C's first day of School

Well this is going to be a quick one tonight as we are all knackered after a "full power" day.
Charlizes first day of school (hideously bankrupting PRE school that is!) and we were there waiting for the teachers to turn up at 8:45am armed with 2 hello kitty bags full of a gazillion baby paraphernalia we had to remeber to bring with. After Hadar had downed his coffee and quickly changed in to his K space tshirt he came and took the princess who was happy to go until she realised I was going too and then it was the inevitable mummy mummu mummy. I popped up to the reception area ( got the 27 page form) and listened to her in circle time and relief was palatable as soon as her little mate Ellie chan walked in the door and was greeted with Elllllieeeeee. Ellie's mum Emma joined me to listen for a bit, and David the headmaster popped in and snapped a few pic of them to reassure us they were actually not missing us at all. and then we slopped of to find coffee and sit anxiously for a call telling us to "come quick" and pick up sobbing toddlers. Every time the mobile rang we were certain it was the school summoning us quick sharp back, but mostly it was Cliff and Stuart calling to check how the girls were doing? As if we knew?!!!

After a lovely child free coffee (hot) not iced as no fear of spillage, we had a rummage thru the second hand kids books downstairs and then strolled up to Meguro in the sunshine for a nose around Uniqlo and Muji. Picked up some shinkansen tickets at JTB on the way for our Atami hotspring trip this weekend and checked against the brochure I hadn't booked a rubbish place. Then started to feel sad and a bit guilty at all the "Me" time I was having. After a quick race around Muji ( mostly checking the baby items..) we raced back nervously to pick up what I fully expected to be inconsolable children. Instead we were greeted with great big smiling faces, Charlize was babbling away at 100 miles an hour about what she has been doing, Hadar was going on about how his "heart today was just bursting with such BIG lurve" for the girls and then just as expected Charlize noticed Emma's chest and started with the "boobies mummy" bit. At least I had warmed Emma and it didn't last very long as C' s head started dropping and she was fighting to keep awake. I had to sing all the whole repertoire of music together and K space combined to keep her awake on the bike and stop her head from flopping forward onto her knees before we made it home. I finally raced indoors and dumped her straight into bed where she was ecstatic to snuggle with "Blankie!!!"
This weeks school theme is Sunflowers. They are growing them, making hats and tomorrow all mums and kids have to go in dressed in yellow for a special sunflower circle time ( and there was me hoping for another coffee and croissant in Book Off!). Have no idea what to expect tomorrow but sure to amuse me thinks.

Saw Naomi and Emi in the afternoon we took the chi bus to Tamachi tothe jidokan called Pokke where after an interview we can get child care 8 times a month for 500JPY and hour, bargain!The ladies there seem really lovely, its government run and very professional and they also do Saturdays and Sundays!!! Starting to fantasize about a cinema trip or a meal with Cliff!