December already!

Gosh time has flown I cant believe that Charlize turned 3 and Serafina is now 6 months!!! Since we still have no word from head office when we are supposed to be out of here ( were told initially end of the year) but now silent as people wait to see if they have a job still, so we are just in limbo which guess will last until feb or march at this rate when the new org is released. Well since it was Nov for Cs 3rd birthday we made it a massive one paid for by the girls modelling money!! K space again but with Kiwi kitchens catering some lovely food this time not mine!!! Rosie Csballet teacher came and did the ballet theme games and a performance with the girls who all came wearing tutus with Max and Fin the token action figures and very good ballet boys they were too!!! Aimee did face painting and downstairs they ran off the sugar in the soft gym. We had 84 people in total with 40 pink and white iced cupcakes and an Aerial cake which C was gagging to see as she couldn't find Aerial for a week I told her she had gone on vacation to think of a good present for C!!! Charlize wore the pink puff ball dress I got on sale in the summer in Azabu and looked really lovely. Homestay mum from Nagano stayed the night and her sister came down too as well as Arichan and Kochan so thank good for all my Japanese friends who basically cleaned and tidied and acted as hosts. Would have been dead without their unprompted help. Have just finished sending Oseibo ( the thank you gifts at New Year) this time tsukemono rules it seems according to Rieko my present giving adviser! Other highlights worth jotting, C is finally in big girls bed. She no longer frets about the goonies and Cheshire cat coming so we have taken the side off the cot and she climbs in and out now and has her books on a little step next to her. She has been excellent not getting up and down and sleeping thru till 7:30 8am before coming to find us!!! Some classics out of her mouth-"Daddy did you have a conference call today?"-Cliff-"Yes Charlize my boss was a little bit annoying". C-"Shall I smack him for you daddy I can do that you know". Her Japanese is not so bad too she was playing Japanese cards with Homestay okasan and she has all the hiragana down and apparently according to homestay mum perfect intonation ( I am jealous). She also likes milk more in a cup. Just got blankie boo and thumb sucking to go!!! I have to confess to being much lazier with 2 and not doing enough letters and numbers with C and poor Serafina hardly gets read to compared to the first golden child who had about 10 books a night at age dot. Need to make more time and def limiting Tv these days. We also did 7-5-3 with her little mate Emily. I found a really good place in Roppongi for just 3890JPY that included hair make and kimono hire for 2 days. Torihodai session for 40 mins in the studio next door was 8000JPY but worth it they gave us the original data and we used for Xmas cards this year. I think I choose the best Kimono for C but she was insanely jealous of Emily's Barnett as she has load of hair and could do Amazing roller type things with height. C had 2 pig tales and wailed when she saw Emilys so the stylists swapped and backcombed like crazy until we got a semi Aime winehouse effect and covered the bald bits with flowers!!! They looked adorable and the Shrine was very atmospheric with the golden ginko leaves.
Other stuff- Emily and C had their first haircuts this week At Golds Salon mega expensive but worth it as its a lovely Salon, we got the first appointment and the gay boys fawned over them and made us all cappuccinos. They washed and massaged her hair and Flavio did a great job it looks sooooo cute but of course we had the pout making an appearance again when she saw Emily's bob!! Still with lots of kawaiiiiiis Lize chan she is feeling good about it now I think. I kept the hair! Other Yay is Jolie and the twins and Marlena are in town and we pulled off a play date. Charlize saw Marlena in the park while she was torturing a little white miniature chihuaha called Lisbeth who she reckons she was teaching circus tricks!! She made her a bed of leaves and dragged her around. When I asked' are you being evil to that dog Charlize" she replied, "yes mommy a little bit evil". At least she does always tell the candid truth!!! Her and Viviene were fighting over it while bella big dog watched on jealously. Marlena was coerced into the action for a bit too. Oh what fun and its 9:48pm time to make like a pumpkin!!! Baby was up all night I did not close eyes last night as we all have horrible long lasting phlegm colds and she cant breathe the poor darling but at 4am I don't feel like a nice mum when I am thinking and sometimes say out loud CAN YOU PLEASE SHUT THE F#@# UP AND GO TO SLEEEEEEEP!!! God give me strength and patience to be a good mummy. Over and out probably for this year.