A Few Things

"Fierce" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/100 sec, ISO1250
“Fierce” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Just a few things to say today:

  1. Both Koa and Mariko were sick this morning, but by the afternoon they both seemed to be feeling better. 😅
  2. For the past few days, I’ve had an odd thing happen to my sense of smell. It happens about once every year, but it’s where I constantly smell one scent, and it usually starts as a burnt coffee smell, but then after a couple days shifts over to a more savory smell. Apparently, it’s not uncommon, but when it first happened a few years ago I was worried. Now it’s just interesting to me. 😕
  3. The new leader of the country is causing me a lot of stress. The administration’s views and actions run counter to my values, so the news distracts me all the time. 😟

Anyways, that is what is going on today in my life. Oh, I also went to the eye doctor today for my annual checkup, and my vision hasn’t changed enough to warrant new glasses for distance viewing, but I did get a prescription for close-up “reading” glasses. 👓 Mariko says I am getting old… and of course she’s right! 😁

I hope you had a nice Wednesday. Enjoy the photo of Yuzu! 🐱

おやすみ 😪

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Sick

"Sick Boy" Leander, 2017
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“Sick Boy” Leander, 2017

こんばんは。How are you this evening?

Our 12-year-old son is not feeling well today, with general tiredness and a sore throat. When I picked him up from school, he immediately reclined the seat and fell asleep. He got a good nap because we had to pick up his brother so he slept for about 1/2 an hour in the car as you can see in the photo above. I know he was out cold because when we got home, he said, “We’re here already? That was fast!” And we actually got home a little later than usual.

Our family is generally pretty healthy, rarely getting the flu or other common illnesses, although Koa and Mariko suffer from allergies quite a bit. And Bay never gets sick! It’s really weird but amazing.

I’m hoping Koa feels better after a good night’s rest. I’m sure he’ll bounce back in no time!

Stay well, everyone.

おやすみ

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Sukiyaki Surprise

"Sukiyaki Dinner" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO2000
“Sukiyaki Dinner” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going tonight?

This evening when I picked up my kids from school, they both said they were really hungry and asked me what was for dinner. I replied that I didn’t know, but that I saw that Mariko had set the rice cooker so I figured we’d be having Japanese food tonight. And when we got home, the house smelled so good!

In the kitchen, there was a nice pan of sukiyaki (すき焼き) on the stove bubbling and ready to eat. Usually, sukiyaki is made with beef, but tonight’s was a chicken sukiyaki, with tofu, greens, konyaku noodles, and udon noodles. And we had farm-fresh egg to dip it in. It was delicious! The combination of chicken and egg reminded me of my favorite food, oyakodon (親子丼).

🐓🍳❤️ うれしかった

I hope you had a nice day.

おやすみ

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Slow Sunday

"Warming Up" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/40 sec, ISO6400
“Warming Up” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today was a slow day spent at home. We cleaned up a bit (Mariko was super busy decluttering) and rearranged furniture downstairs. Since that was the most exciting thing that happened, well… here are a couple photos of our pets! 😆

"Drinking Fountain" Cedar Park, 2017
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“Drinking Fountain” Cedar Park, 2017

I hope you had a great Sunday!

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Gung Hay Fat Choy!

"Line Up" San Antonio, 2017
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“Line Up” San Antonio, 2017

Happy Chinese New Year! 🐓

As you may know, I am part Chinese and we celebrate the Lunar New Year by visiting my cousin’s in San Antonio to relax, feast on Chinese food, hand out red envelopes, and then play Mahjong.

"Loot" San Antonio, 2017
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“Loot” San Antonio, 2017

It’s always fun to visit with extended family. 😆 So full of delicious food now!

Hoping for a prosperous new year for everyone!

おやすみなさい

– B Barron Fujimoto