Spring showers

The weather was a scorching 22 degrees on sunday and we headed to Shinjuku Park after gymnastics for the Tokyo Mothers Group Teddy Bears Picnic. Great afternoon with Charlize coming second in the egg and spoon race beaten only by a 5 year old boy but then she worked out half way through it was easier if she actually held the egg on the spoon!!! Won a gap voucher. Afternoon Aunty Rieko drooped by with a strawberry plant from her mum which she loves picking teh strawberries from some big juicy ones! Charlize is become a handful a bit spoilt as she has undivided attention which is all about to change but feel exhasuted just thinking about it! She is heavily into cinderalla and snowwhite and Aunty Rieko bought her a magic wand and tiara which she uses in the bath to re-enact the story turnning the boat into the horse and carriage and dancing with rubber ducky as the prince.. She is coverting a pair of fake dress up glass slippers in the toy shop but Cliff told her after she held them to her face with longing the other day that she has to work for them i.e get dressed with no complaints and clean her teeth properly including the back ones. 10 stars and they are hers!

Karen had a little boy last week Adam, we popped up to see them at Aiku hosptial and the room 402 that they are in is a good one so note to self to remeber to ask for that one!!! She is doing really well the birth was just 3 hours. Her parents are here helping but looks as though we wont be in such a fortunate position so could be hard going at first we shall see.

Want to go somewhere like a beach but getting sooo preganant now dont feel so genki. Only gained 9 kilos so far and been cutting down a bit after being told its a big baby so may have to think about epidural oouchie.

Emma moved house and to Shiroganedai this week and we went round and picked up her old baby cot to use for the new baby. Still have lots of cs clothes to sort thru and rearrange second bedroom. Much spring cleaning and sorting to finish before dont have energy for it.

C obsessed with Pepa pig need to try and order vids or anything with that one from the UK. Dad reports Dudley cat loosing eye sight and has some kidney failure so looks on last legs but what to do? Wait it out or have him put down. Both options none too clever but also means dad cant leave him and come here. Will just have to see how it goes. No idea if Karl is coming either. Looks like we might have to employ someone part time just for a few months to help us out. expensive year. Its raining raining now horrible weather and feel very tired so will be bad mommy and put bolt on this afternoon. Sometimes just have to do it.