and robbers. All in all, an even trade I think.