Things to do before we leave at the end of the month for our Japan/Hong Kong trip:
1. Cut Jon’s hair.
2. Cut Caleb’s hair.
3. Finish reading library books. Return library books.
4. Figure out some entertainment for the kids on the plane. Toys? Dollar store? Snacks?
5. Get an adapter.
6. Clean out the fridge.
7. Buy more dog food.
8. Brush up on my Cantonese.
9. Thank you gifts for Caleb’s teachers.
10. Buy new shoes.
We’ve got just about two weeks left before we leave—we’re pulling Caleb out of school a few days early to make the Tokyo Stationery Fair which is taking place at the end of June this year (other years it seemed to usually take place early July). As time marches on I’ve become alternately manic and completely stoic about my fate traveling with the two kids, trying to hold business meetings, trying to look at fountain pens under the pressure of Jon Chan hovering above me, trying to soak in the journey while making it to point B alive.
In any case, the list is long, but what doesn’t get done will hopefully not be disastrous.
making wild rice 