going home from the festival

going home from the festival
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Coming home from the festival loaded down with goodies! Mookun was so excited he fell asleep. Tonchan managed to score a goldfish, some superballs, two plastic toy cases, and some hello kitty origami. P got her motsuni and I loaded up on various festival meats and other fine snackage.

kakigori

kakigori
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Having some blue ice at the Shinohashi festival.

with the dunhill spaceman

with the dunhill spaceman
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Doing some birthday shopping in Ginza. P, Ton, and Moo got me three awesome new neckties, including two sweet ties from the Dunhill store. Where they also randomly had this totally cool Dunhill spaceman doll that Ton loved.

i put my sandals on by myself!

i put my sandals on by myself!
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Diaper break at the cool Muji in the basement of Matsuya. Ton insisted on putting her sandals on herself. Close...

on da bus

on da bus
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BusMo. He enjoys motor vehicles. Luckily he fell asleep before a gaggle of old ladies got on and started cooing over him. If he was awake they would have been poking and prodding him all over!

bus stop

bus stop
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Waiting for the bus to Ginza.

virii update

Tonchan is Healthy. Went to school yesterday and again today. Apparently no issues. Slept alot -- 2 hour nap and crashed without even bedtime stories, so she's probably still recovering. But no more fever and no more rash, and she's eating.
Actually this morning P and Mo took her to school because I had to go to work early for an 8am conference call (and have a 9pm call tonight -- how crappy is that?)
Figured she would totally throw a fit if I left without her like I did on Sunday...and of course she's sitting on the couch with P fixing her hair and I say "OK, I'm going. Mama and Riku will take you to school and I'll see you later. Cool?" and she doesn't even take her eyes off the TV, just goes "OK. Bye."
Jeesh. My baby's love runs hot and cold man, seriously.

genki

genki
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The full video is longer, and ends with him puking. Very cute. I will have to upload it later.

half roll!

half roll!
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he can almost roll over!

studying

studying
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Yes I know my handwriting sucks.

conbini brekkie

conbini brekkie
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Apple juice and onigiri on the curb @ 7-11 before getting on the subway to go to school. Not sure if she's 100%...she seemed okay but was kinda grumpy; didn't want her hair done and I had to carry her almost the whole way. But no fever and no rash, so we'll see how she does.

virii

Tonchan's apparently got not one but TWO viruses!
First of all, she has herpes. HERPES. Not even three yet, and she's got the clap! Well OK, it's not the nasty STD herpes, it's some fairly benign and common summer-flu kinda thing. Gives her a bit of a fever and a sore throat and there ya go. Actually she's getting over the fever.
At least it's not swine flu...though given that she is the Little Boar herself, maybe it IS the swine flu!
But anyway now she's also got the wickedly names toppatsu hosshin. Which in English (well actually Latin) is even scarier: exanthema subitum. Also knows as: A Sudden Rash. This is a flu virus which gives you, well, a sudden rash. [Cue scary music.]
Alas, also amazingly common.
So the little ViruTon is spending another day or two out of school.

Best part is, I woke up this morning feeling sore. Hadn't been to the dojo in a while and probably overdid it at the seminar yesterday...but it don't feel like post-workout soreness. My joints kinda hurt. And I feel hot, yet kinda cold. And my hands are clammy. And I'm not concentrating too well.
So my darling Ton, love of my life and festering carrier of not one but two highly communicable virii has successfully given me a bug.
Punk. She lucky she's cute, or I'd carry a grudge!

dessert?

dessert?
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Indeed it is dessert.I think it was a cinnamon-y kind of icecream thing, with some lovely sauce, and a crunchy bit of something on top. Anyway tasted just fine, thanks.

Thanks again lawyers!

thank you lawyers!

thank you lawyers!
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Pasta. With bacon. And garlic. So. Good.

Lawyers taking the team out, celebrating some stunning milestone that translates into who knows how many bazillions of fees we have paid to them. A decent lunch now and then is much appreciated.

seminar

Tonchan had an absolute fit when I tried to leave. She really, really likes me when I'm sick. Probably because I carry her around, play with her, and feed her lots of icecream.
Then again she could have been stricken with the plague and I still would have left -- Gosoke has only taught a naiden/okuden seminar....well this is the second time, and I've been training under him for nearly a decade. So I was not about to miss it.
Afterwards got some lovely sushi with Presley and wife and Presley parentals. I even managed to steal the check when dad was putting on his shoes. I have mad ninja skillz.
By the time I got home, Masa was helping put Ton to bed so I snuck into the shower and hid in my own room.

kei getting married!

kei getting married!
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Oh yeah, to Presley. A lovely reception, but I had to scamper home quickly to help with the still illin' Tonchabeast.

morning icecream

morning icecream
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Having the flu is a great excuse to eat lots of icecream.

@ cleaners

@ cleaners
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Still sick, but that doesn't stop her from wanting to get out of the house...and wear her boots.

post-hospital icecream, on the bike, in the rain

post-hospital icecream, on the bike, in the rain
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P called me about 2pm to come home and take Ton to the hospital as her fever was 39.6 C. Rushed home and put Ton on the bike. At the hospital, we were given Extra Special treatment thanks to swine flu, so we got put into our own room immediately to wait for the doc. Ton was hot and groggy and kind of fell asleep for a bit, but as soon as the doctor came in she woke up and did not enjoy one bit having her ears checked or getting a throat culture taken.
Doc said her throat was very red, but test came back negative for strep, so most likely an adino-virus.
Got a prescription for fever medicine and told that if she gets worse, especially if she starts coughing and/or puking, get her back to the hospital asap.
When we left it was kind of drizzly so I wrapped a towel around Ton's head, which she enjoyed immensely, and we got some mint chip ice cream before filling her prescription and pedaling home.
(And thanks to the joys of Japanese socialized medicine, the entire thing from check-up to prepscription drugs cost exactly zero.)
At home Ton was none too thrilled to be force-fed fever medicine but calmed down a bit later and even got quite perky.
Everyone went to bed soon after dinner, just as Baba was showing up.

time and patience

Tonchan is slowly grasping the concept of time. This morning she woke up at a decent hour, but before eating she wanted to sit on the couch, on my lap, and watch some TV.
Her favorite words these days are "after" and "later".
For example, a typical conversation goes something like this.
Me: You want to have breakfast? You want cereal? Or udon? Or bread?
Ton: No, papa. After this one [points to TV] ok?

So we sat there. For half an hour.
She refused to move, get up, or eat. My half-eaten cereal bowl was getting soggier and the minutes clicked slowly towards 8am...
Finally managed to get her to the table and she wanted a fresh bowl of udon, so P boiled water and I ran about getting dressed.
She started eating about 8:07am, P shoveling noodles into Ton's gaping maw. No time for hair, I got her changed, brushed her teeth, and trundled her into her boots and out the door.
She is lucky she is cute, otherwise she would really, really piss me off sometimes.


Update: P just texted me and said Ton has a fever and so she's going to pick her up at school. That probably explains why Ton was so grumpy and slow this morning...