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Good Bye and Live Well, My Dragonflies!

This is going to be the shortest and happiest post I have ever written! This was what greeted me in the morning when I...

I have some good and bad news. I will start with the bad news first. In my last update, I mentioned Tippy. His life as...

Here is the update on our YAGO (dragonfly nymphs). Meet Tippy, our first dragonfly! (And yes, I named it, and now...

Fireball is in Grade Two now. Specifically, for this age group (no idea why), they have an event in school known as...

Fireball's kindergarten was having its annual bazaar last month. So, I did my part by sewing a few tote bags to...

Yeah, Christmas Day (my favorite holiday) is just around the corner. To welcome the season of giving, I decided to...

Here is a sling bag (aka. messenger bag) I made for my three-year-old four months ago. In Japan, this type of school...

Here is the lesson bag (レッスンバッグ) that I made for my Fireball three months ago. Woah, time flies! In Japan, Lesson Bag...

After I wrote the step-by-step process for the O-bento Set, I have decided that there will be a total of FOUR instead...

This is a continuation of my previous post - The Big Preschool Prep for ME. Of which, I mentioned how I made my own...

The wait is almost over. My little boy will begin Yochien (幼稚園 / kindergarten) tomorrow. With the newfound extra free...

In Japan, May 5th is Children’s Day (Kodomo no hi/子供の日): Boy’s Day / Children’s Day Two years ago, I wrote about how...