An Ordinary Japanese Mom's Diary

Pajama Party???

I wrote that I was in a slump in my previous article. I have already overcome it by just having fun to speak in English. Japanese people...

2018/12/23 02:46

When I am in a slump

I had enjoyed learning English until a week before, but  I am in a slump learning in English. I could express my feeling in English well b...

2018/12/11 05:51

The differences between Japanese students and students from other countries in the ESL class

I wrote in my previous blog that I take the ESL classes three days a week. I met a lot of classmates from all over the world. The classm...

2018/11/16 06:20

Our first Halloween in the US

This was our first Halloween in the US. I attended the Halloween party held in the ESL class which I belong to in the morning. I went to...

2018/11/06 06:14

The differences of schools between Michigan and Japan

I have two children, 9-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter. One of my biggest worries regarding moving to the US was about them. Will t...

2018/10/17 05:08

Our Hello Project

My 9-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter go to the local elementary school on weekdays and they also go to Japanese school every Saturday. ...

2018/10/06 01:20

The differences in food between Michigan and Japan

I wrote that I was very confused about the difference of units between the US and Japan in my previous post. Today, I would like to write ...

2018/09/29 00:38

An ordinary Japanese mom in the US!

After a long interval, I have finally come back here! Our family moved to Michigan in the US at the end of July because of my husband's j...

2018/09/28 01:02

My worst incident

Last Thursday, I was so irritated because of my children’s attitudes. My 7-year-old daughter went to her friend’s house after school. ...

2018/02/17 10:06

Homemade Birthday cake

February 11 is National Foundation Day, one of the national holidays in Japan. And it's also my father's birthday. Since my children's s...

2018/02/14 10:01

Internet auction

I put up some cloths for an internet auction because my children (and I) grew out of them. I started putting up our unwanted items for int...

2018/02/10 07:29

What color will your Karate belt be next?

My 9-year-old son started practicing Karate 2 years ago. He sometimes didn't want to go to the Karate school because it made him tired. ...

2018/02/05 20:57

Mother's day

My children and husband gave me carnations as a Mother's day present. I was really glad to receive them. When we went shopping at th...

2017/05/14 07:04

My husband's masterpiece

My husband made "Shirokuma (しろくま)" for our 6-year-old daughter during Golden Week. Shirokuma (White bear) is character of Sumikkogurashi (...

2017/05/08 06:38

Terrible flu

I was so busy at work last Wednesday. After finishing work, I was exhausted and had a back pain. "Why don't we take a short break before...

2017/04/12 06:33

My son's great idea

March 31st was the last day for us to go to my 6-year-old daughter's nursery school. She will enter the elementary school in April. On t...

2017/04/02 07:05

Considerate family

I have some topics that I wanted to write recently. But unfortunately, it's hard for me to make time. I can't write about them on time, ...

2017/03/25 21:08

Chocolate for Valentine's day

I went to the supermarket to do some shopping with my children yesterday. I bought chocolate for my kids and husband while there, even tho...

2017/02/12 06:39

Handmade Hina Dolls

My 8-year-old son made Hina Dolls at the children's house yesterday. I was surprised that he drew such cute faces on them! "How cute the...

2017/02/10 06:11

Night running with my kids

The long-distance running race was held last Tuesday at my son's elementary school. I couldn't go to see him because I was up to my neck i...

2017/01/27 06:45

All-you-can-stuff sales of bath cubes

Happy New Year! My children and I tried "all-you-can-stuff sales of bath cubes" at the DIY store. A lot of stores did "Hatsuuri (初売り)", ...

2017/01/05 07:16

Hair Crabs

My husband bought hair Crabs from Hokkaido. Happily, my husband and I have a day off today. I will be able to spend Christmas Eve with m...

2016/12/24 07:28

Ninendo Classic Mini Family Computer

I bought the Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer for my children. It was the first time for our family to get a Video game console....

2016/11/21 06:22

Welcome to our house!

The piano for my 6-year-old daughter which we bought last month finally came to our house yesterday! I have been very busy making ro...

2016/10/31 06:37

The piano will come to our house

I wrote about the sports day of my 6-year-old daughter's nursery school in my last post : http://a-o-j-m.blogspot.jp/2016/10/teru-teru-bozu...

2016/10/12 06:34