Yes, it gets hard coming up with BEST THINGS around numbers 6, 7, 8. But that’s the point. To stretch, to recall those moments that might have got missed if there didn’t have to be 10. So let’s see how it goes today:
1. Kids to pre-school smoothly. Not a big deal, but when it doesn’t go well it can color the whole day.
2. A bento box (lunch box) prepared for me by Emiko! This is a rare treat, and thanks to Yuto’s field trip today to the local park/museum, mom made a 2-fer, and I didn’t have to eat out for lunch today.
3. Easy day at I CAN. Our single morning student, Yuki, called to cancel. While it would be possible to worry about the lack of attendees here lately, I choose to take the easy days when they come, knowing that extreme busy-ness is right around the corner.
4. Squaring away some financial documents and Xmas party plans with Yuko at the English Conversation school.
5. Being able to suggest a fellow NPO group (”Junior Leaders”) who would love to help make balloon animals for the Christmas party. Feels good to be able to connect people.
6. Cleaning up by returning getting-old phone messages and emails.
7. Sneaking home for a 20 minute dinner between classes. I had a rare eye-to-eye talk with Emiko about how our day was (often we are too wiped out to do any real communication: DANGER!)
8. An email from a Peace Corps friend in Ghana, rejoicing about the US elections.
9. Unexpected $140 donation for I CAN in the mail 
10. Beer and “Juno” video coming up…
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