1. Chanta!
Santa comes out every year on the night of Thanksgiving and returns to his secret home in a box in the garage on New Year's Day. Yuki became quite fond of "Chanta" and would insist on him being plugged in first thing every morning and unplugged right before her bedtime. Mimi and I put Christmas stuff away on New Year's Eve this year but I thought I'd leave Chanta out until the next day so Yuki wouldn't be surprised by his sudden disappearance. Well, It's January 6 and he's still out. I tried to get Yuki to say bye-bye to him and she actually started to panic. Check back in June and see if he's still around.
2. Band-Aids (yes, yes, I know it's a trademark but I can't call them "adhesive bandages" without feeling like a complete tool)
Yuki has long enjoyed playing with the Band-Aid boxes but only recently discovered what happens if you unwrap one. The Band-Aid pictured ended up being a little painful to remove (although the face she made was kind of cute) so we now limit her to the very smallest Hello Kitty Band-Aids in the Hello Kitty Band-Aid box.
3. DEE TEE!
That's Uncle Daniel. My brother. Yuki's Godfather. He blew through town on my birthday this year and Yuki took a shine to him immediately. It was sweet to watch. We worked on a few nicknames over the couple of days he was here but couldn't find a good one, mostly because Yuki couldn't say them. Turns out his nickname from his days at UW was "DT" (short for Daniel Terence). We tried that and Yuki figured it out right away. So, there you go Daniel. You are now "Dee Tee."
4. かた！(KATA!)
Yuki's cousins (and aunt and uncle) in Tokyo sent an enormous box of books for Christmas. Seriously, it weighed more than she does. I don't want to know what they paid for shipping. In the enormous box of books was the fella she is holding in the picture above. Yuki bypassed all the books and went right for it. It was love at first sight. Kata is now a proud member of the Triumvirate (which might now be a quintet because I forgot her other new friend, Chip). We named her Kata ("her" because she's pink) which is an abbreviation of Mimi's last name. Not pictured is the smaller stuffed snake Kata is holding. We named him "Hebi-san" which translates as "Mr. Snake." Aren't we the clever ones?
5. Poor Man's Ball Pit
I think the picture tells you everything you need to know.
BONUS thing we love: Prep Sportswear
Why? Because they just gave Dadoo a job. Oh, and because we have the same initials. Anyway, I am now their entire editorial department. Go me. [begin plug]If you need to buy athletic apparel for your (or anyone else's) high school team, this is the place.[end plug]
Santa comes out every year on the night of Thanksgiving and returns to his secret home in a box in the garage on New Year's Day. Yuki became quite fond of "Chanta" and would insist on him being plugged in first thing every morning and unplugged right before her bedtime. Mimi and I put Christmas stuff away on New Year's Eve this year but I thought I'd leave Chanta out until the next day so Yuki wouldn't be surprised by his sudden disappearance. Well, It's January 6 and he's still out. I tried to get Yuki to say bye-bye to him and she actually started to panic. Check back in June and see if he's still around. 2. Band-Aids (yes, yes, I know it's a trademark but I can't call them "adhesive bandages" without feeling like a complete tool)
Yuki has long enjoyed playing with the Band-Aid boxes but only recently discovered what happens if you unwrap one. The Band-Aid pictured ended up being a little painful to remove (although the face she made was kind of cute) so we now limit her to the very smallest Hello Kitty Band-Aids in the Hello Kitty Band-Aid box.3. DEE TEE!
That's Uncle Daniel. My brother. Yuki's Godfather. He blew through town on my birthday this year and Yuki took a shine to him immediately. It was sweet to watch. We worked on a few nicknames over the couple of days he was here but couldn't find a good one, mostly because Yuki couldn't say them. Turns out his nickname from his days at UW was "DT" (short for Daniel Terence). We tried that and Yuki figured it out right away. So, there you go Daniel. You are now "Dee Tee."4. かた！(KATA!)
Yuki's cousins (and aunt and uncle) in Tokyo sent an enormous box of books for Christmas. Seriously, it weighed more than she does. I don't want to know what they paid for shipping. In the enormous box of books was the fella she is holding in the picture above. Yuki bypassed all the books and went right for it. It was love at first sight. Kata is now a proud member of the Triumvirate (which might now be a quintet because I forgot her other new friend, Chip). We named her Kata ("her" because she's pink) which is an abbreviation of Mimi's last name. Not pictured is the smaller stuffed snake Kata is holding. We named him "Hebi-san" which translates as "Mr. Snake." Aren't we the clever ones?5. Poor Man's Ball Pit
I think the picture tells you everything you need to know.BONUS thing we love: Prep Sportswear
Why? Because they just gave Dadoo a job. Oh, and because we have the same initials. Anyway, I am now their entire editorial department. Go me. [begin plug]If you need to buy athletic apparel for your (or anyone else's) high school team, this is the place.[end plug]
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YAAAAAAY!!!
Oh, by the way...can you lend me 500 bucks?
xo
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